Communicate Your Science Video Competition 27 January 2015 Want to communicate your research to a wider audience and try your hand at video production? Now’s your chance! Young scientists pre-registered for the EGU General Assembly are invited to take part in the EGU’s Communicate Your Science Video Competition. Deadline has been extended to 12 March. Read more
Connecting Earth scientists and school students: apply to take part in I’m a Geoscientist! 23 January 2015 I’m a Geoscientist is a two-week-long science engagement event that takes place online. It aims to change students’ attitudes to the geosciences, and make them feel it’s something they can relate to and discuss in a rapidly changing world. For scientists, this is a unique opportunity to get involved with some public engagement from the comfort of your own home or lab computer, in your own time. The registration deadline for the next event, which is taking place on 9–20 March, is 6 February. Read more
Submit your abstract and register for the EGU 2015 General Assembly 3 January 2015 The EGU 2015 General Assembly, which is taking place in Vienna, Austria from 12–17 April, will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. Read more
Mason Inman and Karl Urban awarded EGU Science Journalism Fellowship Press release 15 December 2014 The European Geosciences Union (EGU) has named journalists Mason Inman and Karl Urban as the winners of its 2015 Science Journalism Fellowship. The support will allow Inman to dig into how estimates of shale gas resources are made, while Urban will report on obtaining a new kind of geothermal energy. Read more
Water’s role in the rise and fall of the Roman Empire Press release 11 December 2014 Smart agricultural practices and an extensive grain-trade network enabled the Romans to thrive in the water-limited environment of the Mediterranean, a new study shows. The research, by an international team of hydrologists and Roman historians, is published today in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Read more
EGU 2015 General Assembly: Media advisory 1 – Media registration now open Press release 4 December 2014 The 2015 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) provides an opportunity for journalists to hear about the latest research in the Earth, planetary and space sciences, and to talk to scientists from all over the world. The meeting, the largest geosciences conference in Europe, brings together over 12,000 researchers, and is taking place in Vienna, Austria, from 12 to 17 April. Read more
New website for the EGU blogs 3 December 2014 The EGU blogs, which include GeoLog (the Union’s official blog), network blogs (by external collaborators) and the newly introduced division blogs, have a new home. Check out the new and improved pages to find out more about the EGU and its divisions, and to read the latest on research in the Earth, planetary and space sciences. Read more
Results of the EGU Autumn 2014 elections 2 December 2014 The EGU election for the next Treasurer and Division Presidents closed on 01 December. The results are now available on the Elections page of this website. The EGU is grateful to all those who used their voting right. Active participation in elections ensures continuation of the well-established bottom-up structure of our Union! Read more
New edition of GeoQ out now! 1 December 2014 The latest, and final, issue of the EGU quarterly newsletter GeoQ is dedicated to The Anthropocene. It includes a report from the Anthropocene Working Group, the International Commission on Stratigraphy body in charge of examining whether humans have impacted the Earth significantly enough to merit defining a new geological epoch, an era of humanity’s own making. This issue also features a contribution from the EGU President about new thinking, data and models for doing geosciences in the Anthropocene. Read more
EGU 2015 Science Journalism Fellowships (up to €5k) – deadline extended Press release 17 November 2014 The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is once again offering fellowships for journalists to report on ongoing research in the geosciences. Successful applicants will receive up to €5000 to cover expenses related to their projects, including following scientists on location. The deadline for applications is 23 November. Read more
EGU co-sponsored meetings: support request 12 November 2014 Do you need support from the EGU to organise a meeting in the Earth, planetary or space sciences? Up until 31 December 2014, we welcome proposals for topical meetings, training schools and workshops, as well as applications for EGU sponsorship of external meetings, for the year 2015. Read more
Voting for the next EGU Treasurer and Division Presidents now open! 4 November 2014 From now until 1 December 2014, EGU members can vote in the Autumn 2014 EGU Election. If you are an active member of the Union, you should have already received an email with a personalised voting link. Remember that active participation in EGU elections ensures continuation of the well-established bottom-up structure of our Union! Read more
EGU2015: Applying for financial support to attend the General Assembly 29 October 2014 A limited amount of the overall budget of the EGU General Assembly is reserved to assist young scientists and established scientists from low and middle income countries who wish to present their work at the meeting. Scientists who wish to apply for financial support should submit an abstract, on which they are first authors, by 28 November 2014. Read more
EGU 2015 call for papers 29 October 2014 Are you interested in presenting your work at the upcoming EGU General Assembly? Make sure to submit your abstract by 07 January 2015, 13:00 CET. If you would like to apply for financial support to attend the meeting, please submit your abstract no later than 28 November 2014. The EGU 2015 General Assembly is taking place in Vienna, Austria from 12 to 17 April 2015. Read more
EGU announces 2015 awards and medals 13 October 2014 The EGU has named the 39 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Young Scientist Awards. Read more
Educators: apply now to take part in the 2015 GIFT workshop! 23 September 2014 The Geosciences Information For Teachers workshop is taking place on April 13–15 2015 at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The topic of the 2015 edition of GIFT is Mineral Resources. The workshop will explore the challenges of using natural mineral resources in a rapidly developing and growing world. Read more
New edition of GeoQ out now! 3 September 2014 The latest issue of the EGU quarterly newsletter is dedicated to ‘Local events, global impacts’. Read more
Planet Press: EGU news for children! 3 September 2014 The EGU has launched a new educational initiative called Planet Press: short versions of our press releases written in a child-friendly language. The project aims to get children (mainly 7-13 year olds), and their parents and educators, interested in and engaged with up-to-date scientific research and news. Read more
Highs and lows: height changes in the ice sheets mapped Press release 20 August 2014 Researchers in Germany have used satellite data to map elevation and elevation changes in both Greenland and Antarctica. The new maps are the most complete published to date, from a single satellite mission. The results are published today in The Cryosphere. Read more
EGU election for Division Presidents and Treasurer: propose a candidate 13 August 2014 The autumn 2014 election, when 2014 EGU members will be able to vote for Division Presidents and the EGU Treasurer, is taking place from 1 November to 1 December. Until 15 September you are kindly asked to propose a candidate to either vacancy by filling in the candidate proposal form. Read more