EGU GA 2024

Creating family-friendly conferences in geosciences: a new study needs your help!

Elena Päffgen June 18, 2024

A parent sits with their child in a pushchair beside them during a talk at the EGU General Assembly EGU23. Permission for the photograph given by parent at the time. (Credit: Hazel Gibson, EGU)

Do you think managing a scientific career and having a family is difficult? Would you like to see more family support at conferences? So do we! ‘We’ are Lisa Schielicke, Leonie Esters, and Elena Päffgen from the Meteorological Department of the University of Bonn in Germany. Together, we are working on the project “Family-Friendly Conferences in the Geosciences” to increase ...[Read More]

Chasing solar storms and coffee breaks

Jakub Stepanovic May 20, 2024

Erika Palmerio cherishes opportunities to interact with the EGU community.

Erika Palmerio, a leading early career scientist working on conditions in space driven by solar activity, shares her journey of networking and inspiration.

The climate crisis: about debates, privilege and the need for action

Maria Scheel May 15, 2024

The Friday of EGU24, scientists of Scientist Rebellion and Scientists 4 Future teamed up with the Fridays 4 Future protest in the Museumsquartier in Vienna. Photo credit: Joppe Massant.

In this blog post I am expanding on the blog post about the third EGU Climate Great Debate and its survey results on what you thought we can do as scientists. After conducting an interview with Maien Sachisthal, an active member of Scientist Rebellion, I reflected on the Great Debate and scientists within society, sharing insights on the Scientist Rebellion and Scientists 4 Future protest events t ...[Read More]

Predators or gardeners: how penguins fertilise Antarctica’s biodiversity

Anna Katsigera April 19, 2024

Sea birds contribute importantly to biogeochemical cycles in coastal ecosystems and on islands. Feeding on the marine food chain and nesting on land, they carry large amounts of marine nutrients into terrestrial ecosystems. This might be of particular importance for the nitrogen (N) cycle of terrestrial ecosystems in the antarctic. Credit: Daniel Wasner (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

On the desolate Antarctic peninsula, a colony of penguins creates a hub of biodiversity. One may ask, how exactly do those aquatic birds help maintain and enrich the variety of different kinds of organisms from plants and animals, to a wide range of insects and micro-organisms that live on our planet? The answer is quite intriguing. Scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China ...[Read More]