General Assembly

The EGU22 Mentoring Program could be just what your career needs

Solmaz Mohadjer March 2, 2022

Credit: Kai Boggild/EGU

The countdown to EGU22 has officially begun! If you are participating in the General Assembly this year and want to support and connect with other researchers in or outside of your field, we encourage you to sign up for the EGU22 Mentoring Program. The program matches experienced conference participants (mentors) with those who have not previously participated in a large geoscience conference (men ...[Read More]

Job opportunity at the EGU General Assembly: photography press assistant

Hazel Gibson February 14, 2022

Image credit: Stacy Phillips, EGU Artist (not) in Residence 2021.

We have one vacancy for a photographer with an interest in science communication to work at the press centre of the EGU22 General Assembly which will be held in Vienna, Austria and online, from 23–27 May. The successful candidate will be required to attend the General Assembly in-person in Vienna. Applications from geoscience students with experience in science communication are also very welcome. ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Don’t Look Up – could better science advice have saved the planet?

Chloe Hill February 4, 2022

Don't Look Up. Official film image. Credit: imbd

Note: Spoilers Ahead! If you haven’t already seen it, go and watch Don’t Look Up – and then come back to this blog to find out what the scientists in the film could have done to better connect and communicate with the policymakers involved! Don’t Look Up gives us a terrifying example of what could happen when policymakers ignore the science. The film tells the story of two astronomers, PhD candida ...[Read More]

Feeling stressed lately? The EGU ECS Working Group ‘Work-Life-Balance’ can help!

ECS group: Work-Life Balance February 3, 2022

Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash

The feeling of being ‘a little out of balance’ is probably something we all encounter at some point in our lives. Stress is on the rise, with the constant pressure to ‘do something special and meaningful.’ Coping with this situation can be challenging and there is no magic recipe that fits for all. The good news is we have uncovered a few ingredients you can choose from to ...[Read More]