Nominate candidates for our awards and medals! 5 May 2015 Every year, the EGU honours individuals for their important contributions to the Earth, planetary and space sciences through its awards and medals programme. EGU members are kindly asked to submit their nominations for all EGU medals and awards by 15 June. Read more
‘Dead zones’ found in Atlantic open waters Press release 30 April 2015 A team of German and Canadian researchers have discovered areas with extremely low levels of oxygen in the tropical North Atlantic, several hundred kilometres off the coast of West Africa. The levels measured in these ‘dead zones’, inhabitable for most marine animals, are the lowest ever recorded in Atlantic open waters. The research is published today in Biogeosciences. Read more
Introducing the new EGU young scientist representatives at Union level 14 April 2015 Following a two-year term, Sam Illingworth steps down as Programme Committee Representative at this year’s General Assembly. Wouter Berghuijs, from the Hydrology Division, and Lena Noack, from Planetary Sciences, have been nominated by the young scientist division representatives to replace Sam. Wouter will serve as Head Representative within the next year, with Lena taking the role of Deputy Head Representative. She will become Head Representative the following year. Read more
Launching the EGU Galileo Conference programme 13 April 2015 The EGU Galileo conferences address well-focused cutting-edge topics at the frontier of geosciences research. The programme is being launched today at the EGU General Assembly, with interested EGU members invited to submit proposals for the first EGU Galileo Conference soon. Read more
A community journal grown up: celebrating 10 years of Climate of the Past 10 April 2015 Climate of the Past was launched as a community-driven journal on 05 June 2005, a few weeks after EGU 2005, and is celebrating its 10 years with a special reception at the EGU 2015 General Assembly. Read more
EGU 2015 General Assembly: Media advisory 4 – Press conferences live stream, on-site registration Press release 7 April 2015 Next week (12–17 April), over 12,000 scientists will gather in Vienna for the 2015 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), a meeting that 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. The press conference programme includes presentations on the latest results from ESA’s Rosetta Mission and on changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet. Interested journalists can register on-site, free of charge, during the meeting. Those who cannot make it to Vienna can watch press conferences remotely through a live streaming link. Read more
Job opportunity at the EGU Executive Office: Science Policy Fellow 7 April 2015 We are seeking to appoint a Science Policy Fellow to develop the Union’s science policy programme, which is aimed at building bridges between geoscientists and European policymakers, engaging the EGU membership with public policy, and informing decision makers about the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The deadline for applications in 3 May. Read more
Travelling pollution – East Asian human activities affect air quality in remote tropical forests Press release 31 March 2015 Researchers from the UK and Malaysia have detected a human fingerprint deep in the Borneo rainforest in Southeast Asia. Cold winds blowing from the north carry industrial pollutants from East Asia to the equator, with implications for air quality in the region. Once there, the pollutants can travel higher into the atmosphere and impact the ozone layer. The research is published today in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Read more
New websites for the EGU journals 26 March 2015 All of EGU’s open-access journals now have new online homes. The new websites feature redesigned home page, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Read more
Relaunch of CP website 26 March 2015 Our publisher Copernicus has just relaunched the website for Climate of the Past, an open-access EGU journal. The new website features a redesigned home page, which includes news, recent papers and highlight papers, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Find more details about the redesign over at the new CP website. Read more
