2020 will certainly be memorable, but sadly not for the 50th anniversary meeting of the Geochemistry Group…
We know that this is a challenging time for many. Early career researchers, in particular, are at heightened risk of loneliness. Motivation to work can be a challenge.
All this got me thinking about our motivations more generally. Why am I on the committee of the Geochemistry Group? What actually gives meaning to life?
Around the turn of the 20th century, William James, the “Father of American Psychology” (according to Wikipedia) wrote:
‘The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated’
And Abraham Maslow put belonging into his famous Hierarchy of Needs in 1943.
I think that, at a basic level, these ideas (i.e. being appreciated, belonging) boil down to not being forgotten.
So, we just wanted to say this:
The Geochemistry Group have not forgotten you! – Our amazing community of UK and international geochemists.
We are absolutely thrilled that more than 520 of you joined our scientific writing webinar, hosted in collaboration with Elsevier. Thanks so much to all of you, to our star coordinator Marc-Alban Millet, and to Tessa da Roo and Andrew Kerr for co-hosting with Marc-Alban. If you missed it (or if you didn’t!), you can find a fantastic diversity of skills based content on the Researcher Academy pages at Elsevier.
And we want to hear from you! What can we do for you in the coming months? If you have ideas, please reply to this post, tweet us @geochemgroup, or use the Facebook group.
GGRiP will return, in some form, at some point (TBC…).
In the meantime, don’t forget that Virtual Goldschmidt 2020 is coming up. Registration for student members is only $25 (a fantastic saving compared to a flight to Hawaii!).
We can’t wait to ‘see’ you there!
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