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Surviving the Ranking Madness: A Geoscientist’s Guide to Keeping Your Academic Soul Intact

Guest author July 15, 2025

The Academic Identity Crisis Ever googled yourself to check if your h-index went up? Compared your publication statistics to a peer? Published in a paywall journal while cursing the system? – Same. Welcome to the slightly neurotic world of academic evaluation—where current incentives often pull us away from the values we hold as scientists: curiosity, …[Read More]

Unlock Our Collective Potential: The Value of Joining the Seismology ECS Group

Foivos Karakostas November 14, 2023

In this blog contribution, Foivos Karakostas, Research Fellow in Seismology at University College London and incoming ECS representative of the EGU Seismology Division, explains how to become a member of the EGU Seismology ECS representatives team, why it is worth it, and what exciting opportunities await your participation in it. The journey of science is …[Read More]

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Welcome to the blog of the Seismology (SM) Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). This blog serves as a platform for the seismology community to share news, events, and activities, as well as updates on the latest research. It is especially dedicated to the EGU young seismologists. The blog is run by the ECS-rep team (Early Career Scientist representatives) of the EGU Seismology Division. If you want to be write a post for this blog, please get in touch with the team (contributions from guest writers are always welcomed).