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SUMEX project: SUstainable Management in EXtractive industries
SUMEX project: SUstainable Management in EXtractive industries SUMEX is a 36-months project funded by the European Commission that has started on 1 November 2020. The project supports the set-up of a European sustainability framework to improve the permitting...
Announcing the winners of the “Legends of Geoscience” Photo Contest 2020
EFG and EAGE are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 edition of the “Legends of Geoscience” Photo Contest. We have received amazing pictures for the different categories: Geosciences for Society, Women Geoscientists and, Landscape and Environment. Thank you to...
European Mining Convention: special discount for EFG members
European Mining Convention: special discount for EFG members EFG is a media partner of the European Mining Convention which will be organised in a totally virtual format on 8 and 9 December 2020. Thanks to this partnership, EFG members benefit from a discount of...
RawMaterials DigiEduHack: designing a virtual geological exploration fieldtrip
RawMaterials DigiEduHack - designing a virtual geological exploration fieldtrip! ??⚒️The European Federation of Geologists is supporting the RawMaterials DigiEduHack, where the teams will be given the challenge to develop "solutions for a virtual geological...
In between Barrandian and eternity
A STORY OF MY GRANDFATHER JIŘÍ KOVANDA AND HIS GREAT FRIEND VOJEN LOŽEK In the past months, I have been in touch with more librarians and their institutions than ever before. My reasoning was simple, I wanted to help my grandfather with his fantastic literary search....
EFG at GET2020
EFG at GET2020 GET2020, the now fully virtual first Geoscience and Engineering in Energy Transition Conference, organised by EAGE will take place from 16-18 November. Our team will deliver four presentations: 17 November: "CHPM2030 project - Combined Heat,...
KARMA survey on karst aquifers
KARMA survey on karst aquifers The EU-funded KARMA project is conducting an online survey on the status and vulnerability of karst aquifers in the Mediterranean region and the importance of tools to improve the management of these important water resources. The...
EFG releases State of the Art Report on Carbon Capture and Storage
The European Federation of Geologists (EFG) is pleased to present its Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) State of the Art Report. The report has been produced by the EFG Panel of Experts on C02 Geological Storage. Reducing the amount of carbon dioxide...
CRIRSCO virtual meeting
CRIRSCO virtual meeting The first virtual meeting of CRIRSCO, the Committee for Mineral Reserves International Reporting Standards, took place from 14-19 September. The virtual platform allowed the meeting to include additional delegates from the National...
UNESCO Global Geoparks StoryMap
UNESCO Global Geoparks StoryMap A Geopark is a unified geographical area where sites and landscapes have a geological significance and are managed with a holistic concept of education, protection, and sustainable development. When a rural area is nominated as a...
EFG endorses the launch of the European Raw Materials Alliance
EFG endorses the launch of the European Raw Materials Alliance Earlier in September, the European Commission announced the launch of a new industry alliance relating to raw materials. The aim of the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) will be to secure...
Open invite for language translators & proof readers
Open invite for language translators & proof readers Are you an early-career professional and would like to obtain insights into the work of an international not-for-profit association? EFG currently has an open invite for language translators for all...
RawMatCop Academy 2020 – register by 2 October
RawMatCop Academy 2020 The RawMatCop Academy, Copernicus for RawMaterials, is a new course endorsed by EFG. It shows how to unlock the power of Copernicus for companies, organisations and research institutions along the entire life cycle of raw materials....
Can mining make the world a greener place?
Can mining make the world a greener place? This is the question asked by the Horizon 2020 research projects PACIFIC and INFACT which co-organise an event hosted by the Natural History Museum of London on 3 and 4 December. The virtual event is thought as a...
Continuing Professional Development: Social competences and ethics requirements
Continuing Professional Development: Social competences and ethics requirements Since 2019, European Geologist title holders are required to follow Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses in the areas of social responsibility and ethics. This review of...
APG becomes official CPD point provider
APG becomes official CPD point provider Professional requirements in the field of geology are changing rapidly due to constant scientific and technical developments, technological innovations, and changes in the market. Therefore, geoscience professionals are...
GUIDE Portal: Finding the geoscience programme that suits you best
GUIDE Portal: Finding the geoscience programme that suits you best As part of the INTERMIN project, the Professional Association of German Geoscientists (BDG) in collaboration with the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) have developed the GUIDE portal. The...
