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GeoLog

Pride month in the era of DEI rollbacks: Reflections on resilience, and why pride was a riot after all

Pride month in the era of DEI rollbacks: Reflections on resilience, and why pride was a riot after all

Pride month arrives this year against a backdrop of institutional irony. In the United States, federal research funding has been thoroughly weaponised and forced a massive scientific brain drain across the Atlantic. In Europe, a multi-million-euro effort to capture that exiled talent is underway, even as Europe’s own domestic politics fracture along the exact same …[Read More]

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Geodesy

Geodesy Cartoons – A Creative Tool for Outreach and Education

The Geodetic Tailor (cropped). Cartoon by Eda Uzunoglu, distributed by geodesy.science/cartoon. CC BY.

Geodesy is fundamental to understanding our dynamic planet. From monitoring sea-level rise and glacier melt to maintaining precise terrestrial reference frames for GNSS and Earth observation, geodesy provides the scientific backbone for many disciplines represented within the EGU and beyond. Despite its importance, geodesy often remains invisible outside the scientific community. Even within geosciences, many people …[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

HydroTalks podcast: Introducing Ilias Pechlivanidis, the HS Division President-elect

HydroTalks podcast: Introducing Ilias Pechlivanidis, the HS Division President-elect

For this  episode of HydroTalks, we’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Ilias Pechlivanidis, Senior Researcher and Associate Professor (Docent) in hydrology and water resources at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), and Visiting Researcher at Uppsala University. He is currently the Vice President of the EGU Hydrological Sciences Division and will serve as Division President …[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Reclaiming scientific publishing: Our duty to make science freely accessible to all

Reclaiming scientific publishing: Our duty to make science freely accessible to all

Editor’s note: While this article explores the benefits of Diamond Open Access and critiques commercial, for-profit publishing structures, it is important to note that the European Geosciences Union (EGU) operates on a community-led, transparent, and not-for-profit Open Access model. EGU journals use Article Processing Charges (APCs) strictly to cover publishing costs and support the scientific …[Read More]

GeoLog

Help us celebrate excellence in science journalism: Time for nominations for the 2027 EGU Angela Croome Award!

Help us celebrate excellence in science journalism: Time for nominations for the 2027 EGU Angela Croome Award!

What good is groundbreaking Earth and space science if it never breaks through the laboratory walls and digital libraries? Without skilled journalists, our peer-reviewed papers risk gathering digital dust, and remain isolated from the public policy and societal awareness they are meant to inform. This is why we need science journalists, as they have the …[Read More]

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Biogeosciences

The beauty of Soil!

The beauty of Soil!

The Life Beneath Our Feet Where would we be without healthy soil? A lot of our research live would be in turmoil I’m here today to spread some soil appreciation, Which may require some thought transformation. Soil Is the base of our beautiful landscapes, Often where we go for some restorative escapes, Some key reasons …[Read More]