EGU 2016 General Assembly media advisory 2 – Meeting programme online, provisional press conference topics Press release 3 March 2016 The programme for the 2016 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is now online. The meeting, which attracts some 13,000 scientists, provides an opportunity for journalists to hear about the latest research in the Earth and space sciences and to talk to scientists from all over the world. This year’s conference features debates on sustainable development in the Arctic and on economic growth and climate change. Press conferences include presentations on detecting nuclear explosions, on finding out how ancient organisms moved and fed, and on the latest developments from ESA’s Asteroid Impact Mission, among other topics. The meeting is taking place on 17–22 April in Vienna, Austria, at the Austria Center Vienna. Read more
News from the EGU: EGU 2016 programme, great debates, waders and smartphones (February 2016) 1 March 2016 The February 2016 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Fishing meets science with waders and smartphones Press release 29 February 2016 Dutch and American researchers have developed waders equipped with temperature sensors that enable fly-fishers to find the best fishing locations while collecting data to help scientists study streams. The research is published today (29 February) in Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI), an open access journal of the European Geosciences Union. Read more
Screening truffles for radioactivity 30 years from Chernobyl Press release 25 February 2016 Swiss and German researchers have analysed Burgundy truffles collected in central Europe and found they contain only negligible amounts of radioactive caesium, being safe for consumption. The results are published today (25 February) in Biogeosciences. Read more
Terri Cook and Phil McKenna awarded EGU Science Journalism Fellowship Press release 23 February 2016 The European Geosciences Union (EGU) has named journalists Terri Cook and Phil McKenna as the winners of its 2016 Science Journalism Fellowship. The support will allow Cook to look into how artificial floods are used to support sustainable water development, while McKenna will report on how trees and buildings can weaken seismic vibrations. Read more
EGU Great Debates set the trend 18 February 2016 Nicholas Arndt, EGU Outreach Committee Chair, and John Ludden, EGU President 2005–2007, write about the Great Debates in the geosciences, which were first held at the EGU General Assembly in 2005 and are now being adopted by geoscience unions across the world. Read more
Policy-related science 1 February 2016 The policy branch of the EGU website continues to be updated with a new policy-related science subsection. Each scientific topic highlights its importance for policy development, current legislation, and recent EGU papers of relevance. Read more
News from the EGU: General Assembly call for papers, EGU awards, ECS definition changed (January 2016) 29 January 2016 The January 2016 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Apply to be an EGU division early career scientist representative 25 January 2016 Early career scientist representatives are a crucial link between the EGU and the early career scientist community. A few EGU divisions are looking to appoint new representatives. Read more
Imaggeo Photo Competition 25 January 2016 The seventh annual EGU photo competition opens on 1 February. Up until 1 March, every participant pre-registered for the General Assembly can submit up three original photos and one moving image on any broad theme related to the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. This year, in line with the theme of the EGU 2016 General Assembly, we particularly encourage submissions representing an Active Planet. Read more
Communicate Your Science Video Competition 20 January 2016 Want to communicate your research to a wider audience and try your hand at video production? Now’s your chance! Early career scientists pre-registered for the EGU General Assembly are invited to take part in the EGU’s Communicate Your Science Video Competition. The deadline is 4 March. Read more
Nominate candidates for EGU awards and medals 20 January 2016 Every year, the EGU honours individuals for their contributions to the Earth, planetary and space sciences. EGU members are kindly asked to submit their nominations for all EGU 2017 medals and awards by 15 June 2016. Read more
Submit your abstract and register for the EGU 2016 General Assembly 8 January 2016 The EGU 2016 General Assembly (17–22 April, Vienna, Austria) will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. Read more
Applications open for EGU 2016 Science Journalism Fellowships (up to €5k) Press release 5 January 2016 The second call for applications to the 2016 European Geosciences Union (EGU) Science Journalism Fellowship competition is now open. The fellowships enable journalists to follow scientists on location to report on ongoing research in the Earth, planetary or space sciences. Successful applicants receive up to €5000 to cover expenses related to their projects. The deadline for applications is 31 January. Read more
Workflow of interactive journals reorganised 10 December 2015 A couple of months ago, we announced changes for EGU interactive journals, which our publisher Copernicus will be implementing over the next few weeks. Such a significant modification to the workflow combined with the launch of a new library layout will be accompanied by some constraints in the next three to four weeks. Read more
Results of the EGU Autumn 2015 elections 7 December 2015 The EGU election for the next EGU president/vice-president and general secretary closed on 4 December. The results are now available on the Elections page of this website. The EGU is thankful 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
EGU 2016 General Assembly media advisory 1 – Media registration now open Press release 1 December 2015 The 2016 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 some 12,000 researchers, and is taking place in Vienna, Austria, from 17 to 22 April. Read more
