Year: 2025

The latest edition of the CIVIS Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) has come to a successful close, continuing a tradition of international collaboration and hands-on training for young geoscientists. The course was co-organised by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), University of Bucharest (Romania), Stockholm University (Sweden), Aix-Marseille Université (France), and Paris Lodron University

Between April 21–25, 2025, Răzvan Popescu joined a field campaign in the Detunata and Parâng Mountains, focusing on low-altitude permafrost sites — unique indicators of past and present climate conditions. These permafrost features are natural archives of past winter temperature and precipitation patterns. During winter, the ground in these areas becomes significantly overcooled, forming a

Training the next generation of Earth scientists goes beyond the classroom — it happens directly in the field, where landscapes tell the story of our planet’s past. In March 2025, students from several European universities participated in a hands-on learning experience on Naxos Island, Greece, exploring how past climate variability has shaped this tectonically active