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EGU2017: Financial support to attend the General Assembly

Laura Roberts-Artal November 8, 2016

A registration desk at EGU 2016. Credit: EGU/Pfluegl

The EGU is committed to promoting the participation of both early career scientists and established researchers from low and middle income countries who wish to present their work at the EGU General Assembly. In order to encourage participation of scientists from both these groups, a limited amount of the overall budget of the EGU General Assembly is reserved to provide financial support to those ...[Read More]

Join us at EGU 2017: Call-for-abstracts is now open!

Laura Roberts-Artal October 20, 2016

Enjoy a beer at the Biergarten! Credit: Pfluegl/EGU

From now, up until 11 January 2017, you can submit your abstract for the upcoming EGU General Assembly (EGU 2017). In addition to established scientists, PhD students and other early career researchers are welcome to submit abstracts to present their research at the conference. Further, the EGU encourages undergraduate and master students to submit abstracts on their dissertations or final-year pr ...[Read More]

Stop the press!: How to pitch your research to a journalist or editor

Laura Roberts-Artal September 28, 2016

If you think your work features a story worth telling, it might be time to dare and pitch it to a journalist or editor . Credit: Jon S (distributed via flickr)

Why does some research make it into the main stream media, while so many stories languish in the expanse between the lab bench and research papers? The answer isn’t straightforward. A variety of factors come into play: is the research newsworthy; is it timely; does it represent a ground-breaking discovery; or is it of human and societal interest? Newsworthiness isn’t the be all and end all. Someti ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Get involved!

Laura Roberts-Artal September 5, 2016

Austria Center Vienna during EGU General Assembly 2016. Credit: Kai Boggild (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Today’s featured image is a throw back to our 2016 General Assembly! Did you enjoy this year’s 619 unique scientific sessions and 321 side events at conference? Did you know that EGU members and conference attendees can play an active role in shaping the scientific programme of the conference? It is super easy! You can suggest a session (with conveners and description), and/or modifica ...[Read More]