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

June 14, 2017
Enmeshed in the gears of publishing – lessons from working as a young editor
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]

May GeoRoundUp: the best of the Earth sciences from around the web

June 7, 2017
May GeoRoundUp: the best of the Earth sciences from around the web
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius - President of the COP21 climate change conference - bangs down the gavel on December 12, 2015, after representatives of 196 countries approved a sweeping environmental agreement during a multinational meeting at LeBourget Airport in Paris, France. Credit: U.S. Department of State from United States [Public domain], distributed by Wikimedia Commons

Drawing inspiration from popular stories on our social media channels, as well as  unique and quirky research news, this monthly column aims to bring you the best of the Earth and planetary sciences from around the web. Major Story In the last couple of weeks of May, the news world was abuzz with the possibility of Donald Trump withdrawing from the Paris Agreement. Though the announcement actually ...[Read More]

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

April 21, 2017
What’s on for early career scientists at the Assembly in 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]

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

March 22, 2017
Making a poster or PICO presentation: top tips from the Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award judges
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]