Job opportunity at the EGU Executive Office: Science Policy Fellow 7 April 2015 We are seeking to appoint a Science Policy Fellow to develop the Union’s science policy programme, which is aimed at building bridges between geoscientists and European policymakers, engaging the EGU membership with public policy, and informing decision makers about the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The deadline for applications in 3 May. Read more
Travelling pollution – East Asian human activities affect air quality in remote tropical forests Press release 31 March 2015 Researchers from the UK and Malaysia have detected a human fingerprint deep in the Borneo rainforest in Southeast Asia. Cold winds blowing from the north carry industrial pollutants from East Asia to the equator, with implications for air quality in the region. Once there, the pollutants can travel higher into the atmosphere and impact the ozone layer. The research is published today in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Read more
New websites for the EGU journals 26 March 2015 All of EGU’s open-access journals now have new online homes. The new websites feature redesigned home page, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Read more
Relaunch of CP website 26 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Climate of the Past, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new CP website. Read more
Relaunch of ANGEO website 26 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Annales Geophysicae, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new ANGEO website. Read more
Relaunch of GI website 24 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new GI website. Read more
Relaunch of SE website 23 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Solid Earth, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new SE website. Read more
Relaunch of OS website 23 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Ocean Science, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new OS website. Read more
Relaunch of NHESS website 18 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new NHESS website. Read more
Relaunch of HESS website 18 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new HESS website. Read more
Relaunch of GMD website 17 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Geoscientific Model Development, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new GMD website. Read more
Relaunch of SOIL website 16 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for SOIL, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new SOIL website. Read more
EGU 2015 General Assembly: Media advisory 3 – Press conference schedule, online registration closing Friday Press release 11 March 2015 The schedule of press conferences at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), which includes presentations on ESA’s Rosetta Mission and on Iceland’s Bárðarbunga volcanic eruption, is now available. The meeting, taking place on 12–17 April in Vienna, attracts over 12,000 scientists and 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 programme features debates on water security and on negotiating climate policy. Journalists interested in attending should register online by Friday. Read more
Relaunch of TC website 11 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for The Cryosphere, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new TC website. Read more
Relaunch of ESurf website 11 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Earth Surface Dynamics, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new ESurf website. Read more
Relaunch of ESD website 10 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Earth System Dynamics, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new ESD website. Read more
Relaunch of BG website 10 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Biogeosciences, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new BG website. Read more
10th EGU Alexander von Humboldt International Conference 9 March 2015 The 2015 Alexander von Humboldt conference will be joined with the EGU Leonardo Conference Series and will focus on Water-Food-Energy River and Society in the Tropics. It is taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 18–20 November. The deadline for abstract submission is 13 July. The conference will also have an associated Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) workshop, open to local teachers and educators. Read more
Relaunch of ACP website 6 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new ACP website. Read more
Relaunch of ADGEO website 4 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Advances in Geosciences, an EGU open access journal for refereed conference proceedings and special publications. The new website features a redesigned home page, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. If you are organising a scientific meeting, or convening a session at the EGU General Assembly, consider submitting a contribution to ADGEO. Read more