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Ocean Sciences

Tatiana Ilyina Receives the Fridtjof Nansen Medal – About Her Career and Work

Tatiana Ilyina Receives the Fridtjof Nansen Medal – About Her Career and Work

Tatiana Ilyina received the Fridtjof Nansen Medal from the European Geosciences Union (EGU) for her outstanding research in oceanography. We spoke with her about her career path and the work that led to this award. Here’s what you should know about her. Tatiana Ilyina studied Meteorology/Oceanography during her PhD at the University of Hamburg, continued as a postdoc at the University of Haw ...[Read More]

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU25 Monday Highlights

EGU25 Monday Highlights

Hello to all the GMPV community, and welcome (back) to EGU25! Are you ready to meet again you peers from all over the world, and to learn more about amazing scientific topics? As every year, the GMPV ECS Team will find interesting presentations and networking events, and suggest them in a daily blog post. Let’s start on Monday morning at 8.30 with the session “What makes Earth so special? The role ...[Read More]

CR
Cryospheric Sciences

EGU 25 – we’ve got you covered

EGU 25 – we’ve got you covered

Are you attending this year’s EGU General Assembly virtual or in person? No matter the way you attend or if it’s your first time or you are coming to Vienna for the GA for years, today we share with you some cryosphere programme highlights and general tips on how to make the most out of your conference experience. Every year, we summarise the main cryosphere events for you, those for inspira ...[Read More]

SM
Seismology

Seismology Job Portal

Seismology Job Portal

On this page, we regularly update open positions in Seismology for early career scientists. Do you have a job on offer? Contact us at ecs-sm@egu.eu Please, note that other available research positions are displayed on the EGU Jobs Portal.  

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

GMPV Early Career Scientists at #EGU25

GMPV Early Career Scientists at #EGU25

Here we go again!! Just a few days and EGU25 will start in Wien. As we are sure you will discover outbreaking research in your field (and not), we want to remind you that EGU is also social events and networking! The ECS team of GMPV (as much as other 22 Divisions) will be at the GA, and you can find us with short course and events around the ACV. Here is a list of where and when you can find us! ...[Read More]

GD
Geodynamics

Notice! – Your public data has been collected to study the diversity of the geodynamics community over time

Dear Geodynamics community, This is your trusted former Editor-in-Chief speaking. I have an important announcement! In very exciting news, the team behind the 101 Geodynamic modelling paper (which I am sure you have read and loved, right? No? Well, what are you waiting for?! Check it out here!) has reunited to write another very relevant paper tailored to the geodynamics community. You’re we ...[Read More]

ERE
Energy, Resources and the Environment

Interview with ERE Outstanding ECS Awardee Iman Rahimzadeh Kivi

Interview with ERE Outstanding ECS Awardee Iman Rahimzadeh Kivi

Congratulations for being awarded this years Early Career Scientist Award of the ERE division! Can you tell us a bit about yourself (not only about your work life)? Thank you so much! I am delighted to receive this award and grateful to the European Geosciences Union for this recognition. I am an engineer and a geoscientist with a passion for understanding the Earth’s subsurface processes and thei ...[Read More]

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Biogeosciences

Highlighted event: Opening up about Mental Health across Career Stages in the Geosciences

Aerial shot of islands in Lofoten

EGU 2025 is almost upon us! While a highlight of the year for many scientists, a big conference like this can also come with feelings of stress or anxiety for many. (If that’s you – you are not alone!) At this year’s general assembly, the topic of Mental Health in Academia will be given a prominent space in the form of a panel discussion on Monday, 28th of April, 16:15–18:00 in Room E1, focu ...[Read More]

GD
Geodynamics

Neil Ribe – Augustus Love Medallist 2025

Neil Ribe – Augustus Love Medallist 2025

The 2025 Augustus Love Medal of the Geodynamics Division was awarded to Neil Ribe in recognition of his outstanding and fundamental contributions to a wide range of problems in geodynamics using rigorous mathematical approaches. In this interview, he talks about his research and how he got involved in geodynamics, while also sharing his thoughts on what the future might hold for the discipline. Ne ...[Read More]

CL
Climate: Past, Present & Future

Final guide to get ready for EGU25 with the Climate Division!

Final guide to get ready for EGU25 with the Climate Division!

Dear climate community,   With the EGU General Assembly 2025 approaching (27 April – 2 May), it is time to start preparing your programme and planning your week. We’re looking forward to another exciting and engaging General Assembly — a unique opportunity for geoscientists across career stages to present their research, exchange ideas, and expand their network. As usual, the Austria Center V ...[Read More]