Division blogs

Cryospheric Sciences

Cryosphere Caps: PhD hats and the researchers that wear them – Episode 1

Mack Baysinger February 21, 2025

This miniseries features the tradition of ‘PhD hat’ making in German research institutes and universities. For those of you unfamiliar with this idea (as I once was), this is one of the final milestones a graduate student has before they are officially a “Dr.”. Upon the successful defense of a thesis, the peers of the PhD student craft a graduation hat from a mishmash of scrap cardboard and memora ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Geoscience Wonders: My Favourite Natural History Museums in Europe

Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou and edited by Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou February 19, 2025

Have you ever wondered how to combine adventure with a deep dive into the secrets of our planet’s ancient past? Well, in this week’s blog, we are on a mission to take you on a journey to some of my favourite Natural History Museums around Europe. And who knows, maybe these museums might find a special place on your next travel bucket list! Travelling makes us wiser and richer! Getting the opportun ...[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Meet the Scientist Shaping Space Weather Research: Prof. Yoshizumi Miyoshi on Winning the E-SWAN Kirsten Birkeland Medal 2024

Shreedevi P R February 17, 2025

1. The Birkeland Medal honors outstanding contributions to space weather research. Can you share what this recognition means to you personally and how it reflects the broader contributions of the scientific community to space weather research? I am deeply honored to receive the Birkeland Medal and grateful to all the colleagues, mentors, and collaborators who have supported my research career ...[Read More]

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Geomorphology

A Day in the Life of a Geomorphologist: Bastian Grimm

EGU Guest blogger February 15, 2025

This blog post is a throwback to last year’s theme, “A Day in the Life of a Geomorphologist!” Please contact one of the GM blog editors, Emily (eb2043@cam.ac.uk) or Emma (elodes@asu.edu), if you’d like to contribute on this topic or others. by Bastian Grimm, Doctoral Student, Giessen University, Germany Email: bastian.grimm@geogr.uni-giessen.de Hi, I’m Basti! I’m currently pursu ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Silent voices, trapped minds.

Katherine Villavicencio and edited by Constanza Rodriguez Piceda February 12, 2025

In this week’s blog post, Katherine Villavicencio (University of Chieti – Pescara) looks into the world of the mind and the mental-health issues that can result by the pressure behind a research project, such as a doctoral thesis. Here, through a personal reflexion ,she explores the main reasons that can lead candidates to suicidal thoughts, and even to the execution of them, finally a ...[Read More]

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Biogeosciences

Hw to get involved in Science-to-Policy in the Biogeoscience Division

Lucia Layritz and Elias Symeonakis February 12, 2025

As scientists we possess invaluable expertise that can help shape evidence-informed policies, and decision-makers in the EU are increasingly recognising the importance of scientific input. The EGU can play a key role in this process, with its advice already being considered in major policy developments such as the Nature Restoration Law. As part of these efforts, the EGU Science-for-Policy Team (l ...[Read More]

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Geomorphology

Announcement: VAO Symposium 2025 in Kaprun, Austria

EGU Guest blogger February 10, 2025

Every two years, the VAO Symposium facilitates the exchange of the latest research findings and future collaborative research pursuits in the Alps among members and interested individuals. The symposium emphasizes productive interdisciplinary collaboration among those working in the Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Relief, and Lithosphere fields. For this the symposium focuses more ...[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

Building Disaster Resilience Through Trust and Risk Awareness: Insights into Natural Hazards

Raffaella Russo February 10, 2025

Trust in institutions and scientific experts plays a pivotal role in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). This trust becomes even more critical for natural hazards—events often unpredictable and uncontrollable. Trust can shape individuals’ willingness to heed warnings, adopt precautionary measures, and participate in community preparedness initiatives. Conversely, distrust in institutions may lead to no ...[Read More]

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Geodesy

EGU Campfire Geodesy – Share Your Research – Tenth Edition

Bene Aschenneller and Öykü Koç February 6, 2025

We are excited to announce the 10th edition of Geodesy Campfire – Share Your Research in November. The Geodesy EGU Campfire Events “Share Your Research” give (early career) researchers the chance to talk about their work.We have two exciting talks by our guest speakers Mario Moreno and Franck Ghomsi. Below you can find the details of the topics awaiting us. We will have time to network after the p ...[Read More]

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Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology

Broadening our Understanding of Bird Ichnology through Neoichnology

Jon Noad February 6, 2025

Introduction Bird footprints are some of the most recognizable traces in the fossil record. Yet birds exhibit a wide variety of behaviours which may be preserved as ancient traces. Records include feeding traces like probing, nesting structures and possibly coprolites, but the study of the traces left by modern birds extends their scope to courtship-related scrapes, swimming and diving traces, bir ...[Read More]