Latest developments

  • 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.

General information

General information

INQUA Foundation (Stichting International Union for Quaternary Research)

For reasons that are of major importance to society, the object of the foundation is to gain profound knowledge of the global developments in the geological period referred to as the Quaternary, to improve and promote research into this geological period and to disseminate the results of such research, all this in the broadest sense.

Policy plan:

The foundation attempts to achieve its object by:

  • promoting research into the Quaternary geological period, or causing such research to be promoted;
  • either directly or indirectly promoting communication and international collaboration in experimental and applied aspects of Quaternary research;
  • organising non-specialist and scientific conferences and meetings, or causing these to be organised;
  • supporting and promoting the activities of the association for scientific research by the name of The International Union for Quaternary Research;
  • raising and obtaining contributions, funds, gifts and donations;

and all that is related to the above or may be conducive thereto, all this in the broadest sense and to the extent that it contributes towards the object of the foundation.

Board member payments:

The board members receive no remuneration, neither directly nor indirectly. Payment of a reasonable amount to cover the expenses incurred for the benefit of the foundation, as well as non-excessive attendance fees, shall not be regarded as remuneration. All payments made to the board members will as such be included and accounted for in the annual accounts.