The EGU’s Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) programme offers teachers attending the conference the opportunity to hone their Earth science skills. The General Assembly workshop is one of GIFT’s most important activities of the year, combining talks on current research with hands-on activities presented by educators. What’s more, scientists can also come to the sessions – here’s …[Read More]
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Alumnus profile #6 – Dr Susan Little
The latest in our mini-series chronicling the after-(PhD)-lives of University of Bristol Earth Science alumni… Dr Susan Little Post-doctoral researcher, ETH Zürich PhD title “‘The Oceanic Biogeochemical Cycling of Cu and Zn and their Isotopes’”
At the Assembly: Monday highlights
Welcome to the 2014 General Assembly! This is the first full day of sessions and there’s a feast of them to choose from. Every day we’ll be sharing some super sessions and events at EGU 2014 here on GeoLog and you can complement this information with EGU Today, the daily newsletter of the General Assembly. …[Read More]
Conference top tips for EGU 2014
Vienna hosts the 2014 European Geosciences Union this week so I thought I would post my own top tips for getting the most of conferences. These are very much my own opinions on this; feel free to disagree and/or add to them in the comments or on Twitter! 1. Don’t go to too many talks …[Read More]
European Geosciences Union – General Assembly 2014 (Part 5) – Natural Hazards Discussion
If you’re coming to the EGU General Assembly, and interested in natural hazards, we highly recommend this opportunity to join a discussion session related to the broad theme of ‘Natural Hazards Education, Communications and the Science-Policy-Practice Interface.‘ You can register to give a 2 minute ‘pop-up’ talk and find out more information here.
European Geosciences Union – General Assembly 2014 (Part 4)
A couple of weeks ago we outlined the ways in which we will be participating in the EGU General Assembly taking place in Vienna next week. We’re currently asking a few of the GfGD team who are attending to give us an outline of the sessions that caught their eye and to tell us more about their roles at …[Read More]
Where is the EGU General Assembly?
The General Assembly is almost here. Presentations are complete, posters are printed, bags are packed and all you need to do is get to the conference… The Austria Center Vienna (ACV), the Assembly venue, is not far from the city centre and can easily be reached from the airport and central train station. You can get …[Read More]
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: The EGU kindly host our blog – great to …[Read More]
From landfill to jet fuel: the plastic panacea?
Last week British Airways announced that the world’s first sustainable aviation fuel plant will be built in Thurrock, Essex. The airline claims that 575,000 tonnes of plastic waste, otherwise destined for landfill or incineration, will be converted into 120,000 tonnes of liquid fuel each year. According to BA, that’s enough to power the annual flights …[Read More]
Modelling the Vadose Zone…What fun!
Sometimes our projects take stage and unexpected turns down pathways that we have no experience in whatsoever. My project on the input of Fukushima iodine-129 into groundwater has taken one of those turns. This is not a bad thing, but it is a time consuming one, as these deviations often are. However, instead of bemoaning …[Read More]