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Try something different at EGU 2018– choose a PICO session!

November 3, 2017
Try something different at EGU 2018– choose a PICO session!
Lena Noack presenting her research with a PICO presentation at the EGU General Assembly.

Some of the sessions scheduled for the upcoming EGU General Assembly are PICO only sessions. This means that, rather than being oral or poster format, they involve Presenting Interactive COntent (PICO). The aim of these presentations is to highlight the essence of a particular research area – just enough to get the audience excited about a topic without overloading them with information. What’s gr ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Hellishly hot period contributed to one of the most catastrophic mass extinctions of Earth’s history

October 20, 2017
GeoTalk: Hellishly hot period contributed to one of the most catastrophic mass extinctions of Earth’s history
Could the eruption of the super volcano in present day Siberia have been the cause of a mass extinction 252 million years ago? From the boundless deep. Credit: Martin Mergili (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

Geotalk is a regular feature highlighting early career researchers and their work. Following the EGU General Assembly, we spoke to Yadong Sun, the winner of a 2017 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists, about his work on understanding mass-extinctions. Using a unique combination of sedimentological, palaeontological and geochemical techniques Yadong was able to identify some o ...[Read More]

Join us at EGU 2018: Call-for-abstracts is now open!

October 13, 2017
Join us at EGU 2018: Call-for-abstracts is now open!
You've got until 10 January 2018 to submit your abstract for #EGU18. Credit: Pfluegl/EGU

From now, up until 10 January 2018, you can submit your abstract for the upcoming EGU General Assembly (EGU 2018). In addition to established scientists, PhD students and other early career researchers are welcome to submit abstracts to present their research at the conference. Further, the EGU encourages undergraduate and master students to submit abstracts on their dissertations or final-year pr ...[Read More]

Organise a short course at EGU 2018: follow this simple guide!

August 31, 2017
Organise a short course at EGU 2018: follow this simple guide!
(Credit: EGU/Stephanie McClellan)

From supercharging your scientific skills, to boarding your base in science communication or picking up tips on how to boost your career – be it in academia or outside – short courses can be one of the highlights of the General Assembly programme. But, did you know that any EGU member (you!) can propose a short course? You’ve got until 8 September 2017 to complete the application. This quick guide ...[Read More]