Apply now for EGU’s 2026 Education Fellowship for Early Career Scientists! 21 January 2026 The EGU’s Education Committee is now accepting applications for the 2026 Education Fellowship, to develop and deliver a creative initiative which promotes geoscience at the primary, secondary, and/or university education level. Apply by 23 February 2026. Read more
Announcing a new journal in EGU's open-access collection: Earth Observation! 20 January 2026 The EGU has this week launched a new publication, Earth Observation, an open-access, two-stage journal with open and public peer review, following the model of other EGU journals, published by Copernicus Publications. Read more
EGU Photo Competition 2026: open for submissions! 20 January 2026 Winners will receive a free registration to the EGU27 General Assembly. Submit your photos to imaggeo by 8 April to take part! Read more
Job alert! IT Specialist 19 January 2026 The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is seeking to appoint an IT Specialist to support the IT Manager. Applications will be assessed from the 6 February. Read more
Register now for the EGU26 Peer Support (formerly mentoring) programme! 15 January 2026 Applications are now open for experienced AND novice 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 support novice attendees in getting the most out of their experience during the week of the meeting. Submit your application by 31 March 2026. Read more
Apply for a mentoring position with the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) 2 January 2026 Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is offering one place to join a year long mentoring scheme, supported by EGU. Involving pastoral support and career advice, successful applications will get the chance to explore a range of climate relevant career options, whilst attending IEEP meetings and the EGU General Assembly in 2027. Apply by 13 February 2026. Read more
EGU General Assembly 2026: Media registration now open! Press release 18 December 2025 Members of the media, public information officers, and science bloggers are now invited to register for the meeting free of charge. EGU26 will be held from 3 - 8 May, 2026 both onsite in Vienna, Austria, and virtually. Read more
Attend EGU26 with no registration fee by participating in our Accessibility and Inclusivity Advisory Group 12 December 2025 In order to identify inflexiblities in the EGU General Assembly, EGU are offering 10 on-site registration fee waivers and 5 virtual registration fee waivers to individuals who experience one of a diverse range of barriers to conference participation, be that due to disability or chronic illness, caring responsibilities, or who have specific religious or gender-identity requirements etc. Submit your application by 23 January 2026. Read more
EGU member survey: what should EGU's priorities be? 10 December 2025 EGU is a member-led organisation, with around 20,000 members from all over the world. In order to make sure that we are heading in a direction our members want, we have put together a very short survey about what you think our strategic priorities should be over the next 5 years. If you are an EGU member, please share your opinion in this 5-10 minutes survey by 23 January 2026. Read more
EGU seeks proposals for the development of science communication workshops! 9 December 2025 Do you run online science communication workshops? The EGU Outreach Committee is soliciting the development and delivery of online workshops to provide training for our members in various aspects of science communication, so submit your proposal by Monday 19 January 2026. Read more
EGU announces election results 26 November 2025 The full results of the Union’s autumn 2025 election are now available. Read more
Apply for a Field School for Teachers, or Geoscience Education Event in 2026! 25 November 2025 The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is opening applications for its Field Schools for Teachers and its Geoscience Education Events schemes, which provide support and financial assistance for events promoting education in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. Apply by 31 December 2025. Read more
Job opportunity: EGU26 Press Assistant (science writer) 13 November 2025 We are looking for one science communicator or science journalist with experience in science writing and an interest in learning about how large geoscientific conferences work, to join our Communications Team for the week of EGU26! This role is most appropriate for PhD candidates and recently graduated individuals, apply by 26 November 2025. Read more
EGU’s Teacher-Scientist Pairing Scheme 2026 – apply now to co-create a video lesson for schools! 12 November 2025 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. Read more
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. Read more
Funding now available to host EGU-sponsored Geoscience Day 2026 public event! 10 November 2025 Apply now for up to €10,000 funding to host a Geoscience Day public event to raise awareness of the geosciences among school students, policymakers, journalists and the wider public. Deadline for applications is 19 January 2026. Read more
Vote for the next EGU President, General Secretary, Division Presidents and Early Career Scientist Union-wide Representative! 3 November 2025 From now until 25 November 2025, EGU members can vote in the Autumn 2025 EGU Election. If you are a 2025 member of the Union, you should have already received an email with a personalised voting link. Don't miss out on sharing your opinion on who should lead and shape EGU, and our activities, in the coming years! Read more
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 Read more
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. Read more
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 Friday 28 November 2025. Read more