Revealing glacier flow with animated satellite images Press release 26 November 2015 Frank Paul, a glaciologist at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, has created animations from satellite images of the Karakoram mountain range in Asia to show how its glaciers flow and change. The images of four different regions compress 25 years of glacier changes into just one second, revealing the complex glacier behaviour in the Karakoram. The animations are published today (26 November) in The Cryosphere, an open access journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Read more
Applications open for EGU Public Engagement Grants 16 November 2015 The EGU is launching a new grant scheme to celebrate and recognise excellent science communication in the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The two applicants that are judged to have the most innovative and effective initiative, will be awarded a grant of €1000 each to help further develop the idea and put it into practice. Read more
Voting for the next EGU President/Vice-President and General Secretary 5 November 2015 From now until 4 December 2015, EGU members can vote in the Autumn 2015 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
EGU co-sponsored meetings: support request 3 November 2015 Do you need support from the EGU to organise a meeting in the Earth, planetary or space sciences? Up until 31 December 2015, we welcome proposals for topical meetings, training schools and workshops, as well as applications for EGU sponsorship of external meetings, for the year 2016. Read more
EGU 2016 call for papers 2 November 2015 Are you interested in presenting your work at the upcoming EGU General Assembly? Make sure to submit your abstract by 13 January 2016, 13:00 CET. If you would like to apply for financial support to attend the meeting, please submit your abstract no later than 1 December 2015. The EGU 2016 General Assembly is taking place in Vienna, Austria from 17 to 22 April 2016. Read more
News from the EGU: General Assembly call for papers, EGU awards, ECS definition changed (October 2015) 29 October 2015 The October edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU Early Career Scientist definition changed 28 October 2015 Following the replacement of the term Young Scientist (YS) by Early Career Scientist (ECS) earlier this year, the EGU Council has now approved a new ECS definition that is inclusive of those who start their research career later on in life. Read more
Applications open for EGU 2016 Science Journalism Fellowships (up to €5k) Press release 27 October 2015 The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is now accepting applications for the 5th edition of its Science Journalism Fellowship competition. The fellowships enable journalists to follow scientists on location to report on ongoing research in the Earth, planetary or space sciences. Successful applicants receive up to €5000 to cover expenses related to their projects. The deadline for applications is 6 December. Read more
EGU announces 2016 awards and medals 26 October 2015 The EGU has named the 49 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Young Scientist Awards. Read more
Introducing the new EGU logo 20 October 2015 As part of a long-term effort to modernise EGU’s overall look, today we are introducing a new EGU logo. You will find the new logo on all EGU websites (including General Assembly and journal websites) and social media pages, as well as in Vienna in April, at the EGU 2016 General Assembly. Read more
New policy section on the EGU website 19 October 2015 The EGU has launched a new section on its website with a focus on science policy. This section includes an introduction to European policy-making landscape, highlights pathways available for scientists to get involved with supporting the policy-making process, and provides information and reading resources to learn more about policy organisation. Read more
News from the EGU: changes for EGU publications, how to convene an EGU2016 session (September 2015) 5 October 2015 The September edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Educators: apply now to take part in the 2016 GIFT workshop! 5 October 2015 The Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshop is taking place on April 18–20 2016 at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The topic of the 2016 edition of GIFT is ‘The Solar System and beyond’. Read more
Introducing the EGU Executive Office 1 October 2015 With so many thinking the EGU’s activities are restricted to the organisation and running of the General Assembly, we have shared a behind-the-scenes peek at the team who works year-round to promote the Earth, ocean and planetary sciences and the work of the members of the Union. Find out more about the EGU Executive Office team on GeoLog, the EGU blog. Read more
Changes for EGU interactive journals: new library and payment concept 25 September 2015 From January 2016 onwards, most EGU journals will see changes to the way their papers are archived and paid for. The new concept emphasises that discussion papers are manuscripts under review and connects final revised papers with their corresponding discussion papers in a more clear and consistent way. Read more
Curbing short-lived pollutants – a win-win for climate and air quality Press release 24 September 2015 Ozone, methane and aerosols (tiny pollutant particles) remain in the atmosphere for a shorter time than CO2, but can affect both the climate and air quality. Yet environmental policies tend to separate the two issues, with measures that fight air pollution not always bringing climate benefits and vice-versa. A new study looking into short-lived pollutants reveals measures governments could implement to substantially improve air quality as well as fight climate change. The results, by a team of scientists from around Europe and China, are published today (24 September) in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, an open access journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Read more
