EGU announces election results
- 26 November 2025
The full results of the Union’s autumn 2025 election are now available.
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EGU announces the 2026 awards and medals!
- 11 November 2025
The European Geosciences Union is honouring 52 people at all stages of their careers who have made substantial contributions to the Earth, planetary, and space sciences.
Congratulations to EGU’s 2025 Science Journalism Fellows!
- 30 October 2025
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is excited to announce this year’s Science Journalism Fellowship awardees: Tim Hornyak, Marta Abbà, and Alejandro Munoz
EGU creates new Emergency Support policy, to provide assistance to any researcher globally affected by disaster, crisis or conflict.
- 29 October 2025
Following a vote by EGU’s volunteer Council, the EGU has adopted a new comprehensive emergency support policy that will provide greater access to all EGU's scientific tools, resources and opportunities to any researcher in the Earth, planetary and spaces sciences, anywhere in the world, who is impacted by disaster, crisis or conflict.
Register now for the EGU26 Peer Support programme!
- 28 October 2025
Applications are now open for experienced attendees to apply to be a part of the EGU26 Peer Support programme. The Peer Support programme, formerly called the mentoring scheme, helps experienced attendees of the General Assembly to facilitate novice attendees in getting the most out of their experience during the week of the meeting. Submit your application by 31 March 2026.
Latest posts from EGU blogs
How to Create Your Own Water-Themed Audiotour
- Hydrological Sciences
- posted 43 minutes ago
Imagine walking through the Swiss capital, Bern, a city full of water. While you walk, a voice from your headphones guides you along the way and tells you interesting facts about the river and other water sites. You discover the Matteschwelle dam, pass by several fountains, visit a historic weather station, and have a closer look at the clear blue water of the Aare River and its old bridges. This is possible with audio-guided tours – you can discover cities …
Rethinking Europe’s historical climate leadership in a ‘Time of Transition’
- GeoLog – EGU official blog
- posted 20 hours ago
The Think2030 Dialogue Denmark was held in crucial times, since once the uncontested frontrunner in global climate governance, Europe now faces the dual challenge of renewing its leadership and maintaining competitiveness amid a shifting geopolitical and technological landscape, alongside a constantly changing multilateral world order. At a time when global competition over clean technologies, resources, and policy influence is accelerating, the offers an opportunity to reassess Europe’s climate leadership. The discussions amongst policy-related organisations, academia, the business sector and civil …
Human civilization must survive on geological times: Why and How?
- Geodynamics
- posted 1 day ago
In this new blog, Prof. Taras Gerya and Prof. Robert Stern synthesize recent advances in planetary geodynamics, the evolution of complex life, and the future of human civilization. They explore why continents and plate tectonics are essential for the emergence of technological species, and what this means for humanity’s own long-term survival and the likelihood of finding intelligent life elsewhere. Building on the emerging field of Biogeodynamics, their discussion offers deep introspection on our place in the galaxy, framed by …