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GeoPolicy: The importance of communicating your research with the public

Chloe Hill February 26, 2019

LEGO reenactment of Carolyn Porco's TED Talk on the Cassini mission to Saturn. Credit: Maia Weinstock (distributed via Flikr)

Science and innovation are a central priority for the European Union with the current research framework, Horizon 2020, allocating almost €80 billion to research and innovation over seven years, until 2021. It appears that policymakers are currently happy with this investment as they are looking to increase research and innovation spending to at least €100 billion in the next research funding fram ...[Read More]

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

Olivia Trani November 9, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is at risk from rising sea levels. Credit: Dave/Flickr Creative Commons/CC BY 2.0 via NASA.

Drawing inspiration from popular stories on our social media channels, major geoscience headlines, as well as unique and quirky research, this monthly column aims to bring you the latest Earth and planetary science news from around the web. Major story In October, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a landmark report and summary statement that detailed the severe conse ...[Read More]

Union-wide events at EGU 2018

Olivia Trani March 21, 2018

There are tonnes of events which have general appeal, regardless of your field of research, at the General Assembly (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

Wondering what to expect at the General Assembly this year? Here are some of the highlights: Union Symposia (US) For events which will have general appeal, regardless of your field of research, look no further than the Union Symposia. The very first session, organized in collaboration with the European and American space agencies (ESA and NASA) will highlight observation missions focused on Earth ...[Read More]

Union-wide events at EGU 2017

Laura Roberts-Artal April 13, 2017

There are tonnes of events which have general appeal, regardless of your field of research, at the General Assembly (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

Wondering what to expect at the General Assembly this year? Here are some of the highlights: Union Symposia (US) For events which will have general appeal, regardless of your field of research, look no further than the Union Symposia. In particular, if you want to stand up for science at a time when (some) politics seems at odds with science, come along to Union Symposia 3, Make Facts Great Again ...[Read More]