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<small class="text-uppercase">Policy</small> EGU science-policy pairing scheme <small></small> </h1> </div> </section> <div id="breadcrumbs" class="breadcrumbs"> <div class="container d-sm-flex align-items-baseline"> <div class="flex-grow-1"><nav aria-label="breadcrumb"><ol class="breadcrumb"><li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="/">Home</a></li><li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="/policy/">Policy</a></li><li class="breadcrumb-item active" aria-current="page"><a href="/policy/pairing-schemes/">EGU science-policy pairing scheme</a></li></ol></nav></div> <div class="d-none d-sm-block text-nowrap ml-2"></div> <div class="d-none d-sm-block text-nowrap ml-2"> <form method="GET" action="/search/" class="form-inline auto-submit flex-nowrap"> <label for="site_keywords" class="sr-only">Site search</label> <div class="input-group"> <input placeholder="Site search" type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm" autocomplete="off" id="site_keywords" name="keywords" value=""> <div 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Science can help policymakers to more accurately assess the benefits and potential consequences of different policy pathways. To help promote a culture of evidence-informed policymaking and encourage stronger science-policy partnerships, the EGU sponsors an annual science-policy pairing scheme.</p> <p>The scheme offers selected Europe-based EGU members the opportunity to gain insights into the policymaking process and the types of information policymakers need while at the same time providing policymakers with access to scientific expertise. As part of the scheme, selected EGU members will visit Brussels and work alongside a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) who has volunteered to participate in this scheme. All expenses will be covered by the EGU. The dates and specific activities that will take place during the pairing scheme will be determined by each MEP’s needs, the area of expertise of the selected scientist and the participants’ availability.</p> <p>Below you will find the EGU’s past and future pairing schemes. If you require any additional information, please contact the EGU Policy Manager Chloe Hill via <a href="mailto:policy@egu.eu">policy@egu.eu</a>.</p> <div class="headline"> <h2>Past pairing schemes</h2> </div> <article class="media"> <img alt="Hemicycle EU Parliament with member flags close up at rear 2..JPG" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/a9/6c/a96c6577-7ce5-4cb6-b0aa-d682f49944c9/hemicycle_eu_parliament_with_member_flags_close_up_at_rear_2.jpg__120x120_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/a9/6c/a96c6577-7ce5-4cb6-b0aa-d682f49944c9/hemicycle_eu_parliament_with_member_flags_close_up_at_rear_2.jpg__120x120_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/a9/6c/a96c6577-7ce5-4cb6-b0aa-d682f49944c9/hemicycle_eu_parliament_with_member_flags_close_up_at_rear_2.jpg__240x240_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <h3 class="h4"><a href="/policy/pairing-schemes/5/the-egu-2024-science-policy-pairing-scheme-with-mep-jutta-paulus/">The EGU 2024 Science-Policy Pairing Scheme with MEP Jutta Paulus</a></h3> <ul class="list-inline"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 4 November 2024</li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="fas fa-fw fa-globe"></i> Brussels, Belgium</li> </ul> <p><p>This year's Science-Policy Pairing Scheme will be with MEP <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197466/JUTTA_PAULUS/home">Jutta Paulus</a>, a German Member of the European Parliament (MEP), representing the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance. If you are interested in participating, please submit your <a href="https://www.egu.eu/forms/EGU_PairingScheme2024/">application form</a>, attaching a CV (max 1-page) and a cover letter outlining your motivation for participating in the pairing scheme, by <strong>midnight CET 4 November 2024</strong>.</p></p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a href="/policy/pairing-schemes/5/the-egu-2024-science-policy-pairing-scheme-with-mep-jutta-paulus/" aria-label="Read more about The EGU 2024 Science-Policy Pairing Scheme with MEP Jutta Paulus">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img alt="WhatsApp Image 2023-11-17 at 14.25.07.jpeg" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/0b/3c/0b3ca77b-4745-4e94-9343-c4bc8a2e93f7/whatsapp_image_2023-11-17_at_142507.jpeg__120x120_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/0b/3c/0b3ca77b-4745-4e94-9343-c4bc8a2e93f7/whatsapp_image_2023-11-17_at_142507.jpeg__120x120_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/0b/3c/0b3ca77b-4745-4e94-9343-c4bc8a2e93f7/whatsapp_image_2023-11-17_at_142507.jpeg__240x240_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <h3 class="h4"><a href="/policy/pairing-schemes/4/the-egu-2023-science-policy-pairing-scheme-with-mep-martin-hojsik-and-mep-petros-kokkalis/">The EGU 2023 Science-Policy Pairing Scheme with MEP Martin Hojsík and MEP Petros Kokkalis</a></h3> <ul class="list-inline"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 13–24 November 2023</li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="fas fa-fw fa-globe"></i> Brussels, Belgium</li> </ul> <p><p>In November 2023, the EGU sponsored two scientists to work alongside a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for up to a week inside the European Parliament in November 2023.