Accessibility and inclusivity at EGU

Taking Pride in our planet: Protecting oceans for queer and trans survival

Vanessa Raditz June 29, 2026

Queer Disaster Risk Map. Source: StoryMapping Queer Climate Justice

In Spring of 2025, just as I was preparing to release the Queer Climate Justice StoryMap I had been building for two years, I received a difficult email from my lead community collaborator, an LGBTQ+ foundation, describing the devastating legal and financial situation the newly inaugurated Trump administration had put them in. We decided to set the project to private to protect the queer and trans ...[Read More]

The day I realised I had nothing to offer teachers: The story behind Almanac of Geoscience experiments

Petr Brož June 25, 2026

Image source:https://www.ig.cas.cz/en/experiments/

For more than a decade, I have spent a large part of my time not only doing research in planetary science, but also visiting schools, science festivals, public events, and talking to children, teachers, and everyone interested in geosciences. During these outreach activities I repeatedly encountered the same problem. People were genuinely curious about volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, or t ...[Read More]

What can EGU do for you? A guide to funding, waivers and assistance

Hazel Gibson June 25, 2026

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is Europe’s leading organisation supporting Earth, planetary, and space science researchers. As a non-profit, we help over 20,000 researchers connect, discuss and share their work through meetings, publications and events, but do you know all the ways EGU has funding and opportunities that can support you? Travel support! EGU has many foms of travel support to ...[Read More]

Yes, Nature is transgender too! Between fish, fluidity and finding myself as a trans marine biologist

Micah Reismann June 18, 2026

In the author's words: "an action shot of myself in my happy place." Photo credit: Edith Franz

The journey to a Ph.D. is never smooth sailing, plenty who have dared to tackle it will agree. But what if this strenuous, maybe even torturous, endeavor is the easiest part of your life? Welcome to my journey, which I am calling “Transitioning during your PhD”. Let’s start with a quick backstory. My doctoral journey started in 2024 and I was early in my transition. I came out to my friends and fa ...[Read More]