The EGU’s Twitter Journal Club had its first virtual meeting yesterday, discussing an article on a climate change related blunder made by The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World and the swift response of an international group of scientists. You can read a full transcript of our discussion on our brand new Storify page. Even though Twitter went down after an hour’s discussion, we ...[Read More]
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EGU Twitter Journal Club: Article 1
The EGU is pleased to announce the launch of its Twitter Journal Club, a regular, interactive online discussion about a timely scientific article. Full details can be found here. Our first ever article, described below, covers a climate change related blunder made by The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World and the swift response of an international group of scientists. The Twitter discussion w ...[Read More]
Launching the EGU Twitter Journal Club!
To commemorate approaching the magical 1,000-follower mark on Twitter, the EGU is happy to launch its online journal club! This relatively new concept has proven to be very popular in other areas of science and we’re keen to see how it evolves within the rapidly growing EGU online community. How does it work? Initially, we will present you with a publicly accessible journal article (likely from an ...[Read More]
New Science Communications Fellow at the EGU Office
Hello everyone! I am a new Science Communications Fellow at the Union, where I will be working on the EGU Newsletter and assisting Bárbara Ferreira in developing media-related and science information communications. I am currently in the final stages of my doctorate (DPhil) at the University of Oxford, where my molecular biology project explores the diversity and ecology of Apusozoa, a phylum of f ...[Read More]
Job Opportunity at the EGU Executive Office
The EGU is seeking to appoint a Science Communications Fellow to start in January 2012. The successful candidate will work on the EGU Newsletter and assist the Media and Communications Officer in developing media-related and science information communications. The post is initially for six months and can be extended for a further six months. Informal enquiries can be made to the Media and Communic ...[Read More]
New official twitter account for the EGU: @EuroGeosciences
The European Geosciences Union has a new official twitter account: @EuroGeosciences. This account will be a constant account throughout the year, replacing @egu2011 (which replaced @egu2010). It will have news from the EGU year round, along with General Assembly items for the EGU GA 2012 and beyond. This is the first of several developments concerning media and social media activities of the Europ ...[Read More]
New EGU Media and Communications Officer
Bárbara Ferreira, the newest staff member of the EGU office in Munich, has recently started working as the Union’s Media and Communications Officer. She will coordinate media-related and science information communications between the EGU and its membership, the working media, and the public at large. Before joining EGU, Bárbara worked as a science writer at the European Southern Observatory, based ...[Read More]
Geocinema films available online (3/3)
This is the last in a series of posts (Part 1, Part 2) with descriptions and online locations of Geocinema films. A film’s inclusion in the Geocinema does not mean that EGU endorses any opinions expressed in the film. If you have a film you’d like to submit for the Geocinema at the EGU GA 2012 look out for the call. Inspection Exercise in Jordan, 6 mins [Online] This film discusses a simulat ...[Read More]
Geocinema Films available online (2/3)
Did you miss a particular film during the GeoCinema at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011? Here’s the second post containing where to see films that are available online. A film’s inclusion in the Geocinema does not mean that EGU endorses any opinions expressed in the film. Royal NIOZ, Fathoming the Sea, 10 mins [Online] Once again a prominent scientific institute cal ...[Read More]
Geocinema Films available to view online (1/3)
Did you miss a particular film during the GeoCinema at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011? Quite a few of the films are available online. In this series of posts the descriptions and online locations of these films will be discussed. A film’s inclusion in the Geocinema does not mean that EGU endorses any opinions expressed in the film. River Trip with Family, 5 mins [Online ...[Read More]