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Gillian D'Souza

Gillian D’Souza is Media and Communications Officer of the European Geosciences Union. She oversees the Union's blog writing, press interactions and external communication. She has been a science writer on various subjects including health and the environment for close to a decade, and has an M.Sc. in Food Microbiology and Biochemistry from Mumbai, India.

Biosphere Reserves: What are they and why must we care for them?

November 3, 2023
Biosphere Reserves: What are they and why must we care for them?
Credit: Thomas Plenefisch (via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Today, 3 November, is globally recognized as the International Day for Biosphere Reserves. The first edition of this observance day was marked last year, with UNESCO urging our relationship with nature needed “a radical rethink.” As Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO explains, “The logic is simple: to improve our relationship with nature, we must first improve our understanding of how we a ...[Read More]

Researchers share insights from first-of-its-kind ice loss study of Antarctic Ice Sheet

September 22, 2023
Researchers share insights from first-of-its-kind ice loss study of Antarctic Ice Sheet
Credit: Livio Ruggiero (from imaggeo.egu.eu)

Hi Ronja and Emily, thank you for agreeing to doing this interview. Could you tell us briefly about your background and how you came to research your field? Emily: I have an environmental science/physical geography background and I have been working with an ice sheet model during and after my PhD to understand how glaciers and ice streams in Greenland and Antarctica may respond to climatic changes ...[Read More]

Can anyone engage in geoscience outreach or does it take certain skills?

September 1, 2023
Can anyone engage in geoscience outreach or does it take certain skills?
Students from the secondary school of Nisyros guided in Stefanos crater by Evi Nomikou

On 20 October 2023, a team of geoscientists will host EGU’s Geoscience Day in Santorini and Nisyros (Greece) with a diverse audience: 60 young students from Nisyros Elementary School, 120 students from the Vocational High School of Santorini, educators, local journalists and representatives of the tourism industry. With such a mixed group of attendees, one might expect unique challenges that ...[Read More]

Two centuries later, the world is yet to fully understand Nikola Tesla

July 10, 2023
Two centuries later, the world is yet to fully understand Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla. Image credit: Everett Collection Inc., Alamy

Most people associate Tesla with the multi-billion American automotive and clean energy company, and by that extension, with Elon Musk. But with today (July 10th) being Nikola Tesla Day, it gives us a rare opportunity to discover the man behind the name – the Serbian American scientist who contributed to scientific progress and advances in technology that we still heavily rely on today. Tesla is c ...[Read More]