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Diversity and Inclusion Working Group

Letting in instead of coming out? Reflections on shifting from disclosure to self-compassion

and October 13, 2025
Letting in instead of coming out? Reflections on shifting from disclosure to self-compassion
Image by Claudio Schwarz. Source: Imaggeo

Saturday, October 11, 2025, marked World Coming Out Day. In this blog post, my colleague, Simon Clark, and I want to take a moment to share our experiences with you. We believe in the power of relatability and how it can help others feel less alienated in their own experiences. So keep reading, because today, we’re letting you in. Asmae speaking here: Coming out has always been a complicated ...[Read More]

Who is an EGU Early Career Scientist Representative and what do they do?

and September 16, 2022
Who is an EGU Early Career Scientist Representative and what do they do?
Credit: Dan Parsons (from imaggeo.egu.eu)

Early Career Scientists (ECS) are students, PhD candidates and scientists who received their highest degree within the last seven years (with extensions for parenting, illness, disability and national service). We make up over 60% of the EGU membership and we are active in research, science communication, publishing, Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives, networking, convening and mak ...[Read More]

Accessibility at EGU: Top 10 tips for visually accessible presenting – the sequel!

March 4, 2020
Accessibility at EGU: Top 10 tips for visually accessible presenting – the sequel!
EGU Union Session (Credit: Kai Boggild, EGU 2017).

Do you remember a time when everyone else around you started laughing, but you didn’t notice a joke? By designing presentations that are inaccessible – either in PICO, poster or oral presentation format – sometimes people in your audience have this experience of feeling left out.   Last month we posted our top 10 tips for making a presentation ‘accessible’ following the announcement that EGU ...[Read More]

Accessibility at EGU: Crutches at the General Assembly? Surprisingly Easy

February 12, 2020
Accessibility at EGU: Crutches at the General Assembly? Surprisingly Easy
If you see someone who could use a seat at the General Assembly, why not offer them yours if you can? (Photo credit: Kai Boggild)

Last year I had the opportunity to attend my first General Assembly to speak at several sessions about my experience working as a science journalist and reporting in the field during an EGU Science Journalism Fellowship. With my tickets booked and accommodations reserved, I was ready to go — until I tore a ligament in my knee while skiing in my native state: Colorado in the U.S.   The timing ...[Read More]