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EGU GA 2017

The publication issue: the opinions of EGU early career scientists!

May 5, 2017
The publication issue: the opinions of EGU early career scientists!
Should early career scientists be judged by their publication record? The new format of Great Debate took place at this year's General Assembly. (Credit: Lena Noack)

The EGU’s General Assemblies have a long tradition of Great Debates – sessions of Union-wide interest which aim to discuss some of the greatest challenges faced by our discipline. Past topics have included exploitation of mineral resources at the sea bed, water security given an ever growing population and climate geoengineering, to name but a few.  This year’s meeting saw the first Great Debate a ...[Read More]

April GeoRoundUp: the best of the Earth sciences from the 2017 General Assembly

May 4, 2017
April GeoRoundUp: the best of the Earth sciences from the 2017 General Assembly
This diagram created by Cassini's mission planning team shows how navigators use Titan flybys to shape Cassini's orbits. Credit NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Caltech / Erick Sturm

This month’s GeoRoundUp is a slight deviation from the norm. Instead of drawing inspiration from popular stories on our social media channels and unique or quirky research featured in the news, we’ve rounded up some of the stories which came out of researcher presented at our General Assembly (which took place last week in Vienna). The traditional format for the column will return in May! Major st ...[Read More]

In Vienna for the weekend? Here’s a taste of what’s on offer…

April 28, 2017
In Vienna for the weekend? Here’s a taste of what’s on offer…
Vienna’s Prater Park. Credit: Andreallrns, Wikimendia Commons

The General Assembly has come to an end, with only a few days left to go. Many of the participants will make their way home over the weekend, but if you’ve chosen to stay on for a little longer, then this list of cultural activities and things to do in Vienna might just be the ticket! Liechtenstein Castle and Seegrotte Mines Take a train to Mödling and take a bus to visit the former residence of t ...[Read More]

Communicate Your Science Competition Winner Announced!

April 28, 2017

Congratulations to Elisha Teo, the winner of the Communicate Your Science Video Competition 2017. Elisha is a PhD Candidate at National University of Singapore. Display "Teo Lost Rivers" from YouTube Click here to display content from YouTube. Learn more in YouTube’s privacy policy. Always display content from YouTube Open "Teo Lost Rivers" directly .