Oral Presentations The guidelines for oral presentations are online. The link also specifies the equipment available in each room (laptop, microphone, laser pointer, ability to hook up your own laptop, etc.). Oral presentations this year are in four 90-minute time blocks, with each talk being about 12 minutes long with 3 minutes for questions. Please be …[Read More]
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Friday Photo (70): Geologists in the Field – Debrief on the Beach
Undergraduates have a debriefing session on the beach in Dorset to discuss the geological history of the cliff face in the background. (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
Vienna for the EGU General Assembly: arriving, sleeping and exploring the city
How to get to Vienna and what to do when you’re there – a brief, and by no means comprehensive, introduction: Getting here Vienna’s International Airport is served by many of the major European airlines. If you would like to consider overland transport (e.g train, car) there is an Information page on the EGU General …[Read More]
A first-timer’s guide to the 2013 General Assembly
Will this be your first time at an EGU General Assembly? With over 11,000 participants in a massive venue, the GA can be a confusing and, at times, overwhelming place. To help you find your way, we have compiled an introductory handbook filled with history, useful presentation pointers, and tips about Vienna and its surroundings. Download …[Read More]
Resources: Free Online Training on Responsible Mining
Impactmin offer free online training courses where you can learn more about the impact of mining. Here Peter Gyuris, the project manager of Impactmin, writes to tell us more about what the courses have to offer. In its strictest sense, the term “Mining” refers directly to the activity of extraction of metallic or non-metallic …[Read More]
EGU 2013 General Assembly Programme now online!
The EGU General Assembly 2013 programme is available here. The scientific programme of the General Assembly 2013 includes Union Symposia, Interdivision Sessions, Educational and Outreach Symposia, as well as oral and poster sessions on disciplinary and interdisciplinary topics covering the full spectrum of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The Keynote and Medal Lectures, Great Debate in the Geosciences, Short Courses, Townhall …[Read More]
Geology Photo of the Week #24
The photo of the week is one that I took in November on my glacial sedimentology class trip to the Buckingham sand pit and at first glance it looks pretty boring. Nothing could be further from the truth though when you consider the implications of this lonely old block sitting al by itself in these …[Read More]
Imaggeo on Mondays: A fractured relationship – when lava meets ice
The Kuril Island Chain is formed by four active volcanoes: Golovnin, Mendeleev, Tyatya and Smirnov. Stolbchaty Cape, where the Okhotsk Sea meets the coast of Kunashir Island, is not far from Mendeleev Volcano – responsible for the many hot springs in the area. These are fed by seawater and heated as the water comes into …[Read More]
Women and Water
March the 8th is International Women’s Day. There are many problems that solely or disproportionately affect women, particularly in developing countries where many women are still fighting for basic gender equality. In honour of International Women’s day, we look at the importance of access to clean water for women and girls. It is vital that both …[Read More]
Friday Photo (69): Geologists in the Field – on Top of the Fault
These two geologists are standing at the top of a fault in Greece. The large elevation has built up over successive earthquakes, each moving the right hand side a few meters higher than the downthrow side of the fault on the left. (c) Geology for Global Development 2013