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What’s on at EGU26: highlights from Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee

April 21, 2026
What’s on at EGU26: highlights from Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee
EGU Flags at EGU General Assembly 2016. Credit: EGU / Kai Boggild (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

There are so many great events to participate in at EGU26 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]

AI: the good, the bad, and the forgotten

May 1, 2025
AI: the good, the bad, and the forgotten
AI: friend, or foe? (Credit: Lucia Perez-Diaz, www.luciaperezdiaz.com / @DrLPerezDiaz)

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]

GeoPolicy: Your guide to engaging with science for policy at EGU25

April 10, 2025
GeoPolicy: Your guide to engaging with science for policy at EGU25
EGU23 Short Course, Beyond SciComm 101 with Laura Smillie and Mario Scharfbillig

Each year, the EGU’s Science for Policy Programme at the EGU General Assembly provides participants with insights on how their research and expertise can be integrated into the policymaking process and the opportunities that exist for them to engage. This month’s GeoPolicy Blog post highlights some of the exciting #Sci4Pol sessions and initiatives that you can engage with! While this blog post hig ...[Read More]

The climate crisis: about debates, privilege and the need for action

May 15, 2024
The climate crisis: about debates, privilege and the need for action
The Friday of EGU24, scientists of Scientist Rebellion and Scientists 4 Future teamed up with the Fridays 4 Future protest in the Museumsquartier in Vienna. Photo credit: Joppe Massant.

In this blog post I am expanding on the blog post about the third EGU Climate Great Debate and its survey results on what you thought we can do as scientists. After conducting an interview with Maien Sachisthal, an active member of Scientist Rebellion, I reflected on the Great Debate and scientists within society, sharing insights on the Scientist Rebellion and Scientists 4 Future protest events t ...[Read More]