On 8 May 2026 at #EGU26, scientists, #policymakers, and #EU representatives gathered to discuss the EU #Soil Monitoring and Resilience Law and the role of soil science in supporting evidence-based EU policies.
During the session: ''Facing the last policy challenges in the EU: How soil scientists can contribute to the demands for scientific evidence to support EU policies.'' Kaisa Säkkinen shared key highlights in our last #GeoLog post.
👉: https://egu.eu/9CWYVJ
📸 Antonio Jordán on #imaggeo
First analysis of the #JezeroRimSpherules by the aptly-called " #PerseveranceRover Crater Rim spherule beds analysis team" in a recent #EGU26 abstract. It favours the impact spherules scenario but doesn't rule out volcanic origin.
Mangold et al: "Four-billion years old spherule beds revealed by Perseverance on the outer rim of Jezero crater"
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-6455
In this #GeoLog, Manuela Gialanella shares her experience as a first-time attendee at #Egu26, the importance of EDI, how it shaped this year's General Assembly, and what we can expect in the future!
👉 Read more here: https://egu.eu/11GXS4
#Equality #Diversity #Inclusion
Europe’s largest academic conference. 20,000+ participants. Hundreds of sessions every day. And yet, somehow, everything runs remarkably smoothly. #EGU26 truly is an event unlike any other.
We were honoured to present the AQUANAVI project at the conference this year, which brings together @LeibnizIGB, @wikidata, and Open Knowledge Maps.
A big thank you to all participants, the session conveners, and @copernicus_org for organising such an impressive event at this scale.
Some impressions from the #EGU26 📸
From our working group, Uta Schirpke, Christoph Jörges, and Mariangela Varela presented their research on Nature-based Solutions, hybrid crop modeling and snow droughts! Thanks to everyone who attended our talks, gave feedback and asked questions 🙌
Wo speichern Städte Wärme, und warum?
Forschende der Hochschule Anhalt haben dazu auf der #EGU26 erste Ergebnisse aus einem Messflug über Dessau vorgestellt. Grundlage: bildgebende FTIR-Spektroskopie im thermischen Infrarotbereich.
📄 doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-M-7-2025-157-2025
Kirjoittelin lyhyen artikkelin #EGU26 -konferensissa esittelemästäni posterista "LUNINA: In-situ Navigation and Communication Infrastructure for Lunar Science" omaan blogiini. Olen tätä aihetta jo joitakin kertoja esitellyt eri alan tapahtumissa, mutta on on hyvä aika myös tehdä suurelle yleisölle pieni yhteenveto mistä LUNINAssa on oikein kyse. Lukekaapas oheinen artikkeli, jos Kuututkimukset uudet (suomalaiset) innovaatiot kiinnostavat.
❓ Want to know what it can be like and what all you can learn when joining a big scientific conference even without being a scientist yourself? If your answer is "Yes", then check out the blog post linked below, written by our team member Bärbel Winkler while attending this year's General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) held in Vienna and online from May 4 to 8.
Oral sessions Bärbel attended focused on ...
➡️ best practices for science communication and outreach
➡️ how non-specialist audiences can learn about scientific topis
➡️ how students in different age groups can be introduced to science
➡️ the ethical, social, and cultural responsibilities geoscientists hold beyond pure research
Short courses provided input about ..
➡️ the intersection of science and public policy
➡️ what science diplomacy is about
➡️ how to create an engaging short presentation
➡️ how misinformation can be countered and science defended
➡️ A Union Symposium focused on how human responses to climate change are shaped not only by scientific evidence but also by moral values, psychological dynamics, cultural identities, and religious beliefs.
➡️ A Great Debate about Geoengineering raised the question whether these concepts are actually a distraction from the urgent need for climate adaptation and mitigation. Some significant ethical fears were raised, particularly that large-scale testing might occur on Indigenous or disenfranchised lands without consent.
The whole week provided a lot of "food for thought" and the blog post shows that!
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