World Water Day 2022: Groundwater – making the invisible visible

Mar 21, 2022

World Water Day 2022: Groundwater – making the invisible visible World Water Day is held on 22 March every year since 1993. It celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2 billion persons currently living without access to safe water. A core focus of World Water...

EAGE/EFG Photo Contest: Public vote now open

Mar 21, 2022

Vote now for your favourite ‘Legends of geoscience’ pic!   The EAGE/EFG Photo Contest 2022 closed on 15 March and we thank all participants for submitting so many stunning photographs which display the beauty and the variety of the geological profession! We now...

EFG partners with Global Rare Earths Summit 2022

Mar 16, 2022

EFG partners with Global Rare Earths Summit 2022 The opportunities that rare earths present are immense, but the challenges posed by their use are vital to address and prepare for. Therefore, City & Financial Global and REIA are proud to co-present the Global Rare...

EFG Council approves changes to CPD table

Mar 15, 2022

EFG Council approves changes to CPD table In 2021, the EFG Council approved a series of changes to EFG’s regulation regarding the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements for holders of the European Geologist (EurGeol) professional title. The revised CPD...

Statement on the Ukraine crisis

Mar 7, 2022

Statement on the Ukraine crisis   As a community of professional geologists, we spend our lives studying our planet’s long and tormented history. And as Europeans, we know the immense harm and profound human suffering conflict creates. We are appalled that war is...

Forensic geology: A novel application of geology

Mar 1, 2022

Forensic geology: A novel application of geology For many people Geology is that strange science that names the stones and paints the maps in colours. There are really very few people who really know geology and its social utility. In fact, many professionals of...