Meet Yuting Cheng – Early Career Scientist

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Yuting is a postdoctoral researcher at the Royal Observatory of Belgium working on the ambitious ESA GENESIS project. Her research centers on a unique satellite co-locating all four space geodetic techniques, creating a unified reference point in space. Her work contributes to improving the precision and stability of the International Terrestrial Reference Frame, while exploring how these observation systems perform together under novel space conditions.

IAG Geodesy Reception 2026

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On 5 May 2026, the Geodesy Reception in Vienna brought together 129 experts from 16 countries. Hosted by BEV during EGU 2026, it served as a key platform for networking, collaboration, and international exchange across the global geodetic community.

Geodesy Cartoon Competition – Winning Cartoons Revealed

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Winners of the Geodesy Cartoon Competition were announced on 5 May 2026 at EGU26 in Vienna during IAG geodesy Reception. With 274 submissions from 119 cartoonists in 46 countries, the initiative highlights how creative visuals make geodesy accessible and strengthen science communication and outreach.

CAGGA 2026 Successfully Held in Changsha, China

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CAGGA 2026 in Changsha gathered 2,300+ experts, featuring 7 forums, 7 sessions, and 800+ presentations, highlighting advances in geodesy across China.

Meet Julia Pfeffer – Early Career Scientist

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Julia Pfeffer is a French research engineer specializing in monitoring the global water cycle through satellite geodetic measurements. Since 2020, she has led satellite gravimetry activities at Magellium and currently heads major ESA and CNES projects. With a PhD in Geophysics, she has contributed to GRACE solutions, developed key geodetic datasets, and authored over 25 scientific publications.

International Geological Congress IGC 2028 – First Circular

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CGU joins IGC 2028 in Calgary (Aug 12–20). Submit Geomatics & Geodesy sessions (gravity, GNSS, tectonics, hydrology, sea level) by March 2027 to highlight geodesy’s role in global challenges.

Annual Report 2025 of IAG to IUGG

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ACTIVITIES IAG Scientific Assembly 2025 IAG has held its quadrennial Scientific Assembly halfway through its four-year term 2023-2027. It took place in-person in Rimini (Italy) on September 1-5, 2025. Under the theme “Geodesy for a changing…

Meet Guilhem Chicot – Early Career Scientist

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Guilhem Chicot is a French early-career scientist in geophysics and a PhD student at the Royal Observatory of Belgium and KU Leuven. His research explores how geophysical fluids such as the atmosphere, oceans, and hydrosphere influence Earth’s rotation, with a focus on understanding the impacts of climate change on timekeeping and positioning systems.

Geodesy for a Resilient Africa Summer School (2026)

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Registration is now open for the Geodesy for a Resilient Africa Summer School 2026, an intensive hands-on training in Limbé, Cameroon (29 June–3 July 2026) focused on using geodetic and satellite data for climate resilience. Open exclusively to African students, researchers, and practitioners. Registration runs from 6 February to 8 March 2026.

New Website: Discover the Importance of VLBI for Geodesy and Society

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This accessible and visually engaging explainer introduces the fundamentals of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) and shows how radio telescopes around the globe measure distances of thousands of kilometres with millimetre precision. It highlights contributions to the International Terrestrial Reference Frame, satellite navigation, and Earth observation, and showcases Australia’s role in global VLBI operations.