EGU Outreach Committee seeking new members 22 February 2018 The EGU Outreach Committee promotes the Earth, planetary and space sciences and the activities of the EGU among scientists, the non-scientific public, policymakers and all other interested individuals and organisations. The Committee seeks 3 new members to help further its programme. Read more
EGU 2018 General Assembly media advisory 2 – Meeting programme online, provisional press conference topics Press release 20 February 2018 The programme for the 2018 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is now online. The meeting, which is anticipated to attract over 14,000 scientists, provides an opportunity for journalists to hear about the latest research in the Earth and space sciences and to talk to scientists from all over the world. This year’s conference features a Union session on challenges for the geosciences, and debates on low-risk geoengineering and on threats for life on Earth. Press conference topics include: new results from ESA and NASA missions, what’s at risk from coastal hazards, and the 2017 wildfire season, to mention a few. The meeting is taking place on 8–13 April in Vienna, Austria, at the Austria Center Vienna. Read more
Statement on scientific presentations at the EGU General Assembly 20 February 2018 The European Geosciences Union (EGU) stresses that all scientific presentations at its General Assembly have equal importance, independent of format. There is no distinction regarding the standing, quality or prestige of oral, poster, or PICO presentations. Our different presentation formats offer different ways to present research and obtain feedback. In all cases, a presenter is expected to deliver the main message of the research orally and discuss their results with other participants at the meeting. Read more
Ozone at lower latitudes is not recovering, despite Antarctic ozone hole healing Press release 6 February 2018 The ozone layer – which protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation – is recovering at the poles, but unexpected decreases in part of the atmosphere may be preventing recovery at lower latitudes, new research has found. The new result, published today in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, finds that the bottom part of the ozone layer at more populated latitudes is not recovering. The cause is currently unknown. Read more
Apply to be an EGU division early career scientist representative 1 February 2018 Early career scientists (ECS) make up a significant proportion of the EGU membership and it’s important to us that your voices get heard. To make sure that happens, each division appoints an ECS representative: the vital link between the Union and the ECS membership. This year a number of divisions are looking for new representatives. Follow the link to find out more, including how to get involved. Read more
DEADLINE TODAY Call for mentors: sign up to the EGU General Assembly Mentoring Programme 1 February 2018 For the second year in a row, the EGU is offering a mentoring programme at its annual General Assembly to facilitate new connections between novice conference attendees and experienced researchers. If you have attended the EGU meeting twice or more in the past, please consider signing up to share your expertise with first-timers at the General Assembly (deadline 7 February). Read more
Monthly news from EGU: funding, EGU2018 news (January 2018) 31 January 2018 The January 2018 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Julia Rosen and Vivien Cumming awarded EGU Science Journalism Fellowship Press release 16 January 2018 The European Geosciences Union (EGU) has named journalists Julia Rosen and Vivien Cumming as the winners of its 2018 Science Journalism Fellowship. The support will allow Rosen to travel to the UK to write about the role of soil in the phosphorus crisis, while Cumming will follow scientists in Myanmar to tell the story of carbon in rivers. Read more
Submit your images to the EGU Imaggeo Photo Competition 15 January 2018 The ninth annual EGU photo competition opens on 15 January. Up until 15 February (note earlier deadline this year!), 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. Simply upload your photos to imaggeo and choose the option to include them in the photo contest. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: election results, funding, EGU2018 abstracts (December 2017) 22 December 2017 The December 2017 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