Dealing with plagiarism at Climate of the Past 24 September 2015 Recently, Climate of the Past (CP) faced an unacceptable case of plagiarism, with a paper published in another open access journal copying figures, captions and large sections of the text from a paper originally published in CP. This is how the journal responded. Read more
EGU Galileo Conference programme: call for proposals 4 September 2015 The EGU is now accepting proposals for Galileo conferences, a newly established type of meeting which will be fully supported by EGU. The conferences address well-focused cutting-edge topics at the frontier of geosciences research. Any EGU member may propose to organise a Galileo Conference. Read more
News from the EGU: West Antarctica’s future, tsunamis in the Mediterranean, waves at comet 67P (August 2015) 31 August 2015 The August edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
What would a tsunami in the Mediterranean look like? Press release 27 August 2015 A team of European researchers have developed a model to simulate the impact of tsunamis generated by earthquakes and applied it to the Eastern Mediterranean. The results show how tsunami waves could hit and inundate coastal areas in southern Italy and Greece. The study is published today (27 August) in Ocean Science, an open access journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Read more
Most comprehensive projections for West Antarctica’s future revealed Press release 18 August 2015 A new international study is the first to use a high-resolution, large-scale computer model to estimate how much ice the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could lose over the next couple of centuries, and how much that could add to sea-level rise. The results paint a clearer picture of West Antarctica’s future than was previously possible. The study is published today (18 August) in The Cryosphere. Read more
Obituary: Arne Richter (1941–2015) 4 August 2015 Arne Richter, executive secretary of the European Geosciences Union from 2002 to 2009, passed away on 2 August 2015 after a battle with illness. Read more
News from the EGU: Young Scientists now Early Career Scientists, EGU 2016 call for sessions, co-sponsored meetings (July 2015) 30 July 2015 The July edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU Vice-President Günter Blöschl awarded AGU’s Robert E. Horton Medal 24 July 2015 Günter Blöschl, Chair of Hydrology and Water Resources Management at the Vienna University of Technology and former EGU President (currently EGU Vice-President), has been awarded the Robert E. Horton Medal of the American Geophysical Union. This medal is given annually to one honoree in recognition for “outstanding contributions to hydrology.” Read more
Fungus shapes hair ice – Researchers identify fungus responsible for peculiar ice filaments that grow on dead wood Press release 22 July 2015 Hair ice grows on the rotten branches of certain trees when the weather conditions are just right, usually during humid winter nights when the air temperature drops slightly below 0°C. Now, a team of scientists in Germany and Switzerland have identified the missing ingredient that gives hair ice its peculiar shape: the fungus Exidiopsis effusa. The research is published today in Biogeosciences. Read more
EGU election for President/Vice-President and General Secretary: propose a candidate 22 July 2015 The autumn 2015 election, where 2015 EGU members will be able to vote for the next President/Vice-President and General Secretary, is taking place from 1 November to 1 December. From now until 15 September, you are kindly asked to propose a candidate to either vacancy. Read more
EGU 2016 call for sessions 15 July 2015 The call for session proposals for the EGU 2016 General Assembly is now open. Until 18 September you can suggest new sessions with conveners and description, or you can propose modifications to current ones. The next EGU General Assembly is taking place in Vienna, Austria from 17 to 22 April 2016. Read more
Young Scientists renamed Early Career Scientists 6 July 2015 Following feedback from the 2014 young scientists survey, supported by the findings of the Young Scientist Forum at the EGU General Assembly 2014, the EGU Council has decided to replace the term Young Scientist (YS) by Early Career Scientist (ECS). Read more
Biogeosciences most cited articles in 2014 2 July 2015 The chief editors of Biogeosciences, an EGU open access journal, have put together a top-10 list of articles published in 2012 and 2013, which were the most cited ones in 2014 according to Web of Science. These papers contributed most to BG’s 2014 Impact Factor. Read more
News from the EGU: Nepal earthquakes, EGU journal updates, co-sponsored meetings (June 2015) 30 June 2015 The June edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Earth Surface Dynamics indexed in Web of Science 18 June 2015 The EGU open access journal Earth Surface Dynamics (ESurf) has been accepted by Thomson Reuters to be indexed and abstracted in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the Journal Citation Reports, and Current Contents/Physical Chemical and Earth Sciences. Read more
EGU co-sponsored meetings: support request 12 June 2015 Do you need support from the EGU to organise a meeting in the Earth, planetary or space sciences? Up until 31 July 2015, we welcome proposals for topical meetings, training schools and workshops, as well as applications for EGU sponsorship of external meetings, for the year 2016. Read more
Floods as war weapons – Humans caused a third of floods in past 500 years in SW Netherlands Press release 9 June 2015 A new study shows that, from 1500 until 2000, about a third of floods in southwestern Netherlands were deliberately caused by humans during wartimes. Some of these inundations resulted in significant changes to the landscape, being as damaging as floods caused by heavy rainfall or storm surges. The work, by Dutch researcher Adriaan de Kraker, is published today in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Read more
