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Early Career Scientists

GeoTalk: Talking about ‘ocean burps’ with James Rae

September 25, 2015
GeoTalk: Talking about ‘ocean burps’ with James Rae
Meet James Rae, a research fellow at the Earth & Environmental Sciences Department at the Universty of St. Andrews and this year’s recipient of the Biogeosciences Division Outstanding Young Scientists Award.

Trying to understand the reasons behind the global warming of our climate is a never ending quest for scientists across the geosciences. Scientists often rely on deciphering past change to help us understand, and perhaps predict, what might happen in the future. Many will be familiar with the common saying ‘the past is the key to the future’. This is exactly what James Rae, a research fellow at th ...[Read More]

A guide to convening a session at the General Assembly – Part II

September 11, 2015
A guide to convening a session at the General Assembly – Part II
The EGU 2015 General Assembly. (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

Convening a session at a conference can seem daunting, especially if you are an early career research and a first-time convener. That’s why we’ve put together this two part series to outline the main steps of the process, with more detailed instructions to be published on the 2016 EGU General Assembly in due course. Remember, the call for sessions is open until 18 September 2015! This post picks u ...[Read More]

Meet the EGU’s new Science Policy Fellow

September 2, 2015

I seem to have moved to Munich at the perfect time – glorious weather and three weeks before Oktoberfest! My name is Sarah and I’ve joined EGU as their Science Policy Fellow – a position created to implement science-policy related activities for EGU scientists. Before Munich, I studied a Masters in Chemistry at the University of York, which included my final year being spent in industry working in ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Wouter Berghuijs, Union Level Early Career Scientist Representative

August 21, 2015
GeoTalk: Wouter Berghuijs, Union Level Early Career Scientist Representative
Meet Wouter, ECS Programme Commity Representative.

The EGU offers a platform for early career scientists (ECS) to become involved in interdisciplinary research in the Earth, planetary and space sciences, through sessions, social events and short courses at the annual General Assembly in April. One of the ways of ensuring that the voice of the Union’s ECS membership is heard is via the division early career scientist representatives. Feedback gathe ...[Read More]