European Geosciences Union
www.egu.eu
The 2026 autumn elections for the next EGU Treasurer and Early Career Scientist (ECS) Union Representative will take place from 2 to 24 November 2026. EGU would like to invite you to propose a candidate to either of these vacancies by 8 September. All our members are welcome to propose a candidate, and you can even nominate yourself!
EGU's Executive Director Philippe Courtial was this year honoured with the prestigious JpGU international Contribution Award at the 2026 joint JpGU-AGU scientific meeting in Chiba, Japan, in May 2026.
Join the Special Activity Fund supported Mission Earth project, and help young people across Europe develop tools to communicate about climate change issues in their area!
Thanks to the enthusiastic efforts of our members and volunteers, EGU26 was another record breaking year with an amazing 22,497 people participating in the General Assembly, both in Vienna and online!
EGU has selected 10 member-proposed, high-profile or ‘out-of-the-box’ not-for-profit activities, with high visibility and large impact to receive up to 30,000€ from the EGU Special Activity Fund.
At the time of preparing this blog entry, we are less than 48 hours after the catastrophe which has hit the Himalaya. While the flow of new information continues, it is useful to summarize and clarify the key points around this event. WHAT? The massive destruction was caused by a flash flood. It was such a high energy that is rarely seen. Numerous videos can be found online. WHERE? The cause of the flash flood was a major glacier collapse …
Welcome to a new series on GeoLog dedicated to one of the most critical yet frequently misunderstood aspects of research: Communicating uncertainty in science. Over the coming months, we will feature six guest posts written by students from a summer course at the University of Tübingen. Bringing together 13 students across diverse disciplines, the course challenged them to reframe uncertainty as a driver of scientific progress rather than a weakness. Before launching the blogs that cover topics ranging from pandemic …
You are observing the construction of a bridge that will be initiated on the two banks of a river simultaneously, in such a way that the works will eventually meet in the middle of the river. You wonder, how do they make sure that the construction on the two sides will stay aligned with the millimeter precision that this project requires? You are aware of previous constructions where small miscalculations led to embarrassing results, such as the Laufenburg bridge between …
