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Geoscientific perspectives on global wetland systems: Between traditional knowledge and cultural heritage

February 2, 2026
Geoscientific perspectives on global wetland systems: Between traditional knowledge and cultural heritage

Today marks World Wetlands Day, and this year, the theme is Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage. Each year, February 2 is a day dedicated to recognising wetlands as places that store carbon, protect water, and hold complex cultural meaning. Wetlands such as mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass beds, peatlands, and floodplains are extremely good at taking carbon out of th ...[Read More]

Earth Science Week: What can you do to celebrate energy resources for our future?

September 10, 2025
Earth Science Week: What can you do to celebrate energy resources for our future?

As the air grows crisp and autumn’s colors begin to emerge in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, I’m reminded that we’re approaching a special time of year for those of us who love the Earth. It’s Earth Science Week (12-18 October 2025), and this year, the theme Energy Resources for Our Future feels incredibly personal. Our lives are powered by energy, and this week is a chance to look a littl ...[Read More]

AI: the good, the bad, and the forgotten

May 1, 2025
AI: the good, the bad, and the forgotten

AI is here, and when I say here, I mean e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e. For all you know, this blog may have been written by an algorithm (it wasn’t — I’m not a robot, promise. Or am I?). In what feels like the blink of an eye, AI has gone from a curiosity to a fully-fledged co-pilot in science (and out of science). It’s generating satellite imagery, helping compute paleo-climate predictions, or writing your ...[Read More]

What’s on at EGU25: highlights from the Outreach and Education Committees

April 23, 2025
What’s on at EGU25: highlights from the Outreach and Education Committees

There are so many great events to participate in at EGU25 this year, in both on-site and virtual formats, that it can be very easy to feel overwhelmed. Whilst we encourage you to make good use of your Personal Programme to help organise your activities, we also reached out to several of EGU’s Committees that are responsible for specific other aspects of EGU’s activities, including the ...[Read More]

Congratulations to the 2024 winner of the first ever Geolog post of the year!

March 7, 2025
Congratulations to the 2024 winner of the first ever Geolog post of the year!

At EGU, we’re always looking for new ways to celebrate and amplify the voices of our community. That’s why I am thrilled to introduce the Geolog Top Blog Post of the Year Competition—a new initiative where we recognise the most impactful and engaging post from the past year. For our very first edition in 2024, we selected the top five performing blog posts and held an internal vote within the EGU ...[Read More]

Congratulations to the winners of the best EGU division blogs of 2024!

March 6, 2025
Congratulations to the winners of the best EGU division blogs of 2024!

If you’re a regular reader of the EGU blogs, you may notice a certain annual tradition of ours: we like to celebrate the contribution of our science writers and bloggers over the year gone by. And 2024 was no exception of course; we had a number of inspiring and thought-provoking blog posts published across the EGU’s official blog GeoLog and division blogs. Thank you to each one of you for your ti ...[Read More]

Sparking scientific curiosity in Arctic Students: How they’re tackling big questions

February 21, 2025
Sparking scientific curiosity in Arctic Students: How they’re tackling big questions

Growing up, I didn’t know what it meant to “do research”. I did some research projects in high school, but research as a field path was totally foreign to me until I started university. Unlike me, the young students who participated in this year’s Arctic Frontiers Science for Schools program were given a first-hand glimpse into what it means to conduct professional research. The Science for School ...[Read More]

From ‘real life’ to a fantastic quirky teaching tool – try a PodCast Class

November 25, 2024
From ‘real life’ to a fantastic quirky teaching tool – try a PodCast Class

A giant microphone sits a few cm’s from my face. I am having vivid flashbacks to pre-show jitters and stage-fright from my earlier forages into on stage productions. Only now I’m an adult, an expert, a scientist. Our host pushes the record button. Live radio! A brilliant (?) idea takes shape I was contacted by a Norwegian scientific radio programme, Abels Tårn, and asked if I could answer question ...[Read More]

What I wish someone told me early in my career: meet Simon Clark, our Projects Manager

October 25, 2024
What I wish someone told me early in my career: meet Simon Clark, our Projects Manager

‘What I wish someone told me early in my career’ is a new Geolog series that aims to provide valuable insights and guidance to early-career professionals within the European Geosciences Union (EGU) community. Each month, I will interview a staff member of EGU to share their personal career journey, experiences, challenges faced, and the tips they wish they had received earlier in their careers. Th ...[Read More]

Friedrich Barnikel reflects on the final Geoscience Information For Teachers workshop in Cape Town

and October 18, 2024
Friedrich Barnikel reflects on the final Geoscience Information For Teachers workshop in Cape Town

The final edition of the capacity building Geoscience Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshop was held this year in Cape Town, South Africa. This three-year programme, an initiative by the EGU Education Committee, brought together local teachers and scientists to build a sustainable, long-term workshop series and network for teacher training in geoscience education. The 2024 theme was “Exploring ...[Read More]