Sam Marshall (University of Southampton) and Dr Kate Crowley (Disaster Risk Reduction Adviser, CAFOD), at the CAFOD headquarters in central London. Sam has been undertaking a GfGD placement with CAFOD this week, learning more about how geoscience can be applied in the development sector. (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
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GfGD at #EGU2013: A Guide to Getting the Most out of a Conference
International conferences such as the European Geosciences Union General Assembly are attended by thousands of geoscientists. As a young geoscientists attending for the first time, you can feel a bit lost, and given the size of the conference centres, actually BE lost! For people with experience, conferences have a lot to offer. GfGD has pulled together some top tips to help you find your way arou ...[Read More]
Interview: Jonathan Amos, BBC Science Correspondent
Jonathan Amos has been working as a science specialist for the BBC since 1994, and has won major awards for his online science reporting. He attended the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2013 to write about the latest geoscience research and we saw some really popular stories emerging as a result of his reporting. We spoke to Jonathan about science communication. c Should scientists le ...[Read More]
Friday Photo (74): GfGD at #EGU2013 – Goodbye Vienna
Looking back towards the conference centre from the River Danube The GfGD team are heading home from Vienna after a busy week of blogging at the European Geoscience Union General Assembly 2013. (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
GfGD at #EGU2013 – The Value of Student Placements
Yesterday afternoon, Joel Gill (GfGD’s National Director) gave a presentation within the ‘EOS7 – Geoethics and Geoeducation’ session at the EGU. This talk examined the value of placements in helping students to better contribute to sustainable development. Geologists have a lot of training in the field, as our recent photo series “Geologists in the Field” highli ...[Read More]
GfGD at #EGU2013: Day four
Our fourth day at EGU 2013, and not running low on energy (although pretty high on caffeine!). With the panel discussion on the use of blogs and social media in scientific research, our interview with the BBC science correspondent about science communication, and our #gfgdcomp question competition: communication is most definitely the theme of the day. Joel Gill, GfGD Director, gave a talk today a ...[Read More]
GfGD at #EGU2013 – Day three
Mid-week at the EGU conference, and we’ve finally got all three GfGD reps in the same place at the same time for a photo! Another busy day, and we’ve picked out a few examples of the latest research being presented at EGU: c The Link Between Rainfall and Cholera in Haiti Prior to the devastating earthquake in 2010, cholera had never been reported on the small island of Haiti. The outbr ...[Read More]
GfGD at #EGU2013: Day two
Here is an insight into what the GfGD team got up to on day two of #EGU2013! c Geoethics and Natural Hazards This morning saw sessions on ‘Geoethics and Natural Hazards’ that contained plenty of enthusiastic discussion on the L’Aquila case. Joel Gill, GfGD’s Director was there bright and early and covered the session on Twitter: Keep up with all of the GfGD team at #EGU2013 ...[Read More]
GfGD at #EGU2013: Day one
The GfGD team have landed in Vienna for the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2013! You can find Joel (GfGD Director), Rosalie (GfGD Blog Manager) and Faith (GfGD University Groups Officer) in sessions on hazards, water and climate (see our schedule highlights for the general plan!). We will be tweeting and blogging about the latest research from the press centre. Dangerous Phenomena I s ...[Read More]
Friday Photo (73) Geologists in the Field – Greece
Geologists mapping the surface trace of a fault in Greece, a seismically active zone. Credit: Joel Gill (2007) (c) Geology for Global Development 2013