Following a vote by EGU’s volunteer Council, the Union will no longer be posting on X, formerly known as Twitter. After an in-depth discussion by members of the Council, it was decided that using the platform to connect with our members and inform them of EGU activities was no longer in line with EGU’s values. EGU is still active on several other social media platforms and we look forward to engaging with our community there.

This action was also taken by our publications and conference provider Copernicus, who facilitated the move away from Twitter/X on behalf of the EGU’s 19 open access journal accounts, which are now all shuttered as well.

For more information, please contact EGU’s Head of Communications, Hazel Gibson.

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide. It is a non-profit interdisciplinary learned association of scientists founded in 2002 with headquarters in Munich, Germany. The EGU publishes a number of diverse scientific journals that use an innovative open access format and organises topical meetings plus education and outreach activities. Its annual General Assembly is the largest and most prominent European geosciences event, attracting more than 18,000 scientists from all over the world. The meeting’s sessions cover a wide range of topics, including volcanology, planetary exploration, the Earth’s internal structure and atmosphere, climate, energy, and resources.