Accessibility and inclusivity at EGU

Communicating uncertainty in science : A pandemic of uncertainty?

Berenice Schramm and Benni Suchalla September 18, 2026

What does communicating uncertainty looks like in your field of study (Drawing by Political Science student Jessica Hubbard)

Welcome to the first post in our new GeoLog series on communicating uncertainty! Written by students from an interdisciplinary course at the University of Tübingen led by Dr. Solmaz Mohadjer, this series explores how reframing uncertainty as a strength can enhance science communication. In this opening piece, Berenice Schramm and Benni Suchalla examine one of the biggest communication challenges o ...[Read More]

Geolog series: Communicating uncertainty in science -Student perspectives from the University of Tübingen

Asmae Ourkiya and Solmaz Mohadjer August 28, 2026

Students’ drawings of uncertainty in their field of studies. (L) Uncertainty in Sociology: the complexity of social identity categorization (image credit: Zisan Tosun), (R) Uncertainty in Sport Sciences; training results for different athletes following the exact same plan. Drawing by Felix Seibold.

Welcome to a new series on GeoLog dedicated to one of the most critical yet frequently misunderstood aspects of research: Communicating uncertainty in science. Over the coming months, we will feature six guest posts written by students from a summer course at the University of Tübingen. Bringing together 13 students across diverse disciplines, the course challenged them to reframe uncertainty as a ...[Read More]

The myth of scientific neutrality: A vacuum we can no longer ignore

Stefano Corradini July 10, 2026

Another General Assembly has come to an end, and perhaps, many would agree on how inspiring and enriching the week was. Yet this year, being inside the EGU bubble felt particularly strange while the world outside is quite literally on fire. Wars, systemic violations of international laws and the acceleration of environmental crises continue to unfold across the globe In this context, geoscientists ...[Read More]

Taking Pride in our planet: Protecting oceans for queer and trans survival

Vanessa Raditz June 29, 2026

Queer Disaster Risk Map. Source: StoryMapping Queer Climate Justice

In Spring of 2025, just as I was preparing to release the Queer Climate Justice StoryMap I had been building for two years, I received a difficult email from my lead community collaborator, an LGBTQ+ foundation, describing the devastating legal and financial situation the newly inaugurated Trump administration had put them in. We decided to set the project to private to protect the queer and trans ...[Read More]