Interview with Maria Τzima, Coordinator of the Panel of Experts on Education
Interview with Maria Tzima Coordinator of the EFG Panel of Experts on EducationEFG’s Panels of Experts (PE) have been set up to provide high quality advice and information to the European institutions, to international NGO’s and to other global professional...
Good expectations for Earth science communication
The time of a science confined to its ivory towers, reduced to production and solitary research is over. I usually tell our scientists that if they are here, at the Spanish Geological Survey (IGME), it is because they have been selected as one of the best public...
2020 Mining Industry Survey: State of the Play
2020 Mining Industry Survey: State of the Play State of Play is an independent research institute focused on strategy and innovation in the global mining industry. The institute’s biennial Mining Industry Survey has become the world’s largest mining industry...
6th Meggen Raw Material Days Online Conference
The 6th Meggen Raw Materials Days will take place from 16 to 18 September 2020. This year the conference will be online. The first and second day will be focusing on Raw Materials, Sustainability and Geologists in Public Perception with presentations on a wide range...
EFG Board Elections: New Vice-President and Secretary General re-elected
The elections for the EFG Vice-President and Secretary General positions were held this month. This time, the National Associations delegates cast their votes electronically. The e-voting opened on 3 June and was kept until 17 June 2020. Gabriele Ponzoni, from the...
EFG online COVID19 Summit
On 18 and 19 June, the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) organised the online COVID19 Summit to discuss how the pandemic has affected its National Associations and geologists and geoscientists throughout Europe. The 2-day Summit started with the welcome of...
Vote for the best ‘Legends of geoscience’ pictures!
Vote for the best ‘Legends of geoscience’ pictures! The 12 finalists of the EAGE/EFG Photo Contest have been selected. EAGE members and members of the EFG’s National Associations now have the opportunity to cast their vote online to determine the winners. The...
Promoting geoheritage and geotourism, a GeoConnect³d webinar
On June 22 from 9:30 to 11:00, the webinar Promoting geoheritage and geotourism will focus on the aesthetic and educational elements of geology. The free online event is organised by the Horizon 2020 GeoERA funded project GeoConnect³d and, the European Federation of...
Call for articles: Challenges and opportunities in geoscience education in Europe
The Editorial Board of the European Geologist Journal (EGJ) invites you to submit articles for the 50th issue of the journal. The theme of this special edition is essential for the future of the profession: Geoscience education in Europe. Its title will be 'Let's...
New issue of the European Geologist Journal “Mineral raw materials in Europe – Chances and challenges for domestic production”
New issue of the European Geologist Journal “Mineral raw materials in Europe – Chances and challenges for domestic production” EFG is pleased to release a new issue of its biannual open access journal European Geologist. The 49th issue provides an overview about...
Communicating geoscience: time to do better
Geoscientists make up quite a unique community. We are commonly perceived as outdoorsy and observant (and strangely interested in decorative boulders or pavement rocks), which is not a bad generalisation, but that certainly does not capture the plurality of the field....
MINEX Europe 2020: a fully virtual event
EFG partners with MINEX Europe Europe’s Mining in Critical Times and Beyond At the time of unprecedented concerns about the future, let us remind ourselves that the mining industry serves the fundamental needs of our society by providing materials for building...
Introducing EFGeoMentoring
EFGeoMentoring: EFG is extending its current early career mentoring programme and is from now on offering mentoring and coaching services to mid-career and senior geoscience professionals.
RockCheck application rocks the world
RockCheck app: The educational tool for the identification of rocks. Fig. 1 – Application RockCheck is an educational tool for the identification of rocks. Almost every kid and many adults are fascinated by rocks. They collect them from trips and keep them at home...
Results EFG Employment Survey 2019
Results EFG Employment Survey 2019 The annual EFG Employment Survey aims at analysing the current labour market for geologists in Europe. The information gathered by this survey is not only useful for EFG’s work and to our national association members, but also...
EFG Employment Survey 2020
EFG Employment Survey 2020In our annual ‘EFG Employment Survey’, we aim at taking a snapshot of the current labour market for geologists in Europe and beyond: Which industries are professional geologists working? What is their current employment state and security? Do...
Sustainability and Energy transition: an opportunity for the next generation of geoscientists
This is a note on a three-days course I held at the PhD school in Geological Sciences at University of RomaTRE, organised for PhD and Master students, just before the lock down that affected Italy and the world. Why I believe it is relevant for this EFG blog? Because...
