Seismology

A unique opportunity: volcanologists chase a spectacular volcanic eruption in Iceland

Dr. Patrick Smith, Dr. Nima Nooshiri, and Dr. Ka Lok Li June 11, 2021

The second blog of the SENSOR series shares the experiences of three scientists from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS, Ireland), Dr. Patrick Smith, Dr. Nima Nooshiri, and Dr. Ka Lok Li, who are working on the exciting ‘EUROVOLC’ project to bring the European volcanological community closer together. In March, they flew to Iceland to deploy two seismic arrays near the volcano at Fagr ...[Read More]

Narcissistic abuse in academia

Agnieszka Płonka June 1, 2021

Echo remained unheard. This doesn't have to be your story. Echo and Narcissus (1903), a Pre-Raphaelite interpretation by John William Waterhouse (Source: wikipedia.org)

Let’s talk about narcissistic abuse in academia. Many of us have become scientists out of passion and curiosity. Such mental resources are crucial in research, where working hours can get long, experiments can fail, career prospects and funding are scarce. However, even the most passionate may not withstand all of the possible difficulties thrown their way — especially workplace abuse, which may t ...[Read More]

Seismology Job Portal

EGU Seismology ECS Team May 22, 2021

On this page, we regularly update open positions in Seismology for early-career scientists. Do you have a job on offer? Contact us at ecs-sm@egu.eu Please, note that other available research positions are displayed on the EGU Jobs Portal. Special Thanks to Eric Löberich for researching job postings for the ECS.

The Seismica Initiative: towards a community-driven, Diamond Open Access journal for seismological research

Martijn van den Ende April 27, 2021

It all started with a tweet from @NatureNews (the news team of Springer Nature): In general, academics welcome Open Access (OA) initiatives; however, this particular tweet has been met with stiff criticism. Unethical profit-seeking, financial gatekeeping, academic elitism, and straining scientific budgets were commonly raised concerns among the many retweets and replies. Unfortunately, these conce ...[Read More]