EGU Pride

EGU’s Pride: Insights into our EDI’s committee’s initiatives

Asmae Ourkiya June 7, 2024

On the occasion of Pride Month 2024, we want to share with you some of important initiatives that EGU's EDI committee is undertaking to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion to support our LGBTQIA2S+ community.

The Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is dedicated to promoting a vision of equality, diversity, and inclusion through an integrated, coordinated, and constructive approach. Their mission includes raising awareness of EDI values within the scientific community, organizing sessions and meetings focused on EDI issues, representing EGU in relev ...[Read More]

Find your scientists: how to network at EGU24

Simon Clark April 2, 2024

The General Assembly is the nucleus around which EGU’s community gathers and connects, providing a week of opportunity to meet new people and reaffirm old bonds. Progress within science and its impact on society rises from the confluence of ideas and a diversity of voices; to facilitate meeting and discussion at the Assembly, #EGU24 offers a number of paths for building your network. Network ...[Read More]

Meet the EGUpride group: LGBTQIA+ members are welcome to join!

EGUpride group April 29, 2022

Image credit: François Dulac, (distributed via imaggeo)

It is hardly a surprise that members of the geoscience community who identify as LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and others who fall under the umbrella but do not identify with these categories) are likely to face more obstacles in their career compared to their cisgender and heterosexual colleagues. This is true for people at all career levels, ...[Read More]