Science Communication

The benefits of online writing retreats in these weird times

Mathew Stiller-Reeve July 17, 2020

Photo from an online writing retreat with PhD students and early career scientists from The National Graduate School in Infection Biology and Antimicrobials in Norway, by Mathew Stiller-Reeve.

The world shut down due to COVID-19, but PhDs did not. During these unfamiliar times, most PhD students have found themselves working from home trying more than ever to write as much as possible. Over the past few of months, I have led several online writing retreats in collaboration with doctoral research schools and universities in Norway. They seem to have been very successful to help PhD’s wi ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: How to use webinars to share your science with a wider audience!

Chloe Hill July 3, 2020

Since the explosive spread of COVID19, the way most academics work has changed and it can sometimes feel like we’re all living on conference calls, Skype and online events. While this may not suit everyone’s preferred working style, it’s difficult to deny that people are now more willing to engage online and it’s worth thinking about how we can take full advantage of this new method of working! Ha ...[Read More]

Public Engagement Grant Winner – Crabby’s Reef

Chris Skinner and Christina Roggatz June 5, 2020

Ocean acidification could be described as climate change’s evil twin, not that it needs one. The world’s oceans are partly absorbing the carbon dioxide we are pumping into the planet’s atmosphere, which then reacts with seawater and forms carbonic acid. This process decreases the pH of the oceans, making them more acidic. If you are a crab resident of the ocean, this is not good news. Norma ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Inaugural Katia and Maurice Krafft Award winner, Rhian Meara talks about the EGU award nominations.

Hazel Gibson May 29, 2020

Photo courtesy of Rhian Meara.

Hi Rhian, thanks for talking with us today about the EGU’s Award nominations, please start by introducing yourself! I’m a physical geography and geology lecturer at Swansea University, with a particular focus on teaching through the medium of Welsh. I have been awarded the Katia and Maurice Krafft Award for my work on the British Sign Language Glossary Project, with colleagues from the ...[Read More]