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Behind the scenes: the EGU25 Press Centre

May 23, 2025
Behind the scenes: the EGU25 Press Centre
The picture shows the press team members of EGU25 at the press centre.

Every year, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly transforms Vienna into a bustling hub of scientific discovery. Tens of thousands of scientists from around the world gather to present their latest research, but how do these discoveries reach the public? That’s where the EGU press centre comes in—a space where science meets storytelling, and complex research is translated into stor ...[Read More]

(Not just) school through play

May 16, 2025
(Not just) school through play
Geoscience Games at EGU25. Photos by author.

The far-reaching impact of play on learning has been celebrated through the centuries. Be it the work Schola Ludus by John Amos Comenius, Friedrich Schiller’s Spieltrieb, Johan Huizinga’s Homo ludens… or the Geoscience Games sessions during EGU General Assembly, which marked its 8th edition during EGU25. The EGU Geoscience Games sessions were founded by Chris Skinner, Rolf Hut, a ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Meet Adam Izdebski, Environmental Historian, Human Ecologist and member of EGU’s Biodiversity Task Force

May 16, 2025
GeoTalk: Meet Adam Izdebski, Environmental Historian, Human Ecologist and member of EGU’s Biodiversity Task Force
Adam Izdebski. Photo credit: Mirosław Kaźmierczak/UW

Adam, welcome to GeoTalk! You’re an environmental historian and human ecologist, with an interest in biodiversity. Can you tell us how understanding historic changes to social and ecological systems can provide an insight into biodiversity loss today? This is a question that environmental historians face every time they talk about their work! Let me put it this way; we are at a certain point in th ...[Read More]