early career researchers

Enmeshed in the gears of publishing – lessons from working as a young editor

Robert Emberson June 14, 2017

Robert shares details about what he learned while working as associate editor at Nature Geoscience . Credit: Lum3n.com (distributed via pexels).

Editors of scientific journals play an important role in the process research publication. They act as the midpoint between authors and reviewers, and set the direction of a given journal. However, for an early career scientist like me (I only defended my PhD in early December 2016) the intricacies of editorial work remained somewhat mysterious. Many academic journals tend to appoint established, ...[Read More]

A young person’s journey through the largest geoscience conference in Europe

Pimnutcha Promduangsri May 24, 2017

Standing in front of my poster with Silvia Peppoloni, who convened the session on geoethics at the EGU conference. I always smile when I am with her! (Photo by David Crookall)

Today we welcome, potentially one of the youngest participants of this year’s General Assembly, Pimnutcha Promduangsri: a 17-year-old science baccalaureate student at Auguste Renoir high school in Cagnes-sur-mer, France, as our guest blogger. With a deep interest in the environment and taking care of the environment, Pimnutcha was a keen participant at the conference and gave an oral presentation ...[Read More]

Conversations on being a woman in Geoscience

Keri McNamara May 17, 2017

Image modified from Salty shoreline at the Dead Sea . Credit: Djamil Al-Halbouni (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

While at this year’s General Assembly in Vienna, Keri McNamara, one of the EGU’s press assistants, spoke to a number of female geoscientists (at different career stages), to get their perspective on what being a female in geosciences is like. At this year’s EGU General Assembly I decided to construct a blog out of conversations I had with several women in geoscience, to learn about the ...[Read More]

The publication issue: the opinions of EGU early career scientists!

Mathew Stiller-Reeve May 5, 2017

Should early career scientists be judged by their publication record? The new format of Great Debate took place at this year's General Assembly. (Credit: Lena Noack)

The EGU’s General Assemblies have a long tradition of Great Debates – sessions of Union-wide interest which aim to discuss some of the greatest challenges faced by our discipline. Past topics have included exploitation of mineral resources at the sea bed, water security given an ever growing population and climate geoengineering, to name but a few. This year’s meeting saw the first Great Debate a ...[Read More]