Geology for Global Development

Friday Photo (125) – EGU 2013

As I’m sure you will have noticed from the past couple of days of posts – we are getting very excited about the EGU General Assembly this year, starting on Sunday evening and running throughout next week. Here are a few photographs from last years event:

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The EGU kindly host our blog – great to see it promoted throughout the event of >11,000 people last year!
(Poster Credit: EGU)

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In one of the Education and Outreach Sessions, we learn about new approaches being taken in geoscience engagement
(Poster Credit: Silva, Sa and Roxo, 2013)

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GfGD Director, Joel Gill, talks in the Geoethics and Geoeducation Session about the importance of student placements.
(Photo Credit: Unknown)

Joel is the Founder/Director of Geology for Global Development (@Geo_Dev) an organisation working to support geologists to make a sustainable contribution to the fight against global poverty. He is an interdisciplinary researcher, with a PhD in geography (natural hazards), and research interests in multi-hazard frameworks, disaster risk reduction, rural water projects, and sustainable development. This work has taken him to Chile, China, Guatemala, India, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. Joel is currently based at the British Geological Survey, and tweets at @JoelCGill.