EGU Early Career Scientist definition changed 28 October 2015 Following the replacement of the term Young Scientist (YS) by Early Career Scientist (ECS) earlier this year, the EGU Council has now approved a new ECS definition that is inclusive of those who start their research career later on in life. Read more
EGU announces 2016 awards and medals 26 October 2015 The EGU has named the 49 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Young Scientist Awards. Read more
Introducing the new EGU logo 20 October 2015 As part of a long-term effort to modernise EGU’s overall look, today we are introducing a new EGU logo. You will find the new logo on all EGU websites (including General Assembly and journal websites) and social media pages, as well as in Vienna in April, at the EGU 2016 General Assembly. Read more
New policy section on the EGU website 19 October 2015 The EGU has launched a new section on its website with a focus on science policy. This section includes an introduction to European policy-making landscape, highlights pathways available for scientists to get involved with supporting the policy-making process, and provides information and reading resources to learn more about policy organisation. Read more
News from the EGU: changes for EGU publications, how to convene an EGU2016 session (September 2015) 5 October 2015 The September edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Educators: apply now to take part in the 2016 GIFT workshop! 5 October 2015 The Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshop is taking place on April 18–20 2016 at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The topic of the 2016 edition of GIFT is ‘The Solar System and beyond’. Read more
Introducing the EGU Executive Office 1 October 2015 With so many thinking the EGU’s activities are restricted to the organisation and running of the General Assembly, we have shared a behind-the-scenes peek at the team who works year-round to promote the Earth, ocean and planetary sciences and the work of the members of the Union. Find out more about the EGU Executive Office team on GeoLog, the EGU blog. Read more
Changes for EGU interactive journals: new library and payment concept 25 September 2015 From January 2016 onwards, most EGU journals will see changes to the way their papers are archived and paid for. The new concept emphasises that discussion papers are manuscripts under review and connects final revised papers with their corresponding discussion papers in a more clear and consistent way. Read more
Dealing with plagiarism at Climate of the Past 24 September 2015 Recently, Climate of the Past (CP) faced an unacceptable case of plagiarism, with a paper published in another open access journal copying figures, captions and large sections of the text from a paper originally published in CP. This is how the journal responded. Read more
EGU Galileo Conference programme: call for proposals 4 September 2015 The EGU is now accepting proposals for Galileo conferences, a newly established type of meeting which will be fully supported by EGU. The conferences address well-focused cutting-edge topics at the frontier of geosciences research. Any EGU member may propose to organise a Galileo Conference. Read more
News from the EGU: West Antarctica’s future, tsunamis in the Mediterranean, waves at comet 67P (August 2015) 31 August 2015 The August edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Obituary: Arne Richter (1941–2015) 4 August 2015 Arne Richter, executive secretary of the European Geosciences Union from 2002 to 2009, passed away on 2 August 2015 after a battle with illness. Read more
News from the EGU: Young Scientists now Early Career Scientists, EGU 2016 call for sessions, co-sponsored meetings (July 2015) 30 July 2015 The July edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU Vice-President Günter Blöschl awarded AGU’s Robert E. Horton Medal 24 July 2015 Günter Blöschl, Chair of Hydrology and Water Resources Management at the Vienna University of Technology and former EGU President (currently EGU Vice-President), has been awarded the Robert E. Horton Medal of the American Geophysical Union. This medal is given annually to one honoree in recognition for “outstanding contributions to hydrology.” Read more
EGU election for President/Vice-President and General Secretary: propose a candidate 22 July 2015 The autumn 2015 election, where 2015 EGU members will be able to vote for the next President/Vice-President and General Secretary, is taking place from 1 November to 1 December. From now until 15 September, you are kindly asked to propose a candidate to either vacancy. Read more
EGU 2016 call for sessions 15 July 2015 The call for session proposals for the EGU 2016 General Assembly is now open. Until 18 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 17 to 22 April 2016. Read more
Young Scientists renamed Early Career Scientists 6 July 2015 Following feedback from the 2014 young scientists survey, supported by the findings of the Young Scientist Forum at the EGU General Assembly 2014, the EGU Council has decided to replace the term Young Scientist (YS) by Early Career Scientist (ECS). Read more
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
