Applying for financial support to attend the General Assembly 9 November 2012 A limited amount of the overall budget of the EGU General Assembly is reserved to assist young scientists who wish to present at the meeting. Scientists who wish to apply for financial support should submit an abstract, on which they are first authors, by 30 November 2012. Read more
Voting for the next EGU Treasurer and Division Presidents now open! 2 November 2012 From now until 1 December 2012, EGU members can vote in the Autumn 2012 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
EGU Seismology Division reacts to the L’Aquila verdict 25 October 2012 On Monday 22 October, an Italian judge sentenced seven members of Italy’s National Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks, six scientists and a former government official, to six years in jail for manslaughter for providing “inexact, incomplete and contradictory” information to the public before an earthquake hit the town of L’Aquila, Italy, in 2009. The EGU’s Seismology Division has reacted to the verdict on their Division page with a statement that provides some insight on the possible consequences this case may have for the dialogue between science and society, and for scientific research itself. Read more
Job opportunity at the EGU Executive Office: Communications Assistant 22 October 2012 We are seeking to appoint a Communications Assistant to work with the EGU Media and Communications Officer in maintaining and further developing media-related and science information communications between the EGU and its membership, the working media, and the public at large. Read more
EGU announces 2013 Awards and Medals 22 October 2012 The EGU has named the 41 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Young Scientist Awards. These individuals, honoured for their important contributions to the Earth, planetary, and space sciences, will receive their prizes at the 2013 EGU General Assembly taking place in Vienna on 7-12 April. Read more
Solid Earth indexed by Thomson Reuters 16 October 2012 The EGU open access journal Solid Earth is now indexed in Thomson Reuters (ISI) Web of Knowledge and will soon be listed in Science Citation Index Expanded and in Journal Citation Reports. The EGU is grateful to Solid Earth editors for their invaluable contribution to this achievement, as well as the scientific community for submitting their top research to this and other EGU journals. Read more
The EGU turns 10! 7 September 2012 Today, 7 September 2012, marks the 10th anniversary of the European Geosciences Union, Europe’s premier geosciences union. Read more
The third issue of GeoQ is out now! 3 September 2012 The September edition of the quarterly newsletter of the European Geosciences Union is now published online. This issue includes an article about Tohoku photographer Stephen Vaughan, who exhibited his work at the 2012 General Assembly, as well as articles on recent research in the Earth and planetary sciences. GeoQ#3 also features a report on EPOCA, the European Project on Ocean Acidification. Read more
EGU election for Division Presidents and Treasurer: propose a candidate 2 August 2012 From now until 15 September, you are kindly asked to propose a candidate for the vacancies of EGU Division Presidents and Treasurer by filling in the Candidate Proposal Form. Read more
Educators: apply now to take part in the 2013 GIFT workshop! 30 July 2012 The Geosciences Information For Teachers workshop is taking place on April 8-10 2013 at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The topic of the 2013 edition of GIFT is Natural Hazards, and the workshop will explore the complex relations between natural hazards – such as earthquakes, tsunamis, wildfires or floods – and society. Read more
The second issue of GeoQ is out now! 4 June 2012 The June edition of the quarterly newsletter of the European Geosciences Union is now published online. This issue includes pieces on recent research in the geosciences, as well as articles and short reports on various activities that took place at the 2012 General Assembly. Read more
EGU open letter to European policymakers 30 May 2012 The EGU recently wrote to J. M. Barroso (President of the European Commission), M. Schultz (President of the European Parliament), M. Østergaard (Presidency of the EU Council), and other policymakers regarding the loss of Envisat and the potential launch delay of the Sentinel satellites. The letter highlights the importance of environmental satellites and urges all parties to come to an agreement to allow the prompt launch of Envisat’s follow-on missions. Read more
Short report on 2012 General Assembly Press Centre activities 16 May 2012 This year’s General Assembly, with over 13,500 presentations and more than 11,200 participating scientists, was one of the most successful to date. In addition to its scientific achievements, the conference also saw keen media participation and reporting. Read more
Research on Flood Resilience and Europe: achievements and future 3 May 2012 The extent and consequences of recent flood events in Europe and worldwide showed that the existing flood defence structures do not guarantee a sufficient protection level for people and properties. Considering the uncertainty of future conditions shaped by main drivers of urban development such as climate change, and rapid urbanization the situation is getting even more severe. Read more
8th EGU Alexander von Humboldt International Conference 30 April 2012 This year, the conference is on Natural Disasters, Global Change, and the Preservation of World Heritage Sites, and will be held in Cusco, Peru, from November 12–16, 2012. The meeting is jointly organized by Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abab del Cusco (UNSAAC), Facultad de Ingenieria Civil and the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Read more
