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Simon Clark

Simon Clark is the Projects Manager at the European Geosciences Union, where they manage programmes for project, organisational and strategic development alongside overseeing the Union's webinars and online events. Simon is also chair of the Climate Hazard and Risk Task Force, and the point of contact for the early career scientists (ECS) network and Education Committee at the EGU Executive Office. A science communicator with a PhD in climate change and risk, Simon strives to make science accessible by engaging non-expert audiences, from artists and policy-makers to working with the public. Simon also has background in science-policy, having worked for academic, private and (quasi)-non-governmental organisations delivering policy analyses and briefs. They are also a co-founder and former director of an LGBTQIA+ sports charity, with over decade's worth of experience in inclusion and advocacy in academia and beyond.

How Ancient Egyptian Decline Synced With Hydrological Change….And How They Survived

June 10, 2022
How Ancient Egyptian Decline Synced With Hydrological Change….And How They Survived
Fields of the Nile River. Credit: Katja Bigge via Imaggeo

Cairo’s survival was, is, and will be dependent on the flow of the Nile. Since the city was founded in 10th century CE the Nile’s scouring waters have left behind untouched ground onto which the city has spilled and grown. Modern Cairo’s youngest districts are closest to the Nile, founded on earth which was underwater centuries before. It is the river’s changing nature that made the Nile Val ...[Read More]

EGU22: 10 community Pop-Up Events to look out for!

May 23, 2022
EGU22: 10 community Pop-Up Events to look out for!

The EGU community has always organised their own events, whether these are planned weeks to months in advance or spontaneously during the General Assembly. Since the advent of the EGU Pop-up Scheduler it’s now even easier to organise and plan your own event at the assembly. Many of the events are Division-specific, from picnics and dinners to networking sessions, so be sure to look and see w ...[Read More]

Meet Jenny Turton, incoming Union-level Representative!

May 13, 2022
Meet Jenny Turton, incoming Union-level Representative!

Hello Jenny. Thanks for agreeing to this interview! To break the ice, could you tell us a bit about yourself and your career? Hello! ‘Break the ice’ is a relevant saying for me, as I started being involved with EGU through the Cryosphere division. I am originally from Birmingham in the UK, and moved to Lancaster for my undergraduate and masters degrees in physical geography and earth s ...[Read More]

How to EGU22: 3 on-site Early Career Scientist networking events to look out for!

May 4, 2022
How to EGU22: 3 on-site Early Career Scientist networking events to look out for!

You’re an Early Career Scientist (ECS) attending the General Assembly (on-site, finally!) and looking to get the most out of Europe’s largest geoscience conference. Perhaps you want to grow your network of researchers and fellow science enthusiasts, or get a firmer grip on the many career options unfurling before you. Maybe it’s your first time and you don’t know where to s ...[Read More]