International Union for Quaternary Research

Promoting Research on Quaternary Science

Promoting Research on Quaternary Science

Established in 1928, INQUA is the representative body for Quaternary science world-wide. INQUA is dedicated to removing barriers and to fostering diversity and inclusivity by prioritising funding for early career and developing country researchers to enable their participation in the international scientific networks that INQUA supports. INQUA promotes – and operates according to – a philosophy of inclusivity, not discriminating against any individual on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics or disability. We encourage you to join INQUA through any of its Commissions, and contribute to the development of Quaternary science worldwide. 
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Latest News

AmQua 50th Anniversary Zoom conference

AmQUA conference
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INQUA's new Twitter account | @INQUA

INQUA on Twitter
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New abstract submission deadline for PASES2020: 15 June!

Extended deadline
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PAGES-INQUA ECR Workshop on Past Socio-Environmental Systems - 2nd circular

PASES2020
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PASES 2020 website

PASES website
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PATA Days in Chile & other interesting meetings

Updates on the PATA Days website and deadlines, the joint IGCP639 & ITFS meeting, and the 6th Regional Scientific Meeting on Quaternary Geology in Slovenia
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6th Regional Scientific Meeting on Quaternary Geology: Seas, Lakes and Rivers

The meeting is dedicated to researchers working on Quaternary geology, geomorphology, stratigraphy and related subjects.
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New ECR email address

We want to hear from you!
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Int'l Summer School Glacial Megaflood Landforms and Sediments, spring 2021, Suwalki, NE Poland

Summer School: Glacial Megaflood Landforms & Sediments
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INQUA PERIBALTIC Working Group Int'l Field Symposium: Quaternary evolution of the Eastern Baltic region: from glaciations and interglacials to the recent global warming, 4-10 October 2020

Peribaltic WG Symposium
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PAGES-INQUA workshop

PASES: Past Socio-Environmental Systems
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New ECR Representatives

New ECR Representatives
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New TERPRO ECR representatives

New TERPRO ECRs: Francesca Ferrario and Guido Stefano Mariani
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Quaternary International 500, a milestone to be celebrated

Quaternary International 500, an extra-Special Issue of the official journal from the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA).
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CONFERENCE: FROM THE NORTH SEA LOWLANDS TO THE CELTIC SHELF EDGE: RECONSTRUCTING INTERCONNECTED ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE PAST 500 KYRS

Interdisciplinary conference on Middle-Pleistocene to Late-Holocene geological processes and landscape development from the North Sea to the Celtic Margin. November 18th to 20th 2019 at Media Plaza in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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INQUA is glad to announce the results of Commission Officer elections for the 2019-2023 inter-congress period.

The voting period for the Commission Officer elections took place from 15th January to 1st February, where commission members had the opportunity to elect their representatives for the 2019-2023 inter-congress period.
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ISLR18 Conference: Impacts of sea-level rise from past to present

The first INQUA-PAGES Conference for Early-Career Researchers 2018 was a complete success
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INQUA at International Science Council (ISC)

INQUA at International Science Council (ISC)
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INQUA Executive Committee Meeting 2018 in Beijing, China

The 2018 INQUA Executive Committee Meeting was held from 10 to 15 March in partnership with the Chinese Association for Quaternary Research (CHIQUA).
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Dr. Chenxi Xu, appointed ECR representative for TERPRO Commission

We are happy to inform that Dr. Chenxi Xu has been appointed as our new ECR representative for TERPRO
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LacCore/CSDCO Drilling and Coring Summer Institute (DCSI)

The Drilling and Coring Summer Institute (DCSI), a nine-day comprehensive training course.
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INQUA-PAGES ECR conference: Impacts of sea-level rise from past to future (iSLR18)

DEADLINE EXTENDED: 1 May 2018!. INQUA and PAGES will conduct a four-day conference for early-career researchers, titled "Impacts of sea-level rise from past to future (iSLR18)", in Utrecht, The Netherlands, from 26-29 August 2018.
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PAGES Young Scientist Meeting 2017 In Morillo De Tou

This is a guest post by Florian Muthreich, PhD student at the Department of Biology, University of Bergen.
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International Focus Group On Tephrochronology And Volcanism (INTAV)

INTAV is an International focus group within INQUA that has been both a driver and vehicle for one of the major avenues for the advancement of Quaternary science in recent times.
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INQUA Commissions

INQUA's basic goal - promoting improved communication and international collaboration in basic and applied aspects of Quaternary research - is achieved mainly through the activities of its Commissions. INQUA has five Commissions. For more information, click on the link below.

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Current Commissions

Upcoming Meetings

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World Congress on Geology & Earth Science

GeoEarth2020

Osaka (Japan)
09 Jul 2020 - 11 Jul 2020

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2020 CANQUA-CGRG

Canadian Quaternary Association-Canadian Geomorphology Research Group meeting

University of Northern British Columbia (Canada)
07 Aug 2020 - 10 Aug 2020

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3rd MVWG Meeting (2020)

The Microvertebrate Working Group (MVWG) 3rd Meeting in Tarragona, Spain

IPHES (Institut Catalá de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social) (Spain)
01 Sep 2020 - 04 Sep 2020

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37th General Assembly of the ESC

European Seismological Commission

Corfu (Greece)
06 Sep 2020 - 11 Sep 2020

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ICMR 2020: VIII International Conference on Mammoths and their Relatives

VIII International Conference on Mammoths and their Relatives to be held during 1st to 10th October 2020 at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Indian Institute of Science (India)
01 Oct 2020 - 10 Oct 2020

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INQUA PERIBALTIC Working Group Int'l Field Symposium, 4-10 October 2020

Quaternary evolution of the Eastern Baltic region: from glaciations and interglacials to the recent global warming

Eastern Baltic coast (Latvia)
04 Oct 2020 - 10 Oct 2020

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Ponto-Caspian Stratigraphy and Geochronology (POCAS)

From the Caspian to Mediterranean: Stratigraphy, Geochronology, Environmental Change and Human Response during the Quaternary

INIOAS meeting room (Iran)
11 Oct 2020 - 18 Oct 2020

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Executive, Council, Members & Honorary Life Members

Executive

The INQUA Executive Committee is the Union’s presiding body.

Executive Committee

International Council

Approves INQUA’s remit, business, policies, organisation, statutes & byelaws.

Council & Statutes

INQUA Members

National & regional members & many thousands of scientists from around the world.

Members

INQUA Life Fellows

This is a list of Honorary Life Fellows of INQUA from across the world.

Honorary Life Fellows

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