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EGU seeks a consultant to assist with the new 2027 mentoring programme.
  • 17 September 2026

Do you have experience with mentoring, networking or career development initiatives? The EGU Outreach Committee is seeking a consultant to assist with the development and delivery of an online mentoring programme for our members, which will run in 2027. Submit your proposal by Friday 16 October 2026.



EGU peer support/mentoring training – register now!
  • 7 September 2026

Are you an EGU member who wants to sharpen your mentorship skills - either as a novice seeking support or an experienced participant looking to provide it? Why not register to take part in our free mentoring training session, organised by the EGU Outreach Committee, to be held on Wednesday 28 October.


EGU Outreach Committee looking for new members!
  • 31 August 2026

EGU’s Outreach Committee, which focuses on public engagement activities, communication between scientists and students, and supporting the training and development of budding science communicators, is searching for three new members to help further its programme. Send in your applications by 28 September 2026.


The Science Storyteller brings seismology to the Edinburgh Fringe!
  • Press release
  • 22 July 2026

Why do storybook donkeys know about earthquakes? Discover a new show premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August exploring seismology and science through storytelling and song, funded by the EGU Special Activity Fund and with support from the University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences.


Latest posts from EGU blogs

Beyond ‘black and white’: rethinking continental drift and land bridges through plate tectonics and orogenic bridges

In this essay, Jean-Baptiste Koehl reflects on the origin of a 100-year-old divide within the geoscience community and explores how tectonics and paleontology may be brought closer together through the concept of orogenic bridges. Disclaimer: The reflections presented here reflect my perspective grounded in my own research and experience. One of the most iconic interdisciplinary achievements in the geosciences is the integration of the fossil record, igneous and sedimentary rock units, fold-and-thrust belts, and even past glaciations on continents now …


Shaping the PS Division: Call for Community Engagement

Credit: Anna Kotova (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu) [Imaggeo – Geoscience]. Dear EGU Planetary & Solar System Sciences (PS) Division, The Planetary & Solar System Sciences blog is back! In this post, we will examine how to participate in defining the PS Division, activities, procedures, and deadlines. We dedicate our comeback post to our readers, who sit at the heart of this community. The EGU Planetary & Solar System Sciences (PS) Division is built by volunteers, for the community it serves. The …


When ozone enters a leaf: why the details matter for Earth system models

(Schematic cross-section showing leaf stomatal O_3 uptake, chloroplast oxidative stress, and the resulting downregulation of Earth’s global photosynthetic carbon uptake (GPP)) We usually think of ozone as a shield high in the atmosphere or as an air pollutant that harms human lungs near the ground. But plants also “breathe” ozone. Through microscopic pores called stomata, leaves take in carbon dioxide for photosynthesis—and ozone can enter through the same doorway. Once inside a leaf, ozone forms reactive compounds that disrupt photosynthesis …