GeoLog

GeoPolicy: An expert discussion on ozone – working at the science-policy interface

Erika von Schneidemesser December 2, 2015

'Light up the city' Photo credit: Özge Can. Sourced from 'imageo.egu.eu'

Erika von Schneidemesser is our first guest blogger for the newly established EGUPolicy column. Erika is a Research Scientist at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies based in Potsdam, Germany. Her post gives an insight into working at the science-policy interface by describing a recent project she has been involved in. As scientists and researchers we are increasingly being asked to c ...[Read More]

Communicate Your Science Video Competition is now open!

Laura Roberts-Artal December 1, 2015

Want to communicate your research to a wider audience and try your hand at video production? Now’s your chance! The competition is open to early career scientists (ECS) who intend to register for the EGU General Assembly. The aim is to produce a video up-to-three-minutes long to share your research with the general public. The winning entry will receive a free registration to the General Assembly ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Giants Causeway

Laura Roberts-Artal November 30, 2015

Giants Causeway. Credit: Bernhard Aichner (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Since its discovery back in the late 1600s the origin of the spectacular polygonal columns of the Giants Causeway, located on a headland along the northern coast of Ireland, has been heavily debated. Early theories for its origin ranged from being sculpted by men with picks and chisels, to the action of giants, through to the force of nature. It wasn’t until 1771 that Demarest, a Frenchman, sugges ...[Read More]

GeoEd: How do we make climate predictions – An idea for an outreach activity

Mirjam Glessmer November 27, 2015

Icebergs . Credit: Caroline Schmidt (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This month’s GeoEd post is brought to you by Dr. Mirjam S. Glessmer. Mirjam is a physical oceanographer, who during her PhD at GEOMAR Kiel, Germany, became more and more interested in understanding how people learn and hence did a Masters of Higher Education in parallel to her PhD. During her PostDoc at the University of Bergen, Norway, she became involved in teaching both university courses, teac ...[Read More]