early career researchers

Making a poster or PICO presentation: top tips from the Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award judges

Olivia Trani March 6, 2019

“There are a thousand posters in a hall, and they are all competing for attention" How can you make sure your poster or PICO stands out? (Credit: EGU / Foto Pfluegl)

Every year at the General Assembly hundreds of students present their research at the conference with a lot of time and effort going into preparing these presentations. With the aim to further improve the overall quality of poster presentations and more importantly, to encourage early career scientists to present their work in the form of a poster, the OSP Awards (as they were formerly known), wer ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: The importance of communicating your research with the public

Chloe Hill February 26, 2019

LEGO reenactment of Carolyn Porco's TED Talk on the Cassini mission to Saturn. Credit: Maia Weinstock (distributed via Flikr)

Science and innovation are a central priority for the European Union with the current research framework, Horizon 2020, allocating almost €80 billion to research and innovation over seven years, until 2021. It appears that policymakers are currently happy with this investment as they are looking to increase research and innovation spending to at least €100 billion in the next research funding fram ...[Read More]

EGU 2019: How to make the most of your time at the General Assembly without breaking the bank

Olivia Trani February 6, 2019

It is possible to have a (scientifically) rewarding week in Vienna, without breaking the bank (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

Attending a conference is not cheap, even if you’ve been lucky enough to secure some funds to help with travel, accommodation and/or registration costs. However, with a little insider knowledge from those who’ve attended the General Assembly many times before, it is possible to have a (scientifically) rewarding week in Vienna, without breaking the bank. Before you get there A sure way to save a fe ...[Read More]

Get involved: become an early career scientist representative

Olivia Trani January 29, 2019

Early career scientist representatives met at the EGU General Assembly in 2018. Credit: EGU/Keri McNamara

Early career scientists (ECS) make up a significant proportion of the EGU membership and it’s important to us that your voices get heard. To make sure that happens, each division appoints an early career scientists representative: the vital link between the Union and the ECS membership. After tenure of two or four years, a few of the current ECS Representatives are stepping down from their post at ...[Read More]