Mexico earthquakes: What we know so far 20 September 2017 In early and mid-September, strong earthquakes hit Mexico causing widespread damage and casualties. On the EGU blog, GeoLog, we rounded up the available scientific information on the earthquakes, including commentary by EGU seismologists. Read more
Educators: apply now to take part in the 2018 GIFT workshop! 12 September 2017 The Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshop is taking place on April 9–11 2018 at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The topic of the 2018 edition of GIFT is ‘Major events that shaped the Earth’, and teachers can apply to attend by 26 November. Read more
News from the EGU: meet the president, EGU 2018 interdisciplinary events (August 2017) 29 August 2017 The August 2017 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU 2018 call for sessions 25 August 2017 The call for session proposals for the EGU 2018 General Assembly is now open. Until 8 September you can suggest new sessions with conveners and description, or you can propose modifications to current ones. Please note that, for the first time this year, the 8 September deadline also applies to short courses and townhall meetings. The next EGU General Assembly is taking place in Vienna, Austria on 8–13 April 2018. Read more
News from the EGU: EGU18 call for sessions, call for candidates, evolution statement (July 2017) 31 July 2017 The July 2017 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU Publications Committee Chair Hubert H.G. Savenije honoured by AGU 20 July 2017 Hubert H.G. Savenije, Professor of Hydrology at the Delft University of Technology and the Chair of the EGU Publications Committee, has been named as the recipient of the International Award of the American Geophysical Union. This award is given annually to one honoree in recognition “for making an outstanding contribution to furthering the Earth and space sciences and using science for the benefit of society in developing nations.” Read more
EGU Autumn 2017 elections: call for candidates 17 July 2017 The EGU Election Autumn 2017 for the next EGU President, General Secretary, and Division Presidents will take place from 1 to 30 November 2017. You are kindly asked to propose a candidate to any of these vacancies by 15 September 2017. You are welcome and encouraged to nominate yourself. Read more
Position statement: EGU advocates the teaching of evolution 6 July 2017 The European Geosciences Union (EGU) strongly supports the teaching of evolution in schools and other educational fora. Evolution, a fundamental concept in biology and the Earth sciences, is the only theory supported by scientific evidence to describe how life on Earth has evolved. Read more
EGU journals: updated publication policy and revision of editors’, referees’, and authors’ obligations 3 July 2017 In response to the detection of a case of scientific malpractice by a topical editor of two of its journals (SOIL and Solid Earth), EGU and Copernicus Publications have revised the guidelines for authors, editors and reviewers. The journals now also have an updated publication policy. Read more
News from the EGU: standing up for science, funding training schools (June 2017) 29 June 2017 The June 2017 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
