New chapter for EGU: announcing the Union’s strategic plan and office move EGU news 17 June 2019 Today the EGU has launched a new strategy to set a direction for the Union and guide the work of its Council, committees and staff until 2025. Read more
Apply for EGU financial support for training schools and conference series EGU news 4 June 2019 Do you need support from the EGU to organise a training school or a conference in the Earth, planetary or space sciences? Up until 15 August 2019, we welcome applications from EGU members interested in organising an Angioletta Coradini Conference, a Mary Anning Conference or an Alexander von Humboldt Conference. To apply, please check the conference series benefits and requirements page before submitting your proposal. We also welcome proposals for training schools scheduled for 2020. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Awards and medals; new EGU president; Game of Thrones climate (May 2019) EGU news 29 May 2019 The May 2019 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Introducing Geoscience Days, a new EGU series of national public engagement events EGU news 6 May 2019 The EGU Geoscience Days are events organised around Europe that aim to raise awareness of the Earth, planetary and space sciences to students, researchers, the wider public and national policymakers. The first event will take place in Bucharest, Romania, on 31 May 2019. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Support for a united Europe; EGU 2019 reporting; new EGU journal (April 2019) EGU news 30 April 2019 The April 2019 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Results of the EGU Extraordinary Spring Election 2019 for SSS Division President announced EGU news 15 April 2019 The EGU election for the role of President of the Soil System Sciences (SSS) Division was open for votes from all 2019 EGU members affiliated with the division from 9 April until 14 April 2019. Claudio Zaccone was elected as SSS Division President for a two-year term (2019–2021) starting today. He may stand for re-election for a further two years at the EGU Autumn Election 2019. Thank you to all EGU members who used their voting right and to the candidates! Read more
Scientific community strongly supports European integration and cooperation EGU news 10 April 2019 EGU is committed to standing up for international cooperation in science and taking a leading role within the scientific community in order to reduce barriers to scientific collaboration and cooperation across Europe, let alone increase them, as these would be a tremendous loss to European nations, to the international scientific community and to humanity as a whole. Read more
Vote for the next Soil System Sciences (SSS) Division President EGU news 9 April 2019 The EGU Extraordinary Spring Election 2019 for the next SSS Division President will be open for votes to all 2019 EGU members affiliated with the SSS Division from 9 April until 14 April 2019. If you are eligible to vote, you should have already received an email with a personalised voting link. The elected candidate will serve as SSS Division President for a two-year term (2019–2021) starting with the publication of the election results and may stand for re-election for a further two years at the EGU Autumn Election 2019. Read more
EGU Public Engagement Grants 2019 winners announced EGU news 8 April 2019 The EGU Outreach Committee has named Philip Heron as a winner of the EGU Public Engagement Grants 2019 for his project ‘Think like a scientist’. Astrid Harjung and her colleagues Laura Coulson, Romana Hödl and Katrin Attermeyer have also won one of this year’s grants with their project ‘Biogeocaching – a scavenger hunt for the treasures of biology around Lake Lunz’. Read more
Early career scientists: apply to attend the EGU 2019 science-policy event in Brussels EGU news 5 April 2019 Europe-based early career scientists (ECS) are invited to apply for the EGU’s ECS Policy Competition. The competition is open to all undergraduate or postgraduate (Masters/PhD) students and scientists who have received their highest degree (BSc, MSc, or PhD) within the past seven years. The winner of the competition will receive a ticket to EGU’s science-policy event in Brussels on 17 October 2019. Read more
Announcing EGU’s newest journal: Geochronology EGU news 2 April 2019 The EGU is launching a new publication at the 2019 General Assembly. Geochronology will be an open-access, two-stage journal with open review, following the model of other EGU journals, and will be published by Copernicus Publications. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: EGU 2019 latest information; award nominations (March 2019) EGU news 28 March 2019 The March 2019 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Exploring Geoscience Across the Globe: Freely available, EGU-supported textbook out now! EGU news 21 March 2019 The International Geoscience Education Organisation (IGEO) has published a new geoscience textbook, which is freely available for download. The book, supported by the EGU and the International Union of Geological Sciences, was written by EGU Committee on Education Chair Chris King. Read more
Former Italian Prime Minister and European Commissioner Mario Monti and Former Italian Parliamentarian Ilaria Capua at the EGU meeting EGU news 19 March 2019 The EGU will welcome Ilaria Capua and Mario Monti at the 2019 General Assembly during the high-level Science, Politics and European (dis)integration session on Wednesday 10 April. The session will focus on science and politics with a global perspective, and the impact of populism on European integrity and scientific research. Read more
Nominate candidates for EGU awards and medals by 15 June EGU news 8 March 2019 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 2020 medals and awards, including the new Angela Croome Award and Katia and Maurice Krafft Award, by 15 June 2019. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: EGU19 programme, new award, ERC response (February 2019) EGU news 28 February 2019 The February 2019 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU Galileo Conference: Perturbations of Earth surface dynamics caused by extreme events EGU news 20 February 2019 The second EGU Galileo Conference of 2019 will bring together scientists studying a range of rare or extreme events and their broader impacts on Earth surface processes, biogeochemical cycles and human systems. The deadline for applications is 30 April. Read more
EGU Louis Agassiz Medal renamed to honour Julia and Johannes Weertman EGU news 12 February 2019 The EGU Cryospheric Sciences Division medal, awarded to individuals in recognition of their outstanding scientific contributions to the study of the cryosphere on Earth or elsewhere in the solar system, has changed its name to the Julia and Johannes Weertman Medal. This change aims to highlight the Weertmans joint contribution to the development of the field, both on educational levels as well as basic research. Read more
EGU’s response to potential changes to the European Research Council EGU news 11 February 2019 A scheduled re-organisation of the European Commission’s Research and Innovation Directorate General has raised concerns about its potential impact on the European Research Council (ERC). The EGU strongly supports the unique ability that the ERC currently has to respond directly and independently to the needs of the scientific community. Read more
SOIL indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded EGU news 31 January 2019 We are proud to announce that the EGU and Copernicus journal SOIL has been accepted by Clarivate Analytics to be indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences. Read more
