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Geodesy

PhD abroad: Shuxian Liu

A graphical illustration in watercolour optic with human silhouettes in different colours, and several smaller elements such as an ocean and a satellite.

Doing a PhD is a challenge in itself. Doing it in another country, away from family and friends, is even harder. Handling the requirements of academia while adjusting to a new culture, language, and way of life can be overwhelming at times. But, doing a PhD abroad is not defined by challenges alone. A new academic and social environment can lead to new friendships, fresh perspectives, and personal ...[Read More]

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Biogeosciences

How to write a competitive MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship

How to write a competitive MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship

Demonstrating independence is a critical step when you pursue a career in academia: not only being excellent at executing research, but also showing you can shape ideas into a coherent project, choose the right environment, and lead work that matters. EU funding can be a strong catalyst for that transition, especially in the postdoc phase, because it is designed to reward clear scientific vision p ...[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Behind the Poster: Extending the Wave Telescope – An Interview with EGU 2024 Outstanding Student Paper Presentation (OSPP) Award Winner Leonard Schulz

Behind the Poster: Extending the Wave Telescope – An Interview with EGU 2024 Outstanding Student Paper Presentation (OSPP) Award Winner Leonard Schulz

1. Congratulations on your OSPP Award 2024! What was your initial reaction to winning, and how has it helped your career as an early-career scientist? I was very delighted and also proud that my work is recognized in this way. I also understood in hindsight why I had little time to breathe during my poster presentation slot; some of the people asking a lot of the questions will have been the judge ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Challenger: the lessons of a teacher who never reached space

Challenger: the lessons of a teacher who never reached space

Humankind’s development is often associated with facing challenges. The original ideas required to solve new problems keep pushing the power of human creation towards more sophisticated and practical solutions. However, part of the excitement of any challenge comes from the dangers of trying something that nobody has accomplished before. An example of technological advances driven by human a ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

The Sassy scientist – How I became 10x efficient with this simple trick?

The Sassy scientist – How I became 10x efficient with this simple trick?

Snowy days are here! Between two slides and snow ball (kind and consented) fights with colleagues, let’s see what’s in my mailbox… Well, this one is pretty topical, let’s go! Dear Sassy scientist, I think I lost all motivation for research but I need to work! What do I do? Please help me! My sweet cute pie, Let me ask you a quick question, when was the last time you took va ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Jacobus Kapteyn at 175: Still expanding our cosmic horizon

Jacobus Kapteyn at 175: Still expanding our cosmic horizon

January 19th marked the 175th birthday of Dutch astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn. His work and legacy had a profound yet subtle impact on the astronomical community and our understanding of the cosmos. His lasting contributions and methodologies continue to be refined and provide the foundation for ongoing astronomical research and discoveries. After he completed his studies, Kapteyn worked at Leiden Ob ...[Read More]

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Ocean Sciences

How do mesoscale eddies modulate CO2 fluxes in the Southern Ocean?

How do mesoscale eddies modulate CO2 fluxes in the Southern Ocean?

Mesoscale eddies and Southern Ocean carbon sink The Southern Ocean takes up more than a quarter of the anthropogenic CO₂. Its powerful westerly winds, deep overturning circulation, and intense mixing make it a major player in Earth’s climate system. But beneath this large-scale picture lies a world of swirling, dynamic structures that constantly reshape the ocean’s physical and biogeochemical prop ...[Read More]

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Tectonics and Structural Geology

TS Must-read – wrap up and tectonics history

TS Must-read – wrap up and tectonics history

TS Must-read series, the wrap up  In 2020, we started the Must Read activity by asking the TS community a simple question: which papers do you think every tectonics and structural geology student should read? that led to more than a thousand nominations and lively debate. A short list of 48 Must Read papers was distilled by adding 3 complementary contributions to the 45 entries that had the larges ...[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

HydroTalks: Heidi Kreibich about Floods, Human-water Feedbacks, and the IAHS Scientific Decade Panta Rhei

HydroTalks: Heidi Kreibich about Floods, Human-water Feedbacks, and the IAHS Scientific Decade Panta Rhei

For this month’s episode of HydroTalks, we’re thrilled to welcome Heidi Kreibich. She is  head of the Section Hydrology at GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences and senior lecturer at the Geography Department of Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin. Heidi is also president of the Natural Hazards division of the EGU and president of the International Commission on Human-Water Feedbacks in the IAHS. In add ...[Read More]