Teachers and educators: apply now for the EGU26 GIFT workshop! 27 October 2025 '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 Wednesday 26 November 2025. Read more
Call for abstracts to the EGU26 General Assembly now open! 22 October 2025 The EGU General Assembly 2026 (3 - 8 May) will bring together geoscientists from all over the world for an hybrid format meeting, combining both on-site and virtual elements for posters, orals and PICO formats, in disciplines across the Earth, planetary and space sciences. Read more
EGU Public Engagement Grants: 2025 winners announced 20 October 2025 The EGU Outreach Committee has named four Public Engagement Grant winners this year: a community air quality initiative in Ghana, an Earth-observation based educational card game for older adults in Italy, an educational animation about climate change for children in the UK and a low-cost water sensor initiative for farms and communities in the Philippines. Read more
GeoCinema at EGU26 – submit your short film now 20 October 2025 After another successful year at the General Assembly, GeoCinema is back for EGU26! Submit your Earth, planetary or space science film and it could be screened on-site and virtually for the whole conference! Deadline for submission is 5 December 2025. Read more
Invisible poison: Airborne mercury from gold mining is contaminating African food crops, new study warns Press release 20 October 2025 New research reveals airborne mercury from unregulated gold mining is contaminating African food crops directly through the leaves, not the soil, as previously thought. This urgent finding shows plants are "breathing in" a neurotoxin, raising urgent concerns for food security and human health in communities reliant on local agriculture. Read more
Record-breaking 2024 Amazon fires drive unprecedented carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation Press release 8 October 2025 A new study by researchers at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just undergone its most devastating forest fire season in over two decades, which triggered record-breaking carbon emissions and exposed the region’s growing ecological fragility despite a slowing trend in deforestation. The 2024 fires released an estimated 791 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which roughly equates to the annual emissions of Germany. This marks a sevenfold increase from the average of the previous two years. Read more
Antarctic Sea ice emerges as key predictor of accelerated ocean warming Press release 2 October 2025 A major international study has identified Antarctic sea ice as a critical predictor of how much heat Earth’s oceans will absorb this century, with major implications for global warming projections, sea level rise, and climate targets. Read more
The Loupe – September: Powering the future 30 September 2025 In our newsletter this month; what is the history of the OPEC nations and how does our petroleum-centric past prepare us for a sustainable future, what can you do to celebrate Earth Science Week, how to manage vulnerabilities during fieldwork, work-students; apply for a vacancy in community development, and more! Read more
2025 call for EGU Geoscience Education Field Officers 30 September 2025 The EGU’s Education Committee is seeking to appoint volunteer Geoscience Education Field Officers to represent the EGU in countries across Europe. The major role of the field officers will be to provide professional development through interactive workshops for school teachers who have elements of geoscience in their teaching curriculum. Apply by 31 October 2025. Read more
Job alert! EGU is seeking a part-time work student in Community Development! 26 September 2025 The Union is seeking a student with eligibility under the German work-student program to help support EGU’s community development activities! Closing date for applications is 24 October 2025. Read more
