Simon Clark

4 days ago | taking-liberties.squarespace.com | Simon Clark

Over the bridge to Skye Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 14:00 Thirty-five years ago we visited the Isle of Skye for the first time. The Skye Bridge didn’t exist so we caught the ferry at Kyle of Lochalsh, stayed at Hotel Eilean Iarmain overlooking the Sound of Sleat on the south east side of the island, and returned to the mainland via the smaller Mallaig ferry that still operates today.

1 week ago | blogs.egu.eu | Simon Clark |organisational development. Simon

Early Career Scientists (ECS) – defined as a student, a PhD candidate, or a practising scientist who received their highest certificate (e.g. BSc, MSc or PhD) within the past seven years – compose about half of EGU’s members. Many of the sessions and events throughout the Assembly are built with our ECS attendees in mind, from introducing you to the Assembly and the Union as a whole or the numerous ECS-orientated networking events and short courses.

1 week ago | blogs.egu.eu | Simon Clark |organisational development. Simon

The General Assembly is the nucleus around which EGU’s community gathers and connects, providing a week of opportunity to meet new people and reaffirm old bonds. Progress within science and its impact on society rises from the confluence of ideas and a diversity of voices; to facilitate meeting and discussion at the Assembly, #EGU25 offers a number of paths for building your network.

1 week ago | taking-liberties.squarespace.com | Simon Clark

Bill Gibson, RIP Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 9:30 Sorry to hear that Bill Gibson has died. Bill, 75, was a non-smoker who lived in Lockerbie, Scotland, and was a former director of the International Coalition Against Prohibition (now dissolved), and Forces International, a US-based smokers’ rights group. Condolences to his family and friends.

1 week ago | taking-liberties.squarespace.com | Simon Clark

Well, I didn't see that coming. Penny Mordaunt, former Leader of the House of Commons and, briefly, Secretary of State for Defence, has joined British American Tobacco to advise the company on its harm reduction programme. It’s a huge coup for BAT and, predictably, the tobacco control lobby is raging. The funniest response so far, however, is a tweet (reproduced below) by Hazel Cheeseman, CEO of ASH.