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Simon Clark

Simon Clark is the Project Manager at the European Geosciences Union, where they oversee project, community, and organisational development. Simon is also the point of contact for early career scientists (ECS) at the EGU Executive Office. They have a PhD in Ecohydraulics and Environmental Engineering from the University of Liverpool, UK. Beyond research, Simon also has a strong interest in science-communication, -art, and -storytelling. You can find Simon on LinkedIn, or BlueSky at kelpiesi.bsky.social

GeoTalk: meet Silke Asche, researcher of the origin of life on other planets!

January 16, 2026
GeoTalk: meet Silke Asche, researcher of the origin of life on other planets!
Silke Asche

Hello Silke and welcome to GeoTalk! Before we dig into your topic of expertise, could you introduce yourself to our readers? Hello, Simon. My name is Silke Asche, and I am a chemist in astrobiology and part of the Agnostic Biosignature Collective led by Dr Heather Graham at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight enter. My Ph.D. focused on Origins of Life (OoL) research and the automation of such experiments. ...[Read More]

Discover resources, research, training and more in EGU’s 2025 Webinars Roundup!

December 19, 2025
Text reads: EGU Webinars Roundup 2026: resources, research, training.

The European Geosciences Union hosts a busy digital programme throughout the year, from seminar-style Campfire events with online networking to free, half-day workshops funded by EGU and organised by our volunteer Committees. Sitting between the two are our webinars: free, community-driven events which are presented live with the recording published later on the EGU Youtube channel. Webinars are a ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: meet Robert Piotrowski, geomythologist and folklorist

December 12, 2025
Robert Piotrowski
Robert Piotrowski

Hello Robert! Thank you for joining GeoTalk. Before we turn the page, could you introduce yourself to our readers? I am an ethnologist and cultural anthropologist. I have the privilege of working in ‘Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Research into the Anthropocene’, led by Prof. Dariusz Brykała, which is part of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation of the Polish Academy of Sciences. ...[Read More]

Rethinking Europe’s historical climate leadership in a ‘Time of Transition’

and December 10, 2025
Rethinking Europe’s historical climate leadership in a ‘Time of Transition’

The Think2030 Dialogue Denmark was held in crucial times, since once the uncontested frontrunner in global climate governance, Europe now faces the dual challenge of renewing its leadership and maintaining competitiveness amid a shifting geopolitical and technological landscape, alongside a constantly changing multilateral world order. At a time when global competition over clean technologies, res ...[Read More]