Your chance to spend a week working with a Member of the European Parliament! EGU news 10 July 2020 Apply by 7 August to participate in the EGU’s science-policy pairing scheme to share your expertise with a Member of the European Parliament Read more
EGU announces first higher education teaching grant recipients EGU news 8 July 2020 Additional awards for preparing geoscience teaching materials will help the university teaching community respond to the major challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Anti-racism, careers outside academia and a science-policy happy hour EGU news 1 July 2020 The June 2020 edition of the EGU newsletter is now available. Read more
Submit your session ideas for the EGU General Assembly 2021! EGU news 1 July 2020 The call for session proposals for the EGU General Assembly 2021 is now open. You have until 15 August to submit proposals for Union Symposia and Great Debates and until 11 September to suggest scientific sessions and short courses. The next EGU General Assembly is scheduled to take place in Vienna, Austria from 25–30 April 2021. Read more
Apply for EGU financial support for training schools and conference series EGU news 12 June 2020 EGU invites applications for training schools and conferences in the Earth, planetary or space sciences. The deadline is 14 August 2020. Read more
EGU webinar: Careers outside of academia EGU news 12 June 2020 At 16:00 on 24 June 2020, EGU will host a webinar featuring four scientists who successfully transitioned to non-academic careers. Read more
EGU strongly supports equality, diversity and inclusion EGU news 3 June 2020 The Union is committed to improving equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusion both within and beyond the geosciences and condemns racism or any other form of discrimination anywhere in the world. Read more
It’s as easy as 1-2-3! Nominate candidates for EGU awards and medals by 30 June EGU news 27 May 2020 Each year the EGU honours individuals for their contributions to the Earth, planetary and space sciences. Union members are kindly asked to submit their nominations for all EGU 2021 medals and awards by 30 June 2020. Read more
EGU Public Engagement Grants: 2020 winners announced EGU news 27 May 2020 The EGU Outreach Committee has named three grant winners this year: Purls of Wisdom, a project in which participants will create yarn-based crafts to help raise local awareness of Earth’s changing climate; Earth Arcade’s Ocean Acidification, an online, research-based game that will highlight the impacts of ocean acidification; and Reclaiming the rocks: ukuthetha ngezifundo zomhlaba ngesiXhosa, a project to translate stories from South Africa’s rich geological history into indigenous languages. Read more
EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online — by the numbers EGU news 13 May 2020 With commenting open through 31 May and abstracts and presentation materials permanently archived, the scientific discourse from the virtual gathering will continue! Read more
New ESA–EGU award for Earth observation excellence announced EGU news 7 May 2020 The European Space Agency’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes announces the launch of a new award during EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online Read more
Declaration of the Significance of Geoscience Expertise to Meet Global Societal Challenges EGU news 4 May 2020 The Earth, planetary and space science community affirms its commitment to support and promote scientific knowledge and research for the benefit of humanity. Read more
Welcome to EGU 2020! EGU news 4 May 2020 EGU leaders welcome participants from around the globe to Sharing Geoscience Online, the largest-ever virtual geoscience meeting. Read more
Policy-relevant sessions during EGU2020 EGU news 1 May 2020 EGU’s virtual meeting will feature dozens of sessions relevant to policymakers and other people interested in the intersections between science and policy. Read more
Deciding how to engage during Sharing Geoscience Online! EGU news 29 April 2020 With EGU’s first completely virtual meeting, about to begin, it’s up to you to decide what you’d like your experience to be. Read more
Earth Day Turns 50 EGU news 22 April 2020 The movement’s golden anniversary is an occasion to look forward to what the global society can accomplish in the next half century by working together and promoting new ways to share scientific innovations and ideas Read more
EGU statement of support for the European Research Council EGU news 15 April 2020 The EGU is concerned that a diversion of funding away from the ERC, or changes to its bottom-up approach, could result in diminished scientific breakthroughs and less innovation in the future. Read more
Obituary: Jonathan Tennant (1988-2020) EGU news 10 April 2020 Jon Tennant, Executive Editor of the Geoscience Communication journal and a leader of the Open Scholarship movement, died tragically and unexpectedly in Bali earlier this week. Read more
Webinar: Getting involved in EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online EGU news 3 April 2020 At 3:30 pm on 6 April, an EGU webinar will explain what will be offered during the upcoming #shareEGU20 virtual conference and how everyone can get involved – for free! Read more
Geoscience in a time of pandemics EGU news 26 March 2020 Research-based strategies for effectively communicating the science behind the coronavirus pandemic, from the executive editors of Geoscience Communication Read more
