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GeoPolicy: Dive into science for policy at EGU24

GeoPolicy: Dive into science for policy at EGU24

Each year, the EGU General Assembly hosts a wide range of scientific and skills-based sessions as that you can participate in to learn about new research, expand your network, diversify your expertise, and develop new skills! This includes an array of sessions that focus on science for policy, outlining how researchers can start engaging in policymaking processes, connect with decision makers, and ...[Read More]

An end to the ‘manel’? 3 things you can do to help reduce the existence of all-male-panels.

An end to the ‘manel’? 3 things you can do to help reduce the existence of all-male-panels.

I am pretty sure that everyone has had this experience at one time or another. You attend a meeting or conference and, despite the diversity of people in the audience, the people on the podium invited to speak are uniformly men. If you come from the same part of the world as I do (Western Europe) this experience can also probably be extended to the panel only being white, often native English spea ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Fluvial geomorphology and its potential for policy impact

GeoPolicy: Fluvial geomorphology and its potential for policy impact

In this month’s GeoPolicy blog post, Dr Grace Skirrow outlines how researchers can share their expertise with environmental regulators to have policy impact and the role that fluvial geomorphology can play in policy decisions. Fluvial Geomorphology and why it is relevant for policymakers Fluvial Geomorphology (“fluvial”, derived from the Latin “fluvialis”, meaning “of the river”) is the study of l ...[Read More]

Geopolicy: A sneak peak into EGU’s Science for Policy 2024 Agenda

Geopolicy: A sneak peak into EGU’s Science for Policy 2024 Agenda

The EGU’s Science for Policy Programme is continually developing and expanding to help meet the needs of EGU members and European policymakers. This blog post will kick-off the New Year by outlining a few of the key science for policy activities that you can look forward to and engage with in the next 12 months. EGU’s Division Policy Officers and Policy Points of Contact In 2023, many EGU Division ...[Read More]