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OS
Ocean Sciences

Tatiana Ilyina Receives the Fridtjof Nansen Medal – About Her Career and Work

April 27, 2025
Tatiana Ilyina Receives the Fridtjof Nansen Medal – About Her Career and Work

Tatiana Ilyina received the Fridtjof Nansen Medal from the European Geosciences Union (EGU) for her outstanding research in oceanography. We spoke with her about her career path and the work that led to this award. Here’s what you should know about her. Tatiana Ilyina studied Meteorology/Oceanography during her PhD at the University of Hamburg, continued as a postdoc at the University of Haw ...[Read More]

CR
Cryospheric Sciences

EGU 25 – we’ve got you covered

April 26, 2025
EGU 25 – we’ve got you covered

Are you attending this year’s EGU General Assembly virtual or in person? No matter the way you attend or if it’s your first time or you are coming to Vienna for the GA for years, today we share with you some cryosphere programme highlights and general tips on how to make the most out of your conference experience. Every year, we summarise the main cryosphere events for you, those for inspira ...[Read More]

GeoLog

EGU25: Get creative at the General Assembly with EGUart and more!

and April 17, 2025
EGU25: Get creative at the General Assembly with EGUart and more!

At EGU we take our science seriously, but we also value creativity and the role it plays in all aspects of being a researcher, from designing your study to science communication! The EGU25 General Assembly offers plenty of avenues for creativity in every way, shape and form! If you’re keen to indulge your creative side or curious about the possible intersections between science and art, look no fu ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Hold my Baby: Improving Institutional Policies of Parenting and Field-based Research

and April 14, 2025
Hold my Baby: Improving Institutional Policies of Parenting and Field-based Research

We are researchers. Researchers are people. People sometimes have children. These are three simple statements (and fundamental truths) that are often overlooked by institutional and funding policies, leading to a disconnect between the demands of research and the responsibilities of parenthood. Especially in field-based research, which is typical in the geosciences, rigorous expectations of long h ...[Read More]

GeoLog

What’s on at EGU25: highlights from Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee

April 11, 2025
What’s on at EGU25: highlights from Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee

There are so many great events to participate in at EGU25 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]

GM
Geomorphology

20 Years of GM [Part 2]: A conversation on change and progress with Geomorphology’s first and current presidents 

and April 9, 2025
20 Years of GM [Part 2]: A conversation on change and progress with Geomorphology’s first and current presidents 

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the EGU Geomorphology Division (GM). Many of us have found community, experienced our first conference presentation, and furthered our careers through GM. GM has grown to be mid-sized for EGU standards with ~700 abstracts submitted in 2024 – but we had to start somewhere. I spoke with GM’s creator and first president, Colin Stark (National Taiwan University) ...[Read More]

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday March 27th @ 10am CET

March 18, 2025
EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday March 27th @ 10am CET

The fourth edition of the Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology Campfires of the 2024/2025 season will take place on Thursday March 27th at 10am CET on Zoom. This edition will be a Scientific Campfire, during which three Early Career Scientists will present their work to the community. Our speakers for this edition are:   Javiera Ruz Ginouves, PhD student @ the Geology Departmen ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Congratulations to the 2024 winner of the first ever Geolog post of the year!

March 7, 2025
Congratulations to the 2024 winner of the first ever Geolog post of the year!

At EGU, we’re always looking for new ways to celebrate and amplify the voices of our community. That’s why I am thrilled to introduce the Geolog Top Blog Post of the Year Competition—a new initiative where we recognise the most impactful and engaging post from the past year. For our very first edition in 2024, we selected the top five performing blog posts and held an internal vote within the EGU ...[Read More]

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU Webinar Alert! “Careers inside and outside of academia: Panel Discussion”

March 3, 2025
EGU Webinar Alert! “Careers inside and outside of academia: Panel Discussion”

We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming EGU webinar, “Careers Inside and Outside of Academia: Panel Discussion,” scheduled for Tuesday, 11 March 2025, at 16:00 CET. Secure your spot by registering through the following link: Registration Link. If you are struggling to navigate the choice between academic and non-academic jobs, you are not alone. While many challenges related to ...[Read More]

GM
Geomorphology

Highlighting EGU 2025 General Assembly Geomorphology Sessions

January 8, 2025
The entrance to the EGU General Assembly from a previous year. A banner over the entrance doorways reads

This blog post is part of our series: “Highlights” for which we’re accepting contributions! Please contact one of the GM blog editors, Emily (eb2043@cam.ac.uk) or Emma (elodes@asu.edu), if you’d like to contribute on this topic or others.  Here at the EGU Geomorphology Division Blog, we’re starting up the New Year with a look forward to the highlight of our annual calendar: the EGU General Assembl ...[Read More]