Forum for Industrial Minerals: the economic geology meetings
The present-day trilateral economic geologists’ meeting named “Forum for Industrial Minerals” (Forum pro nerudy) was established in 1977. Its establishment was the initiative of prof. Miloš Kužvart (*1928 †2012) and his colleagues from the Charles University in Prague...
EFG presents its Annual Report for 2019
EFG presents its Annual Report for 2019 EFG is glad to present its Annual Report for 2019 which introduces the Federation’s main activities throughout the past year. The Report is structured around the six strategic action areas of the EFG Strategic...
EFG projects @ #shareEGU20
EFG projects @ #shareEGU20Several of the EU projects in which EFG is involved are included in the online programme of the EGU General Assembly. The authors will be available to answer your questions during the chat timeslot of each session. INFACT: Modelling of...
Introducing RohstoffWissen
The non-profit organisation "RohstoffWissen!" (translated: knowledge of raw materials) has been founded on 15 May 2018 in Berlin as a response to a vivid problem in Germany and even in Europe: All projects which include any underground interferences meet public...
EFGeoBlog – EFG welcomes your contributions!
The EFGeoBlog welcomes guest posts from our National Associations, our Panels of Experts, and from external contributors who would like to present recent research or professional developments in the field of geosciences.
Interview Nikolaos Koukouzas
Interview with Nikolaos Koukouzas Coordinator of the EFG Panel of Experts on CCSEFG’s Panels of Experts (PE) have been set up to provide high quality advice and information to the European institutions, to international NGO’s and to other global professional...
EuroWorkshop and PERC seminar in Bor cancelled
EuroWorkshop and PERC seminar in Bor cancelled Due to the current COVID-19 health crisis, the Board of the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) has decided to cancel the EuroWorkshop and the PERC seminar originally scheduled for 20 to 22 May 2020 in Bor,...
Obituary Gunnar Hultquist
Obituary Gunnar Hultquist EFG past president Gunnar Hultquist passed away on 12th February 2020 of renal failure. The funeral ceremony took place in March 2020, close to Uppsala. Gunnar Hultquist was born in Stockholm on 10 May 1944. He moved to Uppsala in his...
Vote now for your favourite ‘Legends of geoscience’ pic!
Vote now for your favourite ‘Legends of geoscience’ pic! Submissions to the EAGE/EFG photo contest are now closed - thank you for submitting your entries! EAGE members and members of EFG’s National Associations now have the opportunity to cast their vote...
ROBOMINERS is launching its video!
Discover now the new ROBOMINERS video! The ROBOMINERS video has been launched at the occasion of the project's presence at the EU booth at PDAC. Watch it here! ROBOMINERS is a project funded under the European Union’s Research and Innovation programme Horizon...
ENGIE is keen to learn from the motivation and experiences of women geoscientists and engineers
ENGIE is keen to learn from the motivation and experiences of women geoscientists and engineers The ENGIE project aims to encourage girls to study geosciences and engineering, and thus to improve the gender balance in these disciplines. The EU-funded project,...
ProSkill: Be an engineer of the present, with the most prized skills of the future!
ProSkill: Be an engineer of the present, with the most prized skills of the future! EFG recently participated in the ProSkill project Kick off Meeting in Miskolc, Hungary. The project has just started with the objective to develop a Skill Ecosystem in the...
IGSC 2020: Join students from around the world to exchange on “Applied Geosciences in a Modern Society – Acting Responsible for a Sustainable Future”
IGSC 2020: Join students from around the world to exchange on “Applied Geosciences in a Modern Society – Acting Responsible for a Sustainable Future” The International Student Geosciences Conference (IGSC) is organised by students for fellow geosciences students...
From react to REFLECT: new EU research project will study behaviour of geothermal fluids to increase efficiency of geothermal operations
From react to REFLECT: new EU research project will study behaviour of geothermal fluids to increase efficiency of geothermal operations EFG is joining a new research project on geothermal energy: REFLECT. The efficiency of geothermal utilisation depends on the...
EFG Mentoring Programme: new deadline for application 21 February
EFG Mentoring Programme: new deadline for applications - 21 February 2020 Are you a young earth scientist interested in a unique opportunity to move your career forward? Are you an experienced geoscientist willing to share your knowledge and lend a hand to the new...
New coordinator for the EFG Panel of Experts on CCS
New coordinator for the EFG Panel of Experts on CCS Since last November, the EFG Panel of Experts on CO2 Geological Storage (CCS) has a new coordinator: Nikolaos Koukouzas (Greece) has replaced Kris Piessens (Belgium), bringing in his broad experience in...
