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EGU’s Outreach Committee are seeking participants for the 2026 Teacher-Scientist Pairing Scheme and co-create a video lesson that can be used in schools.
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is excited to announce this year’s Science Journalism Fellowship awardees: Tim Hornyak, Marta Abbà, and Alejandro Munoz
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.
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.
'Natural Hazards, Human Impact and Earth's Resources: Shaping life and Earth' will be the theme of the EGU26 Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshop to be held from 4-6 May 2026. Apply for your place by Friday 28 November 2025.
During November, several important dates are recognised, including the International LGBTQIA+ in STEM Day on November 18. This month is also designated as Transgender Awareness Month, culminating in the recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance yesterday, November 20. In celebration of our LGBTQIA+ community, this blog highlights some of the activities we undertook throughout the last year. Below, you can find answers to such questions as: What are the current challenges encountered by LGBTQIA+ geoscientists? How does EGU support its …
August in Ladakh is a time of golden fields and harvest songs, not snowstorms. Yet in 2025, this rhythm broke. Panikhar village in Ladakh woke beneath fifteen centimetres of snow, an unseasonal blanket that changed the functioning of the valley and stunned its people. What began as a glaciological field trip turned into a firsthand encounter with climate uncertainty. This blog captures those extraordinary days when August brought winter to the Trans-Himalayas, revealing how mountain communities endure, adapt, and find …
Geological timescales Unless you regularly work in “deep” time or are very interested in Earth’s very ancient history you might not be too familiar with Earth’s geological timescale. What I am referring to is this: From the very beginning of Earth’s formation ~4.5 billion years ago to today each period is defined and catalogued by events that occurred within them. Many of the periods are named around the place and culture where they were discovered, e.g., the Silurian and Cambrian …
