Applications open for EGU Science Journalism Fellowships 2019 (up to €5k) Press release 18 October 2018 The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is now accepting applications for the 8th edition of its Science Journalism Fellowship competition. The fellowships enable journalists to report, in any European language, on ongoing research in the Earth, planetary or space sciences, with successful applicants receiving up to €5000 to cover expenses related to their projects. The deadline for applications is 6 December 2018. Read more
EGU announces 2019 awards and medals 17 October 2018 The EGU has named the 45 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awards. Read more
Educators and teachers: apply now to take part in the 2019 GIFT workshop! 16 October 2018 The Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshop is taking place on April 8–10 2019 at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The topic of the 2019 edition of GIFT is ‘Plate tectonics and earth’s structure – yesterday, today, tomorrow’, and teachers can apply to attend by 12 November. Read more
Artists: apply for a residency at Europe’s largest geoscience conference 15 October 2018 After a successful trial in 2018, when the European Geosciences Union (EGU) officially hosted a cartoonist and a poet in residence at its annual meeting, we are now opening a call for artists to apply for a residency at the EGU General Assembly 2019. The deadline for applications is 1 December. Read more
EGU’s reaction to IPCC report on Global Warming of 1.5°C Press release 9 October 2018 Yesterday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations scientific and intergovernmental body, published the summary for policymakers of its Global Warming of 1.5ºC (SR15) report. EGU representatives react to the findings. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Science policy, bombing raids, glacial geoengineering (September 2018) 1 October 2018 The September 2018 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU and EFG establish dialogue with policy makers on how the geosciences can help overcome Europe’s societal challenges 28 September 2018 On 26 September 2018, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) and the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) have jointly convened the ‘Horizon Geoscience: overcoming societal challenges, creating change’ dinner debate. Held at the Royal Academy of Belgium, the event has gathered nearly 80 policymakers from European institutions, media representatives, and geoscience professionals from different sectors and fields of expertise. Read more
Impact of WWII bombing raids felt at edge of space Press release 26 September 2018 Bombing raids by Allied forces during the Second World War not only caused devastation on the ground but also sent shockwaves through Earth’s atmosphere which were detected at the edge of space, according to new research. University of Reading researchers have revealed the shockwaves produced by huge bombs dropped by Allied planes on European cities were big enough to weaken the electrified upper atmosphere – the ionosphere – above the UK, 1000km away. The results are published today in the European Geosciences Union journal Annales Geophysicae. Read more
Glacial engineering could limit sea-level rise, if we get our emissions under control Press release 20 September 2018 Targeted engineering projects to hold off glacier melting could slow down the collapse of ice sheets and limit sea-level rise, according to a new study published in the European Geosciences Union journal The Cryosphere. While an intervention similar in size to existing large civil engineering projects could only have a 30% chance of success, a larger project would have better odds of holding off ice-sheet collapse. But study authors Michael Wolovick and John Moore caution that reducing emissions still remains key to stopping climate change and its dramatic effects. Read more
EGU 2019 call for sessions: deadline approaching 3 September 2018 The call for session proposals for the EGU 2019 General Assembly is currently open. Until 6 September you can suggest new sessions with conveners and description, or you can propose modifications to current ones. Please note that, similarly to last year, the 6 September deadline also applies to short courses. The deadline to submit proposals for Union Symposia and Great Debates was 15 August. The next EGU General Assembly is taking place in Vienna, Austria on 7–12 April 2019. Read more
