GeoLog

Mentoring programme at EGU 2019

Olivia Trani November 21, 2018

Applications are now open for the EGU General Assembly mentoring programme! (Credit: Kai Boggild/EGU)

With more than 15,000 participants, 4,700 oral presentations, 11,000 posters and 1,400 PICO presentations, all under one roof, the EGU General Assembly can be an overwhelming experience. There is a network of corridors to navigate, as well as a wide range of workshops, splinter and townhall meetings to choose from. With that in mind, we’ve put in place some initiatives to make the experience of th ...[Read More]

Job opportunity at the EGU General Assembly: press assistant

Bárbara Ferreira November 20, 2018

Press conference at the EGU 2017 General Assembly (Credit: Kai Boggild/EGU)

We have two vacancies for science-communication or science-journalism students in Europe to work at the press centre of the 2019 General Assembly, which is taking place in Vienna, Austria, from 7–12 April. Applications from geoscience students with experience in science communication are also very welcome. This is a paid opportunity for budding science communicators to gain experience in the worki ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: On the way to Tristan’s penguins

Maria Tsekhmistrenko November 19, 2018

The Penguins of Tristan da Cunha. Credit: Maria Tsekhmistrenko (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Tristan da Cunha is a remote volcanic island in the south Atlantic Ocean. In fact, it is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world. Tristan is still volcanically active; the last time it erupted was in 1961. After the eruption, which luckily did not have any casualties, the whole population of around 260 people evacuated the island for some time, but they all returned back to the island b ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Sharing geoscience with kids and educators

Olivia Trani November 16, 2018

Meet Marina Drndarski, a biology teacher at the primary school in Belgrade, Serbia and an active participant in EGU GIFT and Planet Press programs (Credit: Marina Drndarski)

GeoTalk interviews usually feature the work of early career researchers, but this month we deviate from the standard format to speak to Marina Drndarski, a biology teacher at the primary school Drinka Pavlović in Belgrade, Serbia. Marina has been involved with EGU’s geoscience education activities for more than five years; she is an active contributor to Planet Press articles, bitesize press relea ...[Read More]