Hello, my name is Sam Illingworth and as well as being a postdoctoral research assistant at the University of Manchester, I will be taking over from Jennifer Holden as the Young Scientist representative for the EGU’s Programme Committee, which coordinates the annual General Assembly. I studied for my PhD at the University of Leicester between 2007 and 2010, investigating the capability of the Infr ...[Read More]
New Educational Fellow at the EGU Office
Hello, I am Jane, the new Education Officer at the EGU. My role here is to help develop and implement the EGU’s educational strategy and initiatives for formal and informal education as well as working on exciting new education-related collaborations for the EGU. I earned my BSc (Hons) Geology from the University of Edinburgh then went on to gain an MRes in Heritage Science from University College ...[Read More]
EGU elections – propose a candidate!
EGU members will be able to vote for the next president/vice-president and general secretary during the autumn election, which takes place from 1 November to 1 December. But first, you need to choose your candidates! You can propose a candidate for either vacancy by filling in the proposal form up until 30 September. You are welcome and encouraged to nominate yourself. If you are nominating someon ...[Read More]
EGU 2014 – got an idea?
Have a great idea for a conference session but haven’t quite put it into practice? Now’s your chance! Until this time next month (13 September) you can submit your session ideas and take part in organising the scientific programme for the EGU General Assembly in 2014. What you need to do: Take a look at the sessions that have already been suggested here – where does your idea fit ...[Read More]