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A young person’s journey through the largest geoscience conference in Europe

May 24, 2017
A young person’s journey through the largest geoscience conference in Europe
Standing in front of my poster with Silvia Peppoloni, who convened the session on geoethics at the EGU conference. I always smile when I am with her! (Photo by David Crookall)

Today we welcome, potentially one of the youngest participants of this year’s General Assembly, Pimnutcha Promduangsri: a 17-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 environment and taking care of the environment, Pimnutcha was a keen participant at the conference and gave an oral presentation ...[Read More]

At the Assembly 2017: Tuesday Highlights

April 25, 2017
At the Assembly 2017: Tuesday Highlights
A whopping 96 short courses at this year’s General Assembly (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

Welcome back to the second day of the 2017 General Assembly! Today is packed full of excellent sessions, and this list of highlights is by no means comprehensive! Make sure you complement this information with EGU Today, the General Assembly newsletter, to get the most out of the conference – grab a copy on your way in or download it here. Today, the General Assembly programme features two Interdi ...[Read More]

Union-wide events at EGU 2017

April 13, 2017
Union-wide events at EGU 2017
There are tonnes of events which have general appeal, regardless of your field of research, at the General Assembly (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

Wondering what to expect at the General Assembly this year? Here are some of the highlights: Union Symposia (US) For events which will have general appeal, regardless of your field of research, look no further than the Union Symposia.  In particular, if you want to stand up for science at a time when (some) politics seems at odds with science, come along to Union Symposia 3, Make Facts Great Again ...[Read More]