Early Career Scientists

EGU announces 2020 awards and medals

Olivia Trani October 30, 2019

Margaret G. Kivelson, EGU Jean Dominique Cassini Medallist, speaking at the EGU General Assembly 2019 awards ceremony. (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

This week, the EGU announced the 49 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals and Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awards. The aim of the awards is to recognise the efforts of the awardees in furthering our understanding of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The prizes will be handed out during the EGU 2020 General Assembly in Vienna on 3-8 May. Head over ...[Read More]

Join us at the EGU 2020 General Assembly: Call for abstracts is now open!

Olivia Trani October 29, 2019

The call for abstracts is now open! You have until 15 January 2020 to submit your abstract for #EGU20. Credit: Pfluegl/EGU

From now, up until 15 January 2020 13:00 CET, you can submit your abstract for the upcoming EGU General Assembly (EGU 2020). In addition to established scientists, PhD students and other early career researchers are welcome to submit abstracts to present their research at the conference. Further, the EGU encourages undergraduate and master students to submit abstracts on their dissertations or fin ...[Read More]

Gender equality and equal opportunities – keep the discussion going!

Stefanie Lutz September 18, 2019

Early career hydrologist Stefanie Lutz reflects on the results of an online survey about how geoscientists perceive gender stereotypes and inequality in their work environment. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory (via flickr)

Why do I feel uncomfortable as the only woman in a meeting? Why do they gossip about the male postdoc who is supervising three female MSc students? Have I really been asked to give this presentation just because I am a woman? It was thanks to all the work and reading I was doing for our study about gender inequality in the geosciences that I realised it is not ok I have to ask myself these questio ...[Read More]

Call for new EGU network blogs!

Olivia Trani September 3, 2019

Do you have a passion for writing about the geosciences? You can hone your science communication skills by joining the EGU blog network!

Here is your chance to join the EGU blog network! Since 2013, the Union’s network blogs have enjoyed thought-provoking and engaging contributions on a range of topics: from the workings of the inner Earth and palaeontology, through to geomorphology and air quality. The network aims to foster a diverse community of geoscience bloggers, sharing accurate information about geoscientific research in a ...[Read More]