EGU 2015 General Assembly: Media advisory 4 – Press conferences live stream, on-site registration Press release 7 April 2015 Next week (12–17 April), over 12,000 scientists will gather in Vienna for the 2015 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), a meeting that 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. The press conference programme includes presentations on the latest results from ESA’s Rosetta Mission and on changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet. Interested journalists can register on-site, free of charge, during the meeting. Those who cannot make it to Vienna can watch press conferences remotely through a live streaming link. Read more
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
