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Accessibility and inclusivity at EGU

Holding it in (the learning, not the pee) – The gendered importance of toilet breaks for geoscience students during field-courses

Holding it in (the learning, not the pee) – The gendered importance of toilet  breaks for geoscience students during field-courses

Field-based teaching is a cornerstone of geoscience education. Concepts such as scale, complexity, spatial awareness, 3D geometries, methods, skills, and techniques are inherently difficult to teach from a lecture theatre. However, achieving the benefits of field-based teaching might require a learning module not always considered as a prerequisite: planning and providing information about bathroo ...[Read More]

Creating family-friendly conferences in geosciences: a new study needs your help!

Creating family-friendly conferences in geosciences: a new study needs your help!

Do you think managing a scientific career and having a family is difficult? Would you like to see more family support at conferences? So do we! ‘We’ are Lisa Schielicke, Leonie Esters, and Elena Päffgen from the Meteorological Department of the University of Bonn in Germany. Together, we are working on the project “Family-Friendly Conferences in the Geosciences” to increase ...[Read More]

The new EGU colouring books!

The new EGU colouring books!

Every year EGU tries to provide more ways for people to interact with us and in 2021 we were delighted when one of our Artists in Residence Kelly Stanford, working together with members of our EDI Committee created a free colouring book! It was so popular that we decided to make two more, one with simpler drawings based on common Earth, planetary and space related concepts, nominally targeted at y ...[Read More]

Playing by the rules: the EGU24 Code of Conduct

Playing by the rules: the EGU24 Code of Conduct

Are you ready?! EGU24, Europe’s biggest meeting for Earth, planetary and space science research, is now a little over a week away! As we ready our calendars to make the most of the conference week, we’d like to remind our community that EGU is strongly committed to the principles of inclusivity and diversity and we require our members and attendees to treat each other with basic courte ...[Read More]