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GeoLog

GeoTalk: meet Martin Rasmussen, managing director of Copernicus – EGU’s conference and publications partner!

April 24, 2026
GeoTalk: meet Martin Rasmussen, managing director of Copernicus – EGU’s conference and publications partner!

Hello Martin! Welcome to GeoTalk. Could you briefly introduce yourself to our readers? Dear EGU Community! My name is Martin, and since 2004 I have had the honour of being the Managing Director of Copernicus. By training, I am a hydrologist, but even before I graduated, I was drawn into the EGU General Assembly in 2003 in Nice, so this year marks my 24th EGU. To be precise, it is actually my 25th, ...[Read More]

GeoLog

What’s on at EGU26: networking highlights!

and April 23, 2026
What’s on at EGU26: networking highlights!

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, #EGU26 offers a number of paths for building your network. Networking ev ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

The Geodynamics Division @ EGU26

and April 22, 2026
The Geodynamics Division @ EGU26

The EGU General Assembly is only a few weeks away, and attendees are starting to plan their schedules into what promises to be a week full of exiciting presentations and events. Don’t know where to start planning your week? We got you covered! In today’s blog, we highlight the key events of Geodynamics Division and give you some key tips to get the most out of the week. To access the e ...[Read More]

GeoLog

What’s on at EGU26: highlights from Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee

April 21, 2026
What’s on at EGU26: highlights from Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee

There are so many great events to participate in at EGU26 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]

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Geodesy

What’s up for geodesy during the upcoming EGU26?

April 21, 2026
What’s up for geodesy during the upcoming EGU26?

It’s this time of the year again when we all meet up in Vienna and talk about our latest scientific results and, more importantly, network with old and new colleagues. The EGU General Assembly (GA) EGU26 will take place again in a hybrid format. The scientific programme consists, as usual, of oral and poster presentations, Pico sessions, networking opportunities, and short courses. All scientific ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Organise your own events at EGU26 with the Pop-Up Networking Scheduler!

and April 15, 2026
Organise your own events at EGU26 with the Pop-Up Networking Scheduler!

Pop-up networking returns for the #EGU26 General Assembly! Attendees can add their own events to the conference programme using the pop-up scheduling tool. Events can either be virtual or in-person, and include a number of tagging options to communicate the event theme to other attendees. The pop-up networking scheduling tool is live right now! Anyone attending EGU26 can organise an event using th ...[Read More]

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Biogeosciences

On the Mary Anning Conference Series

and April 10, 2026
On the Mary Anning Conference Series

In this episode of the Biogeosciences podcast series Bikem Ekberzade sat down with the co-organizers of the 2025 Mary Anning Conference, Tristan Quaife and Lisa Wingate, as well as conference participant Catherine Morfopoulos. The conference titled Novel constraints on the coupling between the water and carbon cycles was held in Bordeaux, France. For details on the conference and its presentations ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Questions about accessibility at EGU26? Useful resources for parents, disabled attendees and more!

April 10, 2026
Questions about accessibility at EGU26? Useful resources for parents, disabled attendees and more!

The annual EGU General Assembly is a wonderful chance to gather together with friends and colleagues to discuss recent scientific work, plan new projects and develop your career, but a scientific meeting, especially one the size and length of time of the General Assembly is not an equally accessible experience for everyone. With this in mind over the years EGU have developed a range of resources a ...[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Close the gender gap among EGU awardees: Nominate your women peers

, and April 9, 2026
Close the gender gap among EGU awardees: Nominate your women peers

Scientists are often imagined through a narrow and gendered stereotype. This matters because society’s image of scientist shape who is seen, remembered and valued as a role model. When recognition, leadership and awards are skewed towards male scientists, scientists from underrepresented genders are less likely to feel that they belong, or see a future for themselves in the field. In geosciences, ...[Read More]

GeoLog

25 years of interactive open access publishing: An interview with current and former EGU Publications Committee chairs Barbara Ervens and Ulrich Pöschl

March 6, 2026
25 years of interactive open access publishing: An interview with current and former EGU Publications Committee chairs Barbara Ervens and Ulrich Pöschl

It is not every day you get to celebrate a silver jubilee in the world of digital publishing, but this year, the European Geosciences Union is doing exactly that. Twenty-five years ago, back when most of us were still navigating dial-up internet, EGU was already flipping the script on the black box of scientific publishing. By launching the first interactive open-access journal, they moved the sci ...[Read More]