EGU GA 2021

Want to GreenEGU in 2021? Five environmentally friendly things to try whilst working from home.

Hazel Gibson February 17, 2021

Bees will save the world. Credit: Giovanni Mastrolonardo (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Normally at this time of year we would already have shared with you several ways that you could make your EGU General Assembly experience greener, from travelling by train where possible, to using re-usable cups instead of disposable ones. Taking the General Assembly online in 2020 and again this year in 2021 changed all of that, as usually our ideas were based around the fact that you couldn̵ ...[Read More]

vEGU21: the EGU Game Jam has arrived!

Chris Skinner January 29, 2021

This year once again the EGU General Assembly of 2021 will be going online, however unlike in 2020, for vEGU21 the Programme Committee, Council and other organising members have much more time to prepare this year. So in follow up to last year’s online stream of our very popular EGU Games Night, for 2021 we are delighted to introduce the EGU Games Jam – co-ordinated by the EGU Games fo ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: EGU science for policy: what’s coming up in 2021?

Chloe Hill January 15, 2021

Credit: European Parliament. Distributed via Flickr

There were a lot of big changes to the EGU’s science for policy programme in 2020 with many of our activities, such as the annual science for policy event and science-policy pairing scheme, moving online. But 2021 promises to be an even bigger year with a greater number of opportunities to engage and activities becoming even more accessible! So, if you haven’t engaged with science for policy befor ...[Read More]

Accessibility at EGU: Promoting inclusive language, an incomplete guide – VERSION 2!

Hazel Gibson January 13, 2021

Like all people, geoscientists can sometimes forget the importance of language. How scientists use language is important because it not only allows us to communicate effectively with different groups, from policymakers to concerned citizens and other researchers, but it can also influence how people respond on an emotional or personal level. The way we use language can even influence how much som ...[Read More]