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Hazel Gibson

Hazel Gibson is Head of Communications at the European Geosciences Union. She is responsible for the management of the Union's social media presence and the EGU blogs, where she writes regularly for the EGU's official blog, GeoLog. She has over 12 years experience in science communication with public audiences and a PhD in Geoscience Communication and Cognition from the University of Plymouth in the UK.

Imaggeo On Mondays: Contrasting Colors of Pinnacles and Mountains

February 3, 2020
Imaggeo On Mondays: Contrasting Colors of Pinnacles and Mountains
Contrasting Colors: Pinnacles & Mountains. Credit: Lukas Hörtnagl (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Despite its rugged appearance of sandstone pinnacles and arches, the ecosystem of Arches National Park in Utah, U.S.A. is very fragile. Beyond the normal ‘high desert’ environment, this beautiful landscape is home to microbial communities in the soil called cryptobiotic crusts. These biological soil crusts are very vulnerable to damage and when harmed they can take years to grow back. These barren ...[Read More]

The inaugural EGU webinar: EGU journals and Open Access publishing

January 31, 2020
The inaugural EGU webinar: EGU journals and Open Access publishing
The first EGU Webinar: EGU journals: open access publishing, public peer review and the new EGUsphere

Last week the EGU executive office debuted something new for our members: the EGU webinar. The first of these focused on the open access journals that EGU publishes in partnership with Copernicus.The webinar discussed the interactive public peer review system, the role of the EGU Publications Committee, how researchers can effectively publish in an EGU Journal and the new EGUsphere.   The web ...[Read More]

Winners of the EGU Best Blog Posts of 2019 Competition

January 17, 2020
Winners of the EGU Best Blog Posts of 2019 Competition
Image modified from Lava glow and space at the Kilauea volcano. Credit: Andreas Johnsson (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

2019 was a brilliant year for our blogging network here at EGU. Across the EGU’s official blog, GeoLog, as well as the network and division blogs there were so many interesting, educational and just downright entertaining posts this year it was hard to get the blog editors to choose their favourites! Nevertheless in December, to celebrate the excellent display of science writing across the network ...[Read More]

EGU Photo Competition 2020: Now open for submissions!

January 15, 2020
EGU Photo Competition 2020: Now open for submissions!
Temporary pond within ice fall of Fox Glacier. Credit: Stefan Winkler (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu). The photo is one of the three winners of the EGU Photo Competition 2019!

If you are pre-registered for the 2020 General Assembly (Vienna, 3 – 8 May), you can take part in our annual photo competition! Winners receive a free registration to next year’s General Assembly! The tenth annual EGU photo competition opened on 15 January. Up until 15 February, every participant pre-registered for the General Assembly can submit up to three original photos and one moving image on ...[Read More]