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June GeoRoundUp: the best of the Earth sciences from around the web

Olivia Trani July 5, 2018

An iceberg floating in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound. New research finds that Antarctica is melting faster than ever. (Credit: NASA)

Drawing inspiration from popular stories on our social media channels, as well as unique and quirky research news, this monthly column aims to bring you the best of the Earth and planetary sciences from around the web. Major story While May’s headlines may have been dominated by the Kilauea Volcano’s recent eruption in Hawaii, the science news world directed its attention to another volcanic ev ...[Read More]

How to convene a session at the General Assembly… in flow charts!

Olivia Trani June 28, 2018

Help shape the General Assembly by proposing a session. (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

Convening a session at a conference can seem daunting, especially if you are an early career scientist (ECS) and a first-time convener. At the 2018 General Assembly, Stephanie Zihms, the Union-level ECS representative, discussed the basics of proposing, promoting and handling a session in the short course ‘How to convene a session at EGU’s General Assembly.’ In today’s post she has created s ...[Read More]

Give us the foundation to build our transferrable skills!

Mathew Stiller-Reeve June 22, 2018

Should early career scientists use time developing transferrable skills? (Credit: EGU / Foto Pfluegl)

The EGU Early Career Scientists’ (ECS) Great Debates offer early career scientists at the EGU General Assembly the chance to network and voice their opinions on important topics in the format of round-table discussions. At the end of the debate, each table delivers a statement that summarises the discussion and recommendations. By publishing the results, we hope to highlight some of the needs of t ...[Read More]

Uploading your 2018 General Assembly presentation

Olivia Trani June 12, 2018

Why not share your EGU 2018 presentation by uploading online? (Credit: EGU / Foto Pfluegl)

This year it is, once again, possible to upload your oral presentations, PICO presentations and posters from EGU 2018 for online publication alongside your abstract, giving all participants a chance to revisit your contribution – hurrah for open science! Files can be in either PowerPoint or PDF format. Note that presentations will be distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. ...[Read More]