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The European Science-Media Hub: Bringing scientists, journalists and policymakers together

December 10, 2021
The European Science-Media Hub: Bringing scientists, journalists and policymakers together
European Generation Media Lab. Credit: European Science Media Hub

This month’s GeoPolicy blog post introduces the European Science-Media Hub (ESMH) along with its key initiatives. It also takes a deeper dive into the organisation through a Q&A that we were thrilled to have with the Head of the European Parliament’s Scientific Foresight Unit Theo Karapiperis and the coordinator of the ESMH Svetla Tanova-Encke.   In 2017, the European Parliament’s Panel f ...[Read More]

Using comics to talk about sexism in science: how ‘Did this really happen?!’ is trying to change the conversation

and December 8, 2021
Using comics to talk about sexism in science: how ‘Did this really happen?!’ is trying to change the conversation
Image by Lucía Perez-Diaz.

1953: Marie Tharp created a map that showed the seafloor was spreading via the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and therefore proved the theory of plate tectonics, only for it to be dismissed as “”girl talk” by her (male) supervisors. 1968: A few years after winning the Nobel Prize (without crediting her work), James Watson wrote about Rosalind Franklin saying “By choice she did not emphasize her feminine quali ...[Read More]

EGU’s Blog of the Year competition is back! Vote now for your favourite Division blog post of 2021

December 3, 2021
EGU’s Blog of the Year competition is back! Vote now for your favourite Division blog post of 2021

In yet another year that saw uncertainty and change, one thing has remained a positive constant: the impressive and insightful blog posts published regularly across the EGU’s official blog, GeoLog, and division blogs.   The EGU Division bloggers in particular have been hard at work producing new informative, fun and interesting blog posts for our members both inside their Division, and across ...[Read More]

Top 5 Gifts for Geoscientists (2021 edition!)

December 2, 2021
Top 5 Gifts for Geoscientists (2021 edition!)

Well it’s that time of year again when many people start looking for seasonal gifts for their loved ones, colleagues and others, but although you may have already sorted your gift for a geoscientist, we are here to help you if you are still looking for inspiration. If you want more ideas check back on our previous gifts for geoscientists suggestions, including last year’s suggestions f ...[Read More]