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  • INQUA 2027 Talk Series
    INQUA 2027 Talk Series

    The next session of the INQUA 2027 Talk Series will feature Prof. Lewis A. Owen from NC State University. The talk, titled Quaternary Glaciation of the Himalaya and Tibet, will take place on 1st February…

  • Quaternary Perspectives December 2024 Issue is now out!
    Quaternary Perspectives December 2024 Issue is now out!

    The Quaternary Perspectives December 2024, Issue 37, was just released.

  • OnSea at EGU
    OnSea at EGU

    An EGU25 thematic session will be organized in the framework of ONSEA activities: Insights into Paleo-Seascape Evolution and reconstruction: Coastal and Submarine Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology in a Changing World Convener: Gaia Mattei | Co-conveners: Aucelli…

  • GLOCOPH-PHADMA International Conference
    GLOCOPH-PHADMA International Conference

    PaleoHydrology: Ancient Disasters, Modern Applications (GLOCOPH-PHADMA) International Conference You are all kindly invited to our mid-term general conference between 9-14th June 2025 at the University of Bonn, Germany. There will be two full days of…

International Union for Quaternary Research

International Union for Quaternary Research

Collaboration through networking and financial support

INQUA fosters international collaboration in Quaternary Science and aims to enhance communication and cooperation through networking. To achieve this primary goal, INQUA offers financial support for developing International Research Networks and International Skill Activities. Additionally, it provides funding for individual researchers through its Fellowship Program.
Quaternary Perspectives December 2024 Issue is now out!

Quaternary Perspectives December 2024 Issue is now out!

The Quaternary Perspectives December 2024, Issue 37, was just released.

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  • INQUA 2027 Talk Series
    INQUA 2027 Talk Series

    The next session of the INQUA 2027 Talk Series will feature Prof. Lewis A. Owen from NC State University. The talk, titled Quaternary Glaciation of the Himalaya and Tibet, will take place on 1st February…

  • OnSea at EGU
    OnSea at EGU

    An EGU25 thematic session will be organized in the framework of ONSEA activities: Insights into Paleo-Seascape Evolution and reconstruction: Coastal and Submarine Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology in a Changing World Convener: Gaia Mattei | Co-conveners: Aucelli…

  • GLOCOPH-PHADMA International Conference
    GLOCOPH-PHADMA International Conference

    PaleoHydrology: Ancient Disasters, Modern Applications (GLOCOPH-PHADMA) International Conference You are all kindly invited to our mid-term general conference between 9-14th June 2025 at the University of Bonn, Germany. There will be two full days of…

  • Webinar: From the Theory of Ice Ages to IPCC climate projections
    Webinar: From the Theory of Ice Ages to IPCC climate projections

    INQUA vice-president, Maria Fernanda Sanchez-Goni, Professor of Paleoclimatology, was invited to ISC Dinstinguished Lecture Series where she talked about “From the Theory of Ice Ages to IPCC climate projections”.

  • ISC Distinguished Lecture Series
    ISC Distinguished Lecture Series

    The new online lecture series hosted by the International Science Council (ISC) explores how Basic Sciences are essential in fostering the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals.  

  • AGU Fall Meeting 2024
    AGU Fall Meeting 2024

    The AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting is the most influential event in the world dedicated to the advancement of Earth and space sciences. Every year, AGU Fall Meeting convenes >25,000 attendees from 100+ countries…

  • 7th PAGES Open Science Meeting & 5th Young Scientists Meeting
    7th PAGES Open Science Meeting & 5th Young Scientists Meeting

    The 7th OSM and 5th YSM will take place in Shanghai, China, and online from 19–24 May 2025.

  • 6th PalaeoArc Conference
    6th PalaeoArc Conference

    The 6th (and final) PalaeoArc Conference will be held in Tromsø, Norway, 3 to 5 June 2025.

  • INQUA 2027 Talk Series
    INQUA 2027 Talk Series

    The INQUA 2027 Congress organizing team has launched a bi-monthly lecture series and a podcast in preparation for the upcoming congress, which will take place in India in 2027.

INQUA Congress

INQUA 2027 Congress

India will host the next INQUA Congress in February 2027 at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) in Lucknow. The focal theme of the Congress is “Quaternary Science as Societal Services”. Through this conference, Indian colleagues offer a glimpse of the Quaternary sites of their country with the fond hope that it would entice the International fraternity to come to India and explore its Quaternary history, wonders and processes.

Scientific Journals

INQUA serves the Quaternary Research community by supporting the publication of two scientific journals published by Elsevier • Quaternary International (QI), a hybrid Journal launched in 1989 • Quaternary Environments and Humans (QEH), a full Open Access Journal launched in 2023

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