EGU Biogeosciences Division (BG)

EGU Biogeosciences Division (BG)

@egubg.bsky.social

Biogeosciences Division (BG) of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). We aim to bring all things #biogeosciences to you and share our blog posts egu.eu/bg/ BG Banner Photo credit: Josue G Millan (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

350 Followers 68 Following 153 Posts Joined Dec 2024
6 days ago

It's this wednesday!
Register here: www.egu.eu/webinars/735...

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1 week ago

We have our final @egu.eu @egubg.bsky.social webinar in this series next week, with speakers discussing their personal experiences and tips for getting postdoctoral grants, please sign up below ⬇️

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Image description: A group of people during a field. Text reading:  "Apply for funds to run a training school or conference series in 2027!" with a deadline of "15 May 2026." The EGU logo is in the bottom left corner.

Interested in running a training school or conference series? Apply now and receive #EGU funding!

💰 Funding opportunities:
✔️Training schools: up to €6000!
✔️EGU Conference series: up to €8000!

📅 Apply by 15 May 2026: egu.eu/7MIIAO
📸: Kalyani Nayak on imaggeo.egu.eu

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Image description: Digital tablet  the cover of 'EGU's newslatter-Text reads:''Science in extreme places

When researchers peer into unknown environments

From the frozen expanse of Antarctica to the vacuum of space, this month EGU was hearing stories of science done in extreme places. We heard from Julia Martin, who on the 70th anniversary of the McMurdo base's installation, shares with a day in the life of a polar scientist, "Setting up our main measurements field fills my heart with joy as I see our scientific mission grow. Living on the sea ice is incredibly special. It is a unique, extreme, and challenging environment that reduces life...''

The LOUPE, #EGU #Newsletter, for February is now live!

Stay updated on all EGU events, activities and most important upcoming application deadlines– all in one place!

Check it out: egu.eu/5WWS87
Are you an EGU member and haven't received the Union’s email newsletter?
Subscribe here: egu.eu/0C4R1R

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2 weeks ago

And in case you do not know it yet, check out our BG blog! blogs.egu.eu/divisions/bg/

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2 weeks ago
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EGU WEBINARS: Mental Health in Academia: Obstacles, Advocacy and Inclusion YouTube video by European Geosciences Union

The @egubg.bsky.social Early Career Scientists team invited me to share my thoughts about #AcademicMentalHealth and what to do about the ongoing crisis. Some folks wonder: I am an Earth System scientist, why do I keep talking about mental health?
@egu.eu
m.youtube.com/watch?v=KYea...

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How to get a European postdoctoral grant <p>From individual stories to the advice on the process of getting funded: This webinar will support and encourage researchers looking to apply for European postdoctoral grants to advance their…

📣 Upcoming BG ECS webinar “How to get a European postdoctoral grant”
👤 Speakers: Sílvia Poblador (CREAF, Bellaterra) & Elsa Abs (LSCE, Paris)
🗓️ When: March 11th, 5:00 PM (CET)
Register here: www.egu.eu/webinars/735...

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2 weeks ago
[EGU BG list] Newsletter Winter 2026

📣 Check out BG's winter newsletter!
www.egu.eu/newsletter/b...
EGU26, Mary Anning conferences, Medals and Awards, Blog & Podcast episodes and Early career activities
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Conference series: Submitting a proposal EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide.

‼️ Mary Anning Conference applications open
Mary Anning Conferences aim to promote novel and innovative research related to biogeochemical cycles in the Earth system and are named in honour of Mary Anning, an English palaeontologist and fossil collector.

Submit by 15 May
www.egu.eu/meetings/con...

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1 month ago

Tomorrow, monday we hold the EGU webinar on "Mental Health in Academia: Obstacles, Advocacy and Inclusion"

When? 9 February at 16:00 CET.

Open to all.
👉 Register here: www.egu.eu/webinars/694...

@egu.eu
@egubg.bsky.social
@anabastos.bsky.social
@elsa-abs.bsky.social ial

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Excited to convene the upcoming EGU webinar on "Mental Health in Academia: Obstacles, Advocacy and Inclusion" on 9 February at 16:00 CET.

Open to all.
👉 Register here: www.egu.eu/webinars/694...

@egu.eu @egubg.bsky.social @anabastos.bsky.social @elsa-abs.bsky.social

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4 months ago
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Submit your abstract to our #EGU26 session BG1.3 on
Greenhouse Gas budgets, trends, and variability!

meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...

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3 months ago
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BG books for the winter holidays – Editorial picks It’s been quite the year! Before we say goodbye to 2025 and send our readers into a well-deserved holiday, our 2025-2026 editorial team shares some of their favorite Biogeoscience-themed books. Lucia…

It’s been quite the year! ❄️🍂🌲 Before we say goodbye to 2025 and send our readers into a well-deserved holiday, our 2025-2026 editorial team shares some of their favorite Biogeoscience-themed books: tinyurl.com/bg-books

Check out the article for late gift ideas and let us know your own favorites 👇

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3 months ago

Thanks @egubg.bsky.social and @egu.eu for highlighting our blog post. 🙏 many congratulations to @pallavires.bsky.social for taking lead to draft the blog, & thanks to blog editor @nikola kraken ! 👏 #ClimateAction #NetZero #SDG #India

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Biogeochemical dynamics of the sea-surface microlayer in a multidisciplinary mesocosm study Abstract. The sea-surface microlayer (SML) represents the thin uppermost layer of the ocean, typically less than 1000 µm in thickness. As an interface between the ocean and the atmosphere, the SML pla...

