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Educators: apply now to take part in the 2018 GIFT workshop!

Laura Roberts-Artal September 13, 2017

Summer on the Northern Hemisphere . Credit: European MSG satellite/EUMETSAT/M. Reuter (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

The General Assembly is not only for researchers but for teachers and educators with an interest in the geosciences also. Every year the Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) is organised by the EGU Committee on Education to bring first class science closer to primary and high school teachers. The topic of the 2018 edition of GIFT is ‘Major events that shaped the Earth’. This year’s workshop ...[Read More]

GIFT at the Assembly: Mineral Resources

Laura Roberts-Artal April 13, 2015

The mineral-rich ‘treasure peninsula’ of Kazakhstan (Credit: KARI/ESA).

The EGU’s Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) programme offers teachers attending the conference the opportunity to hone their Earth science skills. The General Assembly workshop is one of GIFT’s most important activities of the year, combining talks on current research with hands-on activities presented by educators. What’s more, scientists can also come to the sessions – here’s what’s in ...[Read More]