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The inaugural EGU webinar: EGU journals and Open Access publishing

Hazel Gibson January 31, 2020

The first EGU Webinar: EGU journals: open access publishing, public peer review and the new EGUsphere

Last week the EGU executive office debuted something new for our members: the EGU webinar. The first of these focused on the open access journals that EGU publishes in partnership with Copernicus.The webinar discussed the interactive public peer review system, the role of the EGU Publications Committee, how researchers can effectively publish in an EGU Journal and the new EGUsphere. The web ...[Read More]

Winners of the EGU Best Blog Posts of 2019 Competition

Hazel Gibson January 17, 2020

Image modified from Lava glow and space at the Kilauea volcano. Credit: Andreas Johnsson (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

2019 was a brilliant year for our blogging network here at EGU. Across the EGU’s official blog, GeoLog, as well as the network and division blogs there were so many interesting, educational and just downright entertaining posts this year it was hard to get the blog editors to choose their favourites! Nevertheless in December, to celebrate the excellent display of science writing across the network ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Shaping EU Missions – bridging the gap between geoscience and policy

Chloe Hill October 31, 2019

Shaping EU Missions. Roundtable discussions. Credit: Chloe HIll, EGU

This month’s GeoPolicy blog post is a Q&A about the EGU’s second annual science-policy event, Shaping EU Missions: bridging the gap between geoscience and policy which was hosted in Brussels on October 17 2019. The EGU has an annual event outside of the General Assembly?? Yes! Except this one is much smaller with about 70 participants and relatively new (only starting in 2018). Th ...[Read More]

September GeoRoundUp: the best of the Earth sciences from around the web

Olivia Trani October 2, 2019

The retreating Pilatte Glacier located in the massif des Ecrins in the French Alps. A new IPCC report details how such cryospheric environments will fare in the future as our climate changes. Credit: Alexis Merlaud (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

Drawing inspiration from popular stories on our social media channels, major geoscience headlines, as well as unique and quirky research, this monthly column aims to bring you the latest Earth and planetary science news from around the web. Major stories Latest IPCC report puts the oceans and cryosphere in focus Last month the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releas ...[Read More]