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Laura Roberts-Artal

Laura Roberts Artal is the Outreach and Dissemination Manager at The Water Innovation Hub (University of Sheffield). Laura also volunteers as the Associate Director of Communications for Geology for Global Development. She has also held a role in industry as Marketing Manager for PDS Ava (part of PDS Group). Laura was the Communications Officer at the European Geosciences Union from the summer of 2014 to the end of 2017. Laura is a geologist by training and holds a PhD in palaeomagnetism from the University of Liverpool. She tweets at @LauRob85.

GeoEd: A Framework Too Far?

August 28, 2015
GeoEd: A Framework Too Far?
Dr._Thomas_Dwight_lecturing_students. Source: Wikimedia Commons, distributed via Countway Repository .

In this month’s edition of GeoEd, Sam Illingworth, former ECS PC representative and Lecturer of Science Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University, talks about a new framework introduced by the UK government to measure the quality of teaching at higher education institutions. Although Sam explores the issue from a UK perspective, there is no doubt cross over within the European realm. Als ...[Read More]

Join the EGU Blog Network!

August 26, 2015
Join the EGU Blog Network!
Apply to be part of the EGU network blogs and see your posts on the blogs homepage.

After announcing earlier this week that we are sadly saying goodbye to the EGU network blog Between a Rock and Hard Place, the time has come to find a new blog to take their place. If you are an Earth, planetary or space researcher (a PhD student, an early career scientist, or a more established one) with a passion for communicating your work, we’d like to hear from you! We currently feature blogs ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Dragon Blood Tree

August 24, 2015
Imaggeo on Mondays: Dragon Blood Tree
Dracaena Cinnabari [Dragon Blood Tree, Socotra, Yemen] . Credit: Annalisa Molini (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

On a small and isolated island in the Indian Ocean you’ll find an endemic population of Dragon Blood Trees (Dracaena cinnabari). Burly, with an interesting umbrella-shaped fractal canopy, these unique trees are a sight to behold. To see them for yourself, you’ll have to travel to the little known Socotra archipelago. Off the coast of Somalia, but belonging to Yemen, the group of islands boast an i ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Wouter Berghuijs, Union Level Early Career Scientist Representative

August 21, 2015
GeoTalk: Wouter Berghuijs, Union Level Early Career Scientist Representative
Meet Wouter, ECS Programme Commity Representative.

The EGU offers a platform for early career scientists (ECS) to become involved in interdisciplinary research in the Earth, planetary and space sciences, through sessions, social events and short courses at the annual General Assembly in April. One of the ways of ensuring that the voice of the Union’s ECS membership is heard is via the division early career scientist representatives. Feedback gathe ...[Read More]