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Bárbara Ferreira

Bárbara Ferreira was the Media and Communications Manager of the European Geosciences Union from 2011 to 2019. Bárbara has also worked as a science writer specialising in astrophysics and space sciences, producing articles for the European Space Agency and others on a freelance basis. She has a PhD in astrophysics from the University of Cambridge.

Photo Competition at EGU General Assembly 2011

For the second year there will be a photo competition at the EGU General Assembly. Last year’s winner, along with 2nd and 3rd place can be seen on the EGU GA 2010 Photo Competition page. The winning photograph “Patterns in the Void” from Christian Klepp is also below. You can submit UP TO TWO photos until FRIDAY 11 March 2011 at the Imaggeo Photo Competition Submission Page. Howe ...[Read More]

Short Courses at the EGU General Assembly 2011

There are nine Short Courses at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011. Short courses are opportunities to learn about a subject or further your knowledge in a particular area, the length of the courses ranges from 1.5 hours to a whole day. The short courses at this year’s General Assembly are listed below. Some courses (SC5, SC6, SC7) require contact with the convenors in adva ...[Read More]

Christchurch NZ Earthquake

You may have seen that there was an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 that struck Christchurch, New Zealand at 1251 local time on Tuesday. Christchurch experienced an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 in September 2010. For more information you may be interested in the following links: The USGS and BGS have information pages on the 22 February earthquake. The New Zealand Herald reports that ice was shaken loo ...[Read More]

EGU General Assembly 2011 Programme

The EGU GA 2011 Programme is now online. The scientific programme of the General Assembly 2011 includes Union Symposia, Interdivision Sessions, Educational and Outreach Symposia, as well as oral and poster sessions on disciplinary and interdisciplinary topics covering the full spectrum of the geosciences and the space and planetary sciences. Furthermore, Key Note and Medal Lectures, Great Debates ...[Read More]