[Travel grants] – III IAG Young Geomorphologists’ Meeting

The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) offers three travel grants to support the participation of three Young Geomorphologists in the X Young Geomorphologists’ Day and III IAG International Young Geomorphologists’ Meeting. The event will be held in Venice, Italy, from 1 to 2 March 2024 and it is organised by the Italian Young Geomorphologists (IYG) Group of

Highlights EGU23 – GeoNorth at EGU24!

Many of the GeoNorth representatives attended EGU23 in Vienna earlier this year: Achim, Katja and Adina (Norway), Mikel and Elisa (Finland), Lina (Sweden), etc. The event was very fruitful, we got to interact and catch up over social events, supported each other in our scientific presentations, and got to meet other IAG networks (Italy, Germany,

Build your website [presentation]

Thank you for joining the workshop. Here’s the material used: Part 1) Getting started on WordPress.com (by Mikel Calle) Part 2) Structure your website (by Ramona Schneider) Part 3) Share news and research projects (blog structure) (by Adina Moraru) Part 4) CV/Publications (attaching PDFs) (by Greta H. Wells)

IAG Highlights 3/2023

The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) just published the third issue of the IAG Highlights in 2023. The third issue comprises an overview about the successful Regional Conference on Geomorphology which took place from 12 to 14 September in Cappadocia, Turkiye, a short summary of the IAG Executive Committee and Council Meetings which took place

Apply for funding from Ymer-80

Early career researchers can apply for (smaller) project funding for research in the Arctic or Antarctica (excl. Iceland & Fennoscandia) by the Ymer-80 foundation. Deadline is the 5th of December. More information on the webpage of the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat.

IAG webinar celebrating International Geodiversity Day

To celebrate International Geodiversity Day this year, the IAG organizesa webinar entitled “Geomorphological Diversity of the IUGS(International Union of Geological Sciences) Geological Heritage Sites.”It will be conducted on October 16, 15:00-16:40 CET. The speakers arePiotr Migon (Poland), Paola Coranza (Italy), and Andrew Goudie (UK).

Build your own website: workshop for ECRs (registration open)

Our first Young Geomorphologists online training event is here! On the 25th of October 2023, 3-5 pm CET we are having a hand-on training workshop on how to build your own professional website. Please have your CV and a couple of photos ready, so that you can start right away! The access link can be

Flood papers alert 2023

Adina Moraru (Norwegian Young Geomorphologists representative) researches flood risk in mountain rivers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Flooding has taken a toll in European countries during summer 2023, highlighting the relevance of expanding what we know about floods and how we manage rivers. Adina has published two journal papers on this topic

Severe floods and landslides in Norway and Sweden

August 2023 was filled with multiple natural hazards in the Nordic countries. Storm Hans caused severe flooding (and subsequent landslides) in Norway and Sweden from Aug 7th to Aug 10th, and the flood alerts did not relax until weeks later. New strong rainfalls affected Norway from Aug 22nd to Aug 23rd (especially the region where

Hutchison Fund travel awards for 37th IGC

The period to apply for the Hutchison Fund travel award for the 37th International Geological Congress held in Busan, Korea, 25-31 August 2024, and organized by the International Union of Geological Scientists (IUGS), is open now. Target: young scientists under 35 years old that submit an abstract to the IGC. Deadline: 1st March 2024 Decision is