Early Career Scientists

At the Assembly 2017: Tuesday Highlights

Laura Roberts-Artal April 25, 2017

A whopping 96 short courses at this year’s General Assembly (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

Welcome back to the second day of the 2017 General Assembly! Today is packed full of excellent sessions, and this list of highlights is by no means comprehensive! Make sure you complement this information with EGU Today, the General Assembly newsletter, to get the most out of the conference – grab a copy on your way in or download it here. Today, the General Assembly programme features two Interdi ...[Read More]

What’s on for early career scientists at the Assembly in 2017

Laura Roberts-Artal April 21, 2017

Early career scientist representatives met at the EGU General Assembly in 2016. Credite: Roelof Rietbroek

This year, there’s a great line-up of early career scientist (ECS) sessions at the General Assembly. Not only that, but there are opportunities to meet those that represent you in the Union, get to know other ECS in your field, and make the most of both the scientific and social sides of the conference… Networking First up for ECS is the icebreaker event on the Sunday before the meeting, while thi ...[Read More]

Short courses at EGU 2017

Laura Roberts-Artal April 14, 2017

A whopping 96 short courses at this year’s General Assembly (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

With a whopping 96 short courses at this year’s General Assembly, there is more than ever to choose when it comes to broadening your expertise. You can supercharge your scientific skills, broaden your base in science communication and pick up tips on how to boost your career – be it in academia or outside. There is also a course aimed at making your time at the conference easier -be sure to take p ...[Read More]

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

Laura Roberts-Artal March 22, 2017

Poster presentations in full swing at the EGU's 2016 General Assembly. (Credit: Kai Boggild/EGU)

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]