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Early Career Scientists

You can shape the EGU24 programme by organising a session!

July 19, 2023
You can shape the EGU24 programme by organising a session!
EGU23: A hybrid General Assembly held in Vienna and virtually. (Credit: EGU/Foto Pflugel)

Most people know that the EGU General Assembly is Europe’s largest geoscientific conference bringing together Earth, planetary, and space scientists from all over the world. But did you know that YOU can take an active part in organising its scientific programme? From now until 14 September 2023, we are accepting proposals for scientific sessions, Union Symposia, Great Debates, and Short Courses & ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: meet David Fernández-Blanco, your new Union-level Early Career Scientist Representative!

May 24, 2023
David Fernández-Blanco
David Fernández-Blanco

Hello David. Thank you for agreeing to this interview! To break ground, could you tell our readers about yourself and your career background? Hi Simon. It’s my pleasure, thank you for inviting me. Well, I’m a Spanish “tectonicist” and I’ve been lucky to work in great institutions all over Europe; Amsterdam, Paris, Zürich, London, and Barcelona, where I live now… ...[Read More]

Honest observations about EGU23 poster designs: from geophysicist and graphic designer Fabio Crameri

May 3, 2023
Honest observations about EGU23 poster designs: from geophysicist and graphic designer Fabio Crameri
Poster Hall at the EGU 2018 General Assembly at the Austria Center Vienna (Credit: EGU/Keri McNamara)

Science tells us: more is more, and less is less. As geoscientists, we therefore intuitively conceive paragraphs of text as a lot of information, and a generous selection of colours as strongly eye-catching. But text-filled, rainbow-coloured poster presentations communicate neither effectively nor in an accessible manner. After working for months or even years on a geoscience project, we have a lo ...[Read More]