</p> <p>Daniele la Cecilia was paired with MEP <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197770/MARTIN_HOJSIK/home">Martin Hojsík</a> and Stelios Karozis was paired with MEP <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197743/PETROS_KOKKALIS/home">Petros Kokkalis</a>.</p></p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a href="/policy/pairing-schemes/4/the-egu-2023-science-policy-pairing-scheme-with-mep-martin-hojsik-and-mep-petros-kokkalis/" aria-label="Read more about The EGU 2023 Science-Policy Pairing Scheme with MEP Martin Hojsík and MEP Petros Kokkalis">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img alt="Elias and Norber Lins.jpeg" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/c4/3f/c43f4b63-2c92-47ff-ae55-8b901c4ab99f/elias_and_norber_lins.jpeg__120x120_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/c4/3f/c43f4b63-2c92-47ff-ae55-8b901c4ab99f/elias_and_norber_lins.jpeg__120x120_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/c4/3f/c43f4b63-2c92-47ff-ae55-8b901c4ab99f/elias_and_norber_lins.jpeg__240x240_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <h3 class="h4"><a href="/policy/pairing-schemes/3/the-2022-egu-science-policy-pairing-scheme-with-mep-norbert-lins/">The 2022 EGU science-policy pairing scheme with MEP Norbert Lins</a></h3> <ul class="list-inline"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 7–11 November 2022</li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="fas fa-fw fa-globe"></i> Brussels, Belgium</li> </ul> <p><p>The 2022 iteration of the <span class="caps">EGU</span> Science-Policy Pairing Scheme was hosted in November with <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124808/NORBERT_LINS/home" rel="nofollow">Norbert Lins</a>, an <span class="caps">MEP</span> representing Germany and the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and <span class="caps">EGU</span> member, <a href="https://www.mmu.ac.uk/staff/profile/dr-elias-symeonakis" rel="nofollow">Elias Symeonakis</a>.</p></p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a href="/policy/pairing-schemes/3/the-2022-egu-science-policy-pairing-scheme-with-mep-norbert-lins/" aria-label="Read more about The 2022 EGU science-policy pairing scheme with MEP Norbert Lins">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img alt="EU parliament s.jpg" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/7c/d7/7cd7ddf8-64b6-478c-9b30-41b7997162f3/eu_parliament_s.jpg__120x120_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/7c/d7/7cd7ddf8-64b6-478c-9b30-41b7997162f3/eu_parliament_s.jpg__120x120_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/7c/d7/7cd7ddf8-64b6-478c-9b30-41b7997162f3/eu_parliament_s.jpg__240x240_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <h3 class="h4"><a href="/policy/pairing-schemes/2/the-202021-egu-science-policy-pairing-scheme-renee-bichler-and-mep-maria-spyraki/">The 2020/21 EGU science-policy pairing scheme: Renée Bichler and MEP Maria Spyraki</a></h3> <ul class="list-inline"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 1 December 2020</li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="fas fa-fw fa-globe"></i> Brussels, Belgium</li> </ul> <p><p>The <span class="caps">EGU</span>’s 2020/21 pairing scheme paired Renée Bichler, <span class="caps">EGU</span> member and German Aerospace Center PhD Candidate, with Maria Spyraki, an <span class="caps">MEP</span> representing Greece and the Group of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament. Due to <span class="caps">COVID</span> restrictions, the 2020/21 pairing scheme was hosted virtually.</p></p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a href="/policy/pairing-schemes/2/the-202021-egu-science-policy-pairing-scheme-renee-bichler-and-mep-maria-spyraki/" aria-label="Read more about The 2020/21 EGU science-policy pairing scheme: Renée Bichler and MEP Maria Spyraki">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img alt="photo_MEP_2.jpg" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/ce/e1/cee14fec-99c3-47a9-93a1-778bc9aa9a21/photo_mep_2.jpg__120x120_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/ce/e1/cee14fec-99c3-47a9-93a1-778bc9aa9a21/photo_mep_2.jpg__120x120_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/ce/e1/cee14fec-99c3-47a9-93a1-778bc9aa9a21/photo_mep_2.jpg__240x240_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <h3 class="h4"><a href="/policy/pairing-schemes/1/the-2019-egu-science-policy-pairing-scheme-solmaz-mohadjer-and-mep-miapetra-kumpula-natri/">The 2019 EGU science-policy pairing scheme: Solmaz Mohadjer and MEP Miapetra Kumpula-Natri</a></h3> <ul class="list-inline"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 20–21 November 2019</li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="fas fa-fw fa-globe"></i> Brussels, Belgium</li> </ul> <p><p>The EGU’s first science-policy pairing scheme paired <span class="caps">EGU</span> member Solmaz Mohadjer, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tübingen, with Finnish Member of the European Parliament (<span class="caps">MEP</span>) Miapetra Kumpula-Natri.</p></p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a href="/policy/pairing-schemes/1/the-2019-egu-science-policy-pairing-scheme-solmaz-mohadjer-and-mep-miapetra-kumpula-natri/" aria-label="Read more about The 2019 EGU science-policy pairing scheme: Solmaz Mohadjer and MEP Miapetra Kumpula-Natri">Read more</a> </div> </article> </div> </main>  <footer class="d-print-none"> <div class="footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 mb-4 mb-md-0"> <div class="footer-heading"> <h2>About EGU</h2> </div> <p>EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide. 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