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In our newsletter this month; what is the history of the OPEC nations and how does our petroleum-centric past prepare us for a sustainable future, what can you do to celebrate Earth Science Week, how to manage vulnerabilities during fieldwork, work-students; apply for a vacancy in community development, and more!
The European Union’s proposed 'European climate resilience and risk management initiative' aims to set out a comprehensive framework and plan for action to support EU countries, notably on preparedness and planning in the face of an increasingly complex landscape of climate-induced risk. In order to support this process, EGU's Climate Hazards and Risk Task Force has answered the call for evidence with seven key recommendations.
How much do you know about Sue the T-Rex?! Also revisit the Assam-Tibet earthquake of 1950, learn about how deaf communities are navigating climate change, nominate a candidate for EGU President and other Council roles, submit your EGU26 session proposals, and more in this month's newsletter!
Are you a researcher in Earth, Planetary or Space sciences wanting to share your work with wider non-academic audiences? This autumn the EGU Outreach Committee is sponsoring three workshop series’ to help you to develop the specific skills for interacting directly with a range of public audiences. Places are limited, so register for your preferred course today!
Mark the 60th anniversary of the innovative tunnel under Mont Blanc, discover your career options inside and out of academia, nominate a candidate for EGU President and other Council roles, submit your EGU26 session proposals and more!
Welcome to GeoTalk, Elizabeth! Could you introduce yourself and your background? I’m a genderfluid glaciologist living between previously glaciated, currently glaciated, and flood-prone landscapes. I am a postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. I did my bachelor’s in physics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and my Ph.D. in glacial geophysics at Columbia University in New York. I am also a writer and an artist. I started university as a communications major. I worked, variously, at the …
Imagine you are going on a long mountain tour. Your backpack is heavy, the path is steep, and although you have been walking for hours, all you can see ahead of you is the next climb. Doing a PhD is like climbing such a mountain. It can feel exhausting, there is always the next challenge ahead and the finish line seems to never get closer. Self-doubt and the feeling of not doing enough accompanies many PhD students along their journey. …
This miniseries features the tradition of ‘PhD hat’ making in German research institutes and universities. For those of you unfamiliar with this idea (as I once was), this is one of the final milestones a graduate student has before they are officially a “Dr.”. Upon the successful defense of a thesis, the labmates of the PhD student craft a graduation hat from a mishmash of scrap cardboard and memorabilia. Hours of work go into these beloved pieces, and you can …