Hot off the press in @egubg.bsky.social

“Biogeochemical dynamics of the sea-surface microlayer in a multidisciplinary mesocosm study”

We show how the ultra-thin SML becomes a hotspot for organic matter processing and microbes during a phytoplankton bloom.

bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

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3 months ago

With my co-authored review article « Reviews and syntheses: Best practices for the application of marine GDGTs as proxy for paleotemperatures: sampling, processing, analyses, interpretation, and archiving protocols » published in @egubg.bsky.social last month!
doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
🧪 ⚒️ 🌊
#PaleoSky

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3 months ago

Congrats to @aecpaleo.bsky.social on her new first authored paper, just published in @egubg.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
With @cindydejonge.bsky.social and @sebjoannin.bsky.social.
Please also check out @sebjoannin.bsky.social’s post! 👇🏻
#brGDGTs #TeamBacteria
@egu.eu
🧪 ⚒️ 🦣 👩‍🔬
#PaleoSky

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3 months ago
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Climate change mitigation and India’s road to net zero Climate change poses a significant threat to humanity, prompting numerous countries, including India, to implement effective mitigation strategies to alleviate its impact. India is recognized as one o...

📣New blog post
The latest blog post by @pallavires.bsky.social & @saurabh-sonwani.bsky.social dives into India’s climate strategy
Read more on the road to a sustainable future!
📖 blogs.egu.eu/divisions/bg...
Edited by @nkrake.bsky.social
#ClimateAction #NetZero #India #Sustainability #ClimateChange

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Climate change mitigation and India’s road to net zero Climate change poses a significant threat to humanity, prompting numerous countries, including India, to implement effective mitigation strategies to alleviate its impact. India is recognized as one o...

📣New blog post!
The latest blog post by @pallavires.bsky.social & @saurabh-sonwani.bsky.social dives into India’s climate strategy.
Read more on the road to a sustainable future!

📖 blogs.egu.eu/divisions/bg...

Edited by Nicola Krake.
#ClimateAction #NetZero #India #Sustainability #ClimateChange

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Excited to convene an EGU webinar on "Fostering Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Academia" on 10 Dec at 16:30 CET.

Davide Faranda will share insights on building a more inclusive and equitable research culture across the geosciences.

Open to all.
👉 Register: www.egu.eu/webinars/

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4 months ago
Session BG3.37

🌿 Join us at #EGU26 for session BG3.37 – Impacts of climatic extremes on plants & ecosystems! 🔥
We welcome studies on heat, drought & variability from leaf to landscape 🌍
Submit your abstract 👉 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio... @kateplantphys.bsky.social @alyssakullberg.bsky.social

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"Climate change impacts on ecosystems: Disturbance regimes, extreme weather, vulnerability, and resilience"

Join us at #EGU26! ITS2.6/BG10.9

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Interested in high-mountain hydrological and biogeochemical dynamics? 🏔️💧🪨
Join our special session at #EGU26!
🔗 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...

#EGU26 #MountainHydrology #Biogeochemistry #Ecohydrology #Cryosphere

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3 months ago
Flyer for EGU26 session:  Present and future global vegetation dynamics and carbon stocks from observations and models
Convener: Lucia Sophie LayritzECS | Co-conveners: Ana Bastos, Viola HeinrichECS, Thomas Pugh, Martin Thurner | Deadline January 15th 2026

Are you studying vegetation dynamics 🍃, tree mortality 🪵, or other aspects of the terrestrial carbon cycle? 🌍

Consider submitting to our #EGU26 session "Present & future global vegetation dynamics & carbon stocks from observations & models". We'd be delighted! ☺️

👉 www.egu26.eu/session/57391

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3 months ago
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💰 Do you need #financial #support to attend #EGU26?

#EGU is here to ease your participation!

Submit your abstract by 1 December 2025 and get support through one of our three participation support schemes for #EGU26!

👉 Learn more here: egu.eu/5AKEKI
📸: Jerome Mayaud on imaggeo.egu.eu

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3 months ago
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#JobAlert 🚨: Press Assistant

Are you a science communicator with experience in science writing? We are looking for your support during the press conference at #EGU26.
📨 Send your application by 26 November to vacancy@egu.eu.
👉 More information: egu.eu/1H0J7I

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Working on #oxygenation events and wondering where to showcase your #research findings?
#EGU26 got you covered!
SSP1.10, co-organised by @egubg.bsky.social, @egu-os.bsky.social & @egu-gmpv.bsky.social is on #environment #evolution during oxygenation events.
Visit www.egu26.eu and submit by Jan 15!

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3 months ago
The figure shows an advertisement for the EGU 2026, which is taking place from 3rd to 8th May 2026. Abstract submission is open until Thursday, 15th January 1 pm CET. Deadline for support application is open until Monday, 1st December 1 pm CET. Below this information, four fotos of peatlands are displayed. On the top left, rannoch-rush is shown to grow among red peat mosses. On the top rigth, there is a blocked ditch in a grassland. On the bottom left, a paludiculture site with reed and cattail is shown. On the bottom right, there is a picture of a restored peatland with cotton gras and pools of open water.

#EGU has become a great event for peatlanders. If you work on #paludiculture, restoration or managed peatlands, our session at #EGU26 might be the one for you:
👉 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...

@tannebergerf.bsky.social, Łukasz Kozub, Hanna Silvennoinen, Sue Page
@egubg.bsky.social

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Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Awards 2025 EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide.

And congratulations to the 2025 Outstanding Student Poster Awardees of @egu.eu BG division!
Gukailin Ao
Laure Moinat
Nathalie Heldwein
Paulina Englert
Shekhar Goyal
Read more: www.egu.eu/awards-medal...

Thanks @carolyngorres.bsky.social and Albin Hammerle for their work as OSPP Co-ordinators!

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