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GeoPolicy: Getting involved with policy at the 2018 General Assembly

Chloe Hill March 23, 2018

Time to get ready for the 2018 General Assembly! (Credit: EGU/Pfluegl)

The EGU General Assembly is an amazing event, not only because of its size but also due to the number of disciplines represented! This gives scientists, who are diligently focused on their specific research for the majority of the year, the chance to let loose and learn something a bit different. This year’s assembly will host a multitude of science-policy related sessions that aim to help researc ...[Read More]

EGU 2018: Getting to Vienna, getting to sleep and getting to know the city

Olivia Trani March 15, 2018

View from Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral. Credit: Sonja Zeschka (distributed via pixabay.com)

With the conference only a few weeks away here is a brief, and by no means comprehensive, introduction of how to get to Vienna and what to do when you’re there! Getting here Vienna’s International Airport is served by many of the major European airlines. If you would like to consider overland you’ll find more information on the General Assembly website. And, if you haven’t seen it already, make su ...[Read More]

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

Laura Roberts-Artal October 13, 2017

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]

Cartooning science at EGU 2017 with Matthew Partridge (a.k.a Errant Science)

Laura Roberts-Artal June 16, 2017

The Geology Badger. Credit: Matthew Partridge, distributed via Errant Science.

Most researchers are regular conference-goers. Tell a geoscientist you are attending the EGU General Assembly and they will most likely picture rooms full of people listening to a miriad of talks, many an hour chatting to colleagues old and new and you desperately trying to find your way around the maze that is the Austria Centre Vienna (where the conference is held). Describing your experiences t ...[Read More]