Blogging

Geology is boring, right? What?! NO! Why scientists should communicate geoscience

Catherine Pennington November 14, 2018

Laura Roberts, Ava Marketing Manager at Petrotechnical Data Systems, giving a presentation for Communicating Geoscience: Building Public Interest and Promoting Inclusive Dialogue, hosted by the The Geological Society of London (Credit: BGS © UKRI 2018)

From the highest reaches of the atmosphere to the deepest caverns below, the geosciences is a fascinating field dedicated to understanding just how the Earth (and other worlds) tick. But to many people, the Earth, planetary and space sciences are far from interesting or important. So how can geoscientists share their enthusiasm with the public? Catherine Pennington, an engineering geologist and sc ...[Read More]

A young participant’s experience at the 2018 General Assembly: So much to discover!

Pariphat Promduangsri September 12, 2018

Today we welcome probably one of the youngest participants who attended the 2018 General Assembly, Pariphat Promduangsri, a 16-year-old science baccalaureate student at Auguste Renoir high school in Cagnes-sur-mer, France, as our guest blogger. With a deep interest in the natural world and in taking care of the environment, Pariphat was a keen participant at the conference. She gave both oral and ...[Read More]

Introducing EGU’s new Communications Officer!

Olivia Trani April 18, 2018

Olivia Trani is the new Communications Officer for the EGU.

Meet the newest member of EGU’s communications team, Olivia Trani! Olivia joined the EGU office in February and since then has been managing GeoLog and the EGU blog network, running our social media channels, and developing EGU networking activities for early career scientists. Hello from the EGU Executive Office! I have been working as the new EGU Communications Officer for the past few months (y ...[Read More]

The Assembly documented through art!

Olivia Trani April 9, 2018

Matthew Partridge, the EGU's Cartoonist in Residence, and Sam Illingworth, EGU's Poet in Residence, will be documenting their conference experiences and sharing science this week at the General Assembly!

For the first time, the General Assembly will be documented by EGU’s very own artists in residence! Sam Illingworth, Science Communication Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), and Matthew Partridge, Senior Research Fellow at Southampton University (UK), have been busy this week producing poems and cartoons to share their conference experiences and communicate science. Why not ...[Read More]