Policy

Meet the EGU’s new Science Policy Officer

Chloe Hill May 26, 2017

Introducing Chloe, the EGU's new Policy Fellow.

Hi there, my name is Chloe and I’m embarking on a new challenge. After participating in the EGU’s 2017 General Assembly 3 weeks ago as a warmup, I am starting in Munich as the EGU’s Policy Officer. While the title might sound a little ambiguous, it is an incredibly exciting position that allows me to facilitate the dissemination of the EGU members’ scientific knowledge to EU policy-makers while si ...[Read More]

Marching for Science in Vienna

Laura Roberts-Artal April 13, 2017

On 22 April, Earth Day and the day before the start of the EGU General Assembly, scientists and science enthusiasts across the globe will be marching to celebrate science and to call for the safeguarding of its future. While the main march is taking place in Washington D.C. in the US, there are hundreds of satellite marches happening around the world, including in Vienna. Representatives of both t ...[Read More]

GeoCinema at the 2017 General Assembly

Laura Roberts-Artal April 11, 2017

GeoCinema is the home of geoscience films at the EGU General Assembly. This year features over 50 fantastic films from across the geosciences, so you can step into some soil science, dive into deep ocean investigations, catch a glimpse of climate change research and more! The GeoCinema runs almost continuously throughout the conference, with short films, documentaries and feature length production ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Making a case for science at the United Nations

Heide Hackmann February 10, 2017

Photo credit: The International Council for Science. Distributed via Flickr.com

This month’s GeoPolicy is a guest post by the International Council for Science (ICSU). Based in Paris, the organisation works at the science-policy interface on the international scale. Here, Heide Hackmann, Executive Director at ICSU, highlights key initiatives ensuring science is present within the United Nations (UN) and explains how ICSU and the scientific community can support these pr ...[Read More]