Biogeosciences most cited articles in 2014 2 July 2015 The chief editors of Biogeosciences, an EGU open access journal, have put together a top-10 list of articles published in 2012 and 2013, which were the most cited ones in 2014 according to Web of Science. These papers contributed most to BG’s 2014 Impact Factor. Read more
News from the EGU: Nepal earthquakes, EGU journal updates, co-sponsored meetings (June 2015) 30 June 2015 The June edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Earth Surface Dynamics indexed in Web of Science 18 June 2015 The EGU open access journal Earth Surface Dynamics (ESurf) has been accepted by Thomson Reuters to be indexed and abstracted in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the Journal Citation Reports, and Current Contents/Physical Chemical and Earth Sciences. Read more
EGU co-sponsored meetings: support request 12 June 2015 Do you need support from the EGU to organise a meeting in the Earth, planetary or space sciences? Up until 31 July 2015, we welcome proposals for topical meetings, training schools and workshops, as well as applications for EGU sponsorship of external meetings, for the year 2016. Read more
EGU Information Briefing: Continued risks of natural disasters in Nepal 9 June 2015 The EGU, through its Seismology and Natural Hazards Divisions, has issued an information briefing about the recent Nepal earthquakes. The text, written for the broad geoscience community, summarises the earthquake processes, highlights new research directions for hazards in the region, and provides resources for post-earthquake hazard mapping and risk reduction. Read more
Obituary: Rolf Meissner (1925–2014) 8 June 2015 Rolf Meissner, president of the European Geophysical Society (a predecessor of the EGU) from 1985 to 1987, passed away on 4 June 2014, shortly before his 89th birthday. Read more
Geoscience Ahead: joint agreement between EGU, AGU, AOGS and JpGU 3 June 2015 The American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), the European Geosciences Union (EGU), and the Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) meet in May to exchange views and to discuss future directions and collaborations. They have agree to continue meeting annually to continue the discussion and to implement action plans to better serve the global geoscience community. Read more
News from the EGU: EGU 2015 highlights and feedback (May 2015) 28 May 2015 The May edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems indexed in Web of Science 19 May 2015 The EGU open access journal Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI) has just been accepted for inclusion in the Web of Science, an important indexing site widely used by the scientific community for article search and discovery. Read more
Nominate candidates for our awards and medals! 5 May 2015 Every year, the EGU honours individuals for their important contributions to the Earth, planetary and space sciences through its awards and medals programme. EGU members are kindly asked to submit their nominations for all EGU medals and awards by 15 June. Read more
Introducing the new EGU young scientist representatives at Union level 14 April 2015 Following a two-year term, Sam Illingworth steps down as Programme Committee Representative at this year’s General Assembly. Wouter Berghuijs, from the Hydrology Division, and Lena Noack, from Planetary Sciences, have been nominated by the young scientist division representatives to replace Sam. Wouter will serve as Head Representative within the next year, with Lena taking the role of Deputy Head Representative. She will become Head Representative the following year. Read more
Launching the EGU Galileo Conference programme 13 April 2015 The EGU Galileo conferences address well-focused cutting-edge topics at the frontier of geosciences research. The programme is being launched today at the EGU General Assembly, with interested EGU members invited to submit proposals for the first EGU Galileo Conference soon. Read more
A community journal grown up: celebrating 10 years of Climate of the Past 10 April 2015 Climate of the Past was launched as a community-driven journal on 05 June 2005, a few weeks after EGU 2005, and is celebrating its 10 years with a special reception at the EGU 2015 General Assembly. 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
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
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
Relaunch of AMT website 2 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 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 AMT website. Read more
Imaggeo Photo Competition 27 January 2015 The sixth annual EGU photo competition opens on 1 February. Up until 1 March, every participant pre-registered for the General Assembly can submit up three original photos and one moving image on any broad theme related to the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. This year, in line with the theme of the EGU 2015 General Assembly, we particularly encourage submissions representing A Voyage Through Scales. Read more
Communicate Your Science Video Competition 27 January 2015 Want to communicate your research to a wider audience and try your hand at video production? Now’s your chance! Young scientists pre-registered for the EGU General Assembly are invited to take part in the EGU’s Communicate Your Science Video Competition. Deadline has been extended to 12 March. Read more
