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The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is excited to announce this year’s Science Journalism Fellowship awardees: Sophie Fessl, Rebecca Wolfer, and Antonio Alonso Rodríguez.
Are you an EGU member who wants to sharpen your mentorship skills - either as a novice seeking support or an experienced participant looking to provide it? Why not register to take part in our free mentoring training session, organised by the EGU Outreach Committee, to be held on Wednesday 28 October.
Why do storybook donkeys know about earthquakes? Discover a new show premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August exploring seismology and science through storytelling and song, funded by the EGU Special Activity Fund and with support from the University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences.
The EGU, in close collaboration with the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development, are providing an EGU member with the opportunity to visit Brussels and work alongside a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) to learn more about how science can be used to support policymaking in Europe! Apply by 1 September 2026.
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.
A frozen lake can be more than a layer of ice. It can become a road, a fishing ground, a place of spiritual significance, or a window into a changing climate. From the ice-covered waters of the Northern Hemisphere to Patagonia, lake ice shapes ecosystems and influences communities. But as temperatures rise, lake ice is […]
A question with no single answer Imagine you are responsible for the water supply of a small town in the hills. Your wells tap groundwater, fed by rain and snowmelt seeping slowly through soil and rock. One day the town council asks a simple question: Will there still be enough water in August, fifty years […]
Aberfan is located in the South Wales Valleys and developed as a coal mining village during the industrial revolution in the mid-1800s. The village is much like any of the other villages scattered across the region – rows on rows of small terrace houses, nestled into the sides and bottom of steep, glacially eroded valleys. […]
