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EGU26’s Code of Conduct: standards of behaviour for all our participants

March 30, 2026
EGU26’s Code of Conduct: standards of behaviour for all our participants
Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegel.

Are you ready?! EGU26, Europe’s biggest meeting for Earth, planetary and space science research, is now just over a month away! But even sooner than that you only have two days left to grab your Early Bird rates for registration. If you have already booked your registration you will probably have noticed that by purchasing your registration to participate in EGU26 you will also have agreed t ...[Read More]

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Reflections from seismologist Simona Gabrielli

February 11, 2026
International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Reflections from seismologist Simona Gabrielli
Simona Gabrielli, the author, on the georadar campaign she worked on on Mount St Helens.

Hello you, and happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! My name is Simona Gabrielli, and I am a researcher at the INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy), where I study seismic attenuation (in other words: how earthquakes lose energy while passing through rocks), to understand the presence of fractures and fluids. My specialization in recent years has been in tec ...[Read More]

“Should I just jump in the lake in my lab coat?” EGU’s Teacher-Scientist Pairing Scheme

and February 10, 2026
“Should I just jump in the lake in my lab coat?” EGU’s Teacher-Scientist Pairing Scheme
Laura Coulson steps out of her lab and jumps into the lake to bring science into classrooms.

This was the moment when our video duet lesson really started to take shape. Yes, we’d already sketched the idea for a lake stratification lesson months earlier when we applied for EGU’s Teacher–Scientist Pairing Scheme, supported by the Education and Outreach committees, but we wanted an opening that would stop students in their tracks. Nothing like a cold plunge to get everyone’s attention! We b ...[Read More]

How to make the most out of your experience at EGU26 (part 2)

January 30, 2026
How to make the most out of your experience at EGU26 (part 2)
Photo by Kai Boggild. Source: Imaggeo

Presenting can be a big topic on its own, so I am about to share some essentials. Let’s suppose you have a talk: have its content completely ready at least a day before, practice it at least three times in full length, and once before you are in front of a real audience. If you don’t have a test audience, you can use a mirror. I know, this can sound embarrassing, and it does take time, ...[Read More]