Connecting Earth scientists and school students: apply to take part in I’m a Geoscientist! 23 January 2015 I’m a Geoscientist is a two-week-long science engagement event that takes place online. It aims to change students’ attitudes to the geosciences, and make them feel it’s something they can relate to and discuss in a rapidly changing world. For scientists, this is a unique opportunity to get involved with some public engagement from the comfort of your own home or lab computer, in your own time. The registration deadline for the next event, which is taking place on 9–20 March, is 6 February. Read more
Submit your abstract and register for the EGU 2015 General Assembly 3 January 2015 The EGU 2015 General Assembly, which is taking place in Vienna, Austria from 12–17 April, will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. Read more
New website for the EGU blogs 3 December 2014 The EGU blogs, which include GeoLog (the Union’s official blog), network blogs (by external collaborators) and the newly introduced division blogs, have a new home. Check out the new and improved pages to find out more about the EGU and its divisions, and to read the latest on research in the Earth, planetary and space sciences. Read more
Results of the EGU Autumn 2014 elections 2 December 2014 The EGU election for the next Treasurer and Division Presidents closed on 01 December. The results are now available on the Elections page of this website. The EGU is grateful to all those who used their voting right. Active participation in elections ensures continuation of the well-established bottom-up structure of our Union! Read more
New edition of GeoQ out now! 1 December 2014 The latest, and final, issue of the EGU quarterly newsletter GeoQ is dedicated to The Anthropocene. It includes a report from the Anthropocene Working Group, the International Commission on Stratigraphy body in charge of examining whether humans have impacted the Earth significantly enough to merit defining a new geological epoch, an era of humanity’s own making. This issue also features a contribution from the EGU President about new thinking, data and models for doing geosciences in the Anthropocene. Read more
EGU co-sponsored meetings: support request 12 November 2014 Do you need support from the EGU to organise a meeting in the Earth, planetary or space sciences? Up until 31 December 2014, we welcome proposals for topical meetings, training schools and workshops, as well as applications for EGU sponsorship of external meetings, for the year 2015. Read more
Voting for the next EGU Treasurer and Division Presidents now open! 4 November 2014 From now until 1 December 2014, EGU members can vote in the Autumn 2014 EGU Election. If you are an active member of the Union, you should have already received an email with a personalised voting link. Remember that active participation in EGU elections ensures continuation of the well-established bottom-up structure of our Union! Read more
EGU2015: Applying for financial support to attend the General Assembly 29 October 2014 A limited amount of the overall budget of the EGU General Assembly is reserved to assist young scientists and established scientists from low and middle income countries who wish to present their work at the meeting. Scientists who wish to apply for financial support should submit an abstract, on which they are first authors, by 28 November 2014. Read more
EGU 2015 call for papers 29 October 2014 Are you interested in presenting your work at the upcoming EGU General Assembly? Make sure to submit your abstract by 07 January 2015, 13:00 CET. If you would like to apply for financial support to attend the meeting, please submit your abstract no later than 28 November 2014. The EGU 2015 General Assembly is taking place in Vienna, Austria from 12 to 17 April 2015. Read more
EGU announces 2015 awards and medals 13 October 2014 The EGU has named the 39 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Young Scientist Awards. Read more
Educators: apply now to take part in the 2015 GIFT workshop! 23 September 2014 The Geosciences Information For Teachers workshop is taking place on April 13–15 2015 at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The topic of the 2015 edition of GIFT is Mineral Resources. The workshop will explore the challenges of using natural mineral resources in a rapidly developing and growing world. Read more
New edition of GeoQ out now! 3 September 2014 The latest issue of the EGU quarterly newsletter is dedicated to ‘Local events, global impacts’. Read more
Planet Press: EGU news for children! 3 September 2014 The EGU has launched a new educational initiative called Planet Press: short versions of our press releases written in a child-friendly language. The project aims to get children (mainly 7-13 year olds), and their parents and educators, interested in and engaged with up-to-date scientific research and news. Read more
EGU election for Division Presidents and Treasurer: propose a candidate 13 August 2014 The autumn 2014 election, when 2014 EGU members will be able to vote for Division Presidents and the EGU Treasurer, is taking place from 1 November to 1 December. Until 15 September you are kindly asked to propose a candidate to either vacancy by filling in the candidate proposal form. Read more
EGU journal news: new impact factors, h5-index and an anniversary 1 August 2014 The new impact factors for all EGU journals are now available from the journals’ websites. Copernicus has also included the Google Scholar Metrics h5-index for all their journals. Read more
EGU 2015 call for sessions 7 July 2014 The call for session proposals for the EGU 2015 General Assembly is now open. Until 12 September you can suggest new sessions with conveners and description, or you can propose modifications to current ones. The next EGU General Assembly is taking place in Vienna, Austria from 12 to 17 April 2015. Read more
