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Help us celebrate excellence in science journalism: Time for nominations for the 2027 EGU Angela Croome Award!

Asmae Ourkiya June 2, 2026

What good is groundbreaking Earth and space science if it never breaks through the laboratory walls and digital libraries? Without skilled journalists, our peer-reviewed papers risk gathering digital dust, and remain isolated from the public policy and societal awareness they are meant to inform. This is why we need science journalists, as they have the skills to take complex scientific results an ...[Read More]

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Reclaiming scientific publishing: Our duty to make science freely accessible to all

Camille Thomas and Romain Vaucher June 1, 2026

When we (Camille Thomas and Romain Vaucher speaking) entered academia as graduate students in France and Switzerland, we were enthusiastic about the vast amount of research available with a simple click on our university computers. However, we also quickly felt disheartened by the significant amount of research work we couldn’t access when wrapping up our theses from home. Luckily, pirates e ...[Read More]

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GeoRoundup: the highlights of EGU Journals published during May!

Asmae Ourkiya May 29, 2026

Each month we feature specific Divisions of EGU and during the monthly GeoRoundup we put the journals that publish science from those Divisions at the top of the Highlights section. For May, we are not featuring any particular divisions, but an ensemble of all the highlights of this month instead. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Beyond discrete stratocumulus regimes: a ternary continuum of morph ...[Read More]

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A mosaic beneath our feet? Connecting soil science and policy at EGU26

Kaisa Säkkinen May 29, 2026

On Friday, May 8, 2026, the final day of the EGU26, I attended a Special Programme Group session of the Soil System Sciences (SSS) division on Facing the last policy challenges in the EU: How soil scientists can contribute to the demands for scientific evidence to support EU policies. The session brought together scientists, policymakers, and representatives from European institutions, including m ...[Read More]

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EGU support beyond the General Assembly: funding, workshops and more this Summer!

Simon Clark May 22, 2026

The European Geosciences Union isn’t all about the General Assembly, but delivers opportunities to learn, develop and network all year long! With many driven and developed by our volunteers in our committees and working groups, our initiatives cover a breadth of topics and formats, including training, funding, and more. The list below covers just some of the Union’s higlights this summ ...[Read More]

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More than mere three letters: My first EGU and the importance of EDI

Manuela Gialanella May 20, 2026

The image shows a t-shirt with a colorful design, signifying EDI at EGU.

No matter who you are or what your background is, if you attended EGU26, it is very likely that the EGU EDI Committee did something that you found valuable or helpful.The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee was formed in 2018, and has since then been working with EGU to promote its core values. Let’s break down how EDI shaped the experience of the latest General Assembly and what we can ex ...[Read More]

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GeoTalk: meet your new Early Career Scientist Union Representative, Maria Vittoria “Mavi” Gargiulo

Simon Clark May 15, 2026

Hello Mavi – congratulations on your appointment as Early Career Scientist Union Representative! Could you introduce yourself to our readers? Thank you so much, Simon! I’m a physicist by training, but my path has evolved at the intersection of the physical sciences and the social sciences. I started in theoretical physics and today I work on disaster risk, climate hazards, and science–policy ...[Read More]

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AI in science: the ethical experiment we didn’t design

Lucia Perez-Diaz May 8, 2026

Artificial Intelligence, and its rapid incursion into the (geo)sciences, was already impossible to ignore at last year’s EGU General Assembly. (you can read my reflections then in this blog post) This year, unsurprisingly, it felt equally present. On Thursday, I attended the Great Debate on “The ethics of using AI in Geosciences: opportunities and risks”, a discussion spanning everything from scie ...[Read More]

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The post-EGU comedown: An incomplete guide for the geosciences junkies

Jakub Stepanovic May 8, 2026

EGU26 is almost over. The question is: Now what? It is busy during the conference. Finding the way around the convention center, presenting work, learning what others are doing, back-to-back sessions, browsing eye-catching exhibits, not to forget the 20,000+ people to network with! It can feel exhausting, making me crave a still moment to chill from all that thrill. But when I finally walk out of ...[Read More]

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Congratulations to the winners of the EGU26 Photo Competition!

Hazel Gibson May 8, 2026

For this year’s Photo Contest, EGU received a number of amazing images capturing a broad spectrum of the geosciences. Since the selection committee whittled the field down to 10 finalists, you have been voting for your favourites throughout EGU26’s week-long conference, both on-site in Vienna at the EGU booth, and online. After an enthusiastic response from voters, we are now ready, and VERY ...[Read More]