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EGU Members: have your say on the direction of the Union

Olivia Trani November 5, 2019

As EGU’s representatives and staff members, we work hard throughout the year to ensure the Union is serving its members, and we need your input to continue to do so,

The EGU is a member-led organisation with around 20,000 members from all over the world. To promote the Earth, planetary and space sciences, the EGU conducts many activities ranging from publishing open access journals and hosting geoscientific meetings to organising education and outreach initiatives. As EGU’s representatives and staff members, we work hard throughout the year to ensure the Union ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Rocks weather, soil takes form

Alwyn Biju November 4, 2019

Weathering of Rock - Soil Formation. Credit: Alwyn Biju (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

This image depicts the soil formation, that is weathering of rock. Soil is actually formed by weathering of rock by physical, chemical and biological methods. This image depicts physical and biological weathering. Physical weathering by the action of temperature and biological weathering by the growth of some species of grass through the cracks. Image clicked from Trivandrum district of Kerala, In ...[Read More]

EGU 2020: Financial support to attend the General Assembly

Olivia Trani October 31, 2019

Applying for financial support to attend the 2020 General Assembly is easier than ever! Credit: Kai Boggild /EGU

The EGU is committed to promoting the participation of both early career scientists and established researchers from low and middle-income countries who wish to present their work at the EGU General Assembly. In order to encourage participation of scientists from both these groups, a part of the overall budget of the EGU General Assembly is reserved to provide financial support to those who wish t ...[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]