Artists: apply for a residency at Europe’s largest geoscience conference 18 September 2019 For the third year in a row, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will be hosting artists at its annual General Assembly. We are now opening a call for artists to apply for a residency at the 2020 conference, which is taking place in Vienna, Austria from 3-8 May 2020. The deadline for applications is 1 December. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Letter to funding agencies; new EGU journal (August 2019) 28 August 2019 The August 2019 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
New EGU journal: Weather and Climate Dynamics 23 August 2019 The EGU has launched its latest international not-for-profit scientific publication. Weather and Climate Dynamics is an open-access, two-stage journal with open review, following the model of other EGU journals, and is published by Copernicus Publications. Read more
Open letter to funding agencies regarding presentations at EGU meetings 20 August 2019 The EGU has issued an open letter to funding agencies and evaluation committees with information on the assessment of presentations given at its scientific meetings. The letter details the three presentation types given at EGU General Assembly and states that the selection of the type of presentation is not based on any evaluation of the scientific value of the contribution. As highlighted in a previous EGU statement, the letter also emphasises that there is no distinction regarding the standing, quality or prestige of oral, poster, or PICO presentations. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Job opportunity, elections, financial support (July 2019) 30 July 2019 The July 2019 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU awarded a Commemorative Centennial Plaque by IUGG 29 July 2019 Today, the EGU President received, on behalf of the EGU, a Centennial Commemorative Plaque awarded by the IUGG to celebrate international scientific cooperation in the geosciences. Read more
Job opportunity at the EGU Executive Office: Communications Officer 25 July 2019 We are seeking to appoint a Communications Officer to work with the EGU Head of Media, Communications & Outreach in maintaining and further developing media- and science-related communications between the EGU and its membership, the working media and the public at large. The deadline for applications is 15 August 2019. Read more
Spend a day in Brussels with a Member of the European Parliament! 24 July 2019 The EGU, in close collaboration with the Secretariat of the European Parliament (EP) Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, is providing an EGU member with the opportunity to visit Brussels and work alongside a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for a day. Read more
EGU Autumn 2019 elections: call for candidates 15 July 2019 The EGU Election Autumn 2019 for the next EGU President, General Secretary, and Division Presidents will take place from 1 to 30 November 2019. You are kindly asked to propose a candidate to any of these vacancies by 15 September 2019. You are welcome and encouraged to nominate yourself. Read more
Higher education teaching of geoscience: how can the EGU help? 8 July 2019 EGU’s Committee on Education aims to provide support for higher education, from organising workshops to providing networking opportunities for all those teaching geoscience in higher education. We invite PhD students, postgraduates, research fellows, academic staff and any others teaching geoscience in higher education to fill in a short survey to help us understand the role EGU could play in further supporting higher education. Read more
