Probably every seismologist has been asked the question “Can you predict earthquakes?”, or “Is it true that animals can sense an imminent earthquake?”. Despite the crushing answers from some trying to explain that not all seismologist work on earthquake predictions and that there is far more other areas of specialisation, the truth is that researchers are still trying to an ...[Read More]
EGU journals now display the most recent Impact Factors
EGU journals now display the most recent Thomson Reuters Impact Factors (IFs), which were published on 29 July in Journal Citation Reports. Earth System Dynamics received its first impact factor (IF 2.771), while publications such as Geoscientific Model Development (IF 6.086), The Cryosphere (IF 4.374) and Solid Earth (IF 2.155), significantly improved its impact in the past year. Copernicus has a ...[Read More]
READ: Networking for young scientists
A recommended read. The latest article on Wileys blog talks about the importance of networking for young scientists – how to do it and why you should. The blog is maintained by Wiley and share views about ideas, research and discussion. The article is well written and is a recommended read for all young scientists. Follow the link here: http://exchanges.wiley.com/blog/2014/07/17/networking-f ...[Read More]
EGU2015: Call for Session Proposals
All EGU participants are invited to participate / organise a session at the General Assembly 2015. The next EGU General Assembly 2015 (EGU2015) will be held again at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) from 12 to 17 Apr 2015. This is how it all starts: session proposal! EGU members are invited, from now until 12 Sep 2014, to take an active part in organizing the scientific programme of the conference. ...[Read More]