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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

Drilling in the deep: Project Mohole and the underground space race

July 28, 2021
The drilling derrick on DV Chikyu

The mantle makes up the bulk of Earth, extending from near the surface to the edge of the core 2900 km down. It constitutes 84% of Earth’s volume and has roughly 6 times the mass of Mars! Despite its impressive bulk, the mantle is almost everywhere covered by several km of crust. As a result we don’t have a lot of pieces of it that we can look at, hold or study. Those we have (e.g. xenoliths ...[Read More]

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Biogeosciences

From the forest to the ocean – get to know the new ECS representative team of the Biogeosciences division!

July 28, 2021
From the forest to the ocean – get to know the new ECS representative team of the Biogeosciences division!

The Biogeosciences division is among the most diverse in the EGU, from marine and terrestrial sciences to extraterrestrial studies and remote sensing applications. Therefore, there is a need of a team of ECS representatives covering a wide range of research interests and topics. Do you want to know them?     Elisabet Martínez-Sancho is a postdoctoral researcher at the Swiss Federal Insti ...[Read More]

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Seismology

“State of the ECS”: Proudly presenting the new commers!

July 26, 2021
“State of the ECS”: Proudly presenting the new commers!

Maria here! Well, it has been some time but now we have some exciting news! Our little ECS group is not that little anymore. After EGU five, yes I repeat, five new members joined our team! Yay. Without further ado, I give the floor to the newbies, so they can introduce themselves.           Hi everyone! This is Angel! (Yes, it’s my real name!)   I’m a geophysics PhD s ...[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

Meet and greet with the Natural hazards Early career scientists Team – NhET

July 26, 2021
Meet and greet with the Natural hazards Early career scientists Team – NhET

Do you know that there is a Natural Hazards team of clever, fun and friendly early career scientists? This team takes care of the blog you are reading (and we hope enjoying) and organises and helps with sessions, short courses and great debates during the EGU General Assembly. Moreover, we created a network of early to mid-career scientists from different disciplines and backgrounds of the Natural ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

The Sassy Scientist – Swimming with the Sharks

July 23, 2021
The Sassy Scientist – Swimming with the Sharks

While savouring a refreshing beverage and browsing through news of [yet another] dystopian summer, Ethan keeps receiving notifications from his e-mail. It turns out that he is insistently being asked to review (again and again) a paper. Naturally, he turns to me to ask: How can I refuse doing paper reviews? Dear Ethan, A question as old as time academia! The increase in publication volumes in the ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Join the EGU GD social media team!

July 21, 2021
Join the EGU GD social media team!

Join our enthusiastic team of social media managers!    We are looking for new people who are interested in joining an enthusiastic team of young researchers to help manage the EGU Geodynamics social media platforms (Facebook and/or Twitter) for the new academic year. This is an excellent opportunity for early-career researchers to expand their scientific circle while working within the EGU G ...[Read More]

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU GMPV Campfires: See you in September!

July 20, 2021
EGU GMPV Campfires: See you in September!

The GMPV Campfires will take a summer break and will be back in September! We would like to thank all the speakers for sharing their science with the GMPV community and all the attendees for participating and helping to improve the discussion so far. Our goal is to create a network of early career scientists, both within GMPV and among EGU Divisions, so your contribution is precious! Let’s k ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

The Sassy Scientist – Run For The Hills

July 16, 2021
The Sassy Scientist – Run For The Hills

Annalisa is in the final stretch of her PhD. Just a couple of paragraphs to jot down, an introduction to write and some final touches to finalize the figures. Whilst looking around for new opportunities, she comes across an opportunity in her own department. Struggling to decide what to do, she inquires: Should I do a post-doc as far away as possible from my PhD location? Dear Annalisa, Ad Maiora ...[Read More]

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Soil System Sciences

The importance of our SSS (…Soil Support Staff!) #7

July 15, 2021
The importance of our SSS (…Soil Support Staff!) #7

Let’s once again pause to celebrate the wonderful work carried out by technicians, laboratory assistants, and research support staff in soil science. This monthly blog post is our opportunity to thank these key individuals, and their tireless efforts to maintain our laboratories, carry out fieldwork, and make research happen! You can read our previous conversations with a diverse range of soil sci ...[Read More]

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Tectonics and Structural Geology

Mind your Head: Five tips on mindful productivity at work

July 15, 2021
Photo from the page of a book, with an out of focus green background. The text on the page reads: 'Productivity, making the hours in the day go further. The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing - Steven Covey'.

This Mind your Head blog post is a follow-up from Maria Scheel’s talk during the latest short course around mental health at #vEGU21. Before guiding a wonderful mindfulness pop-up event, Maria talked about how she struggled with unrealistic expectations, feeling insufficient and alone as a PhD student during the last lockdown. She turned this around by radically redefining her motivation, goals an ...[Read More]