International Union for Quaternary Research

Promoting Research on Quaternary Science

Promoting Research on Quaternary Science

Established in 1928, INQUA is committed to facilitating collaborations among scientists around the world. It places special emphasis on assisting the involvement of early career & developing country researchers in international projects. INQUA continues to encourage Quaternary associations around the world to join its 44 national & regional Members in an on-going bid to be all-inclusive.
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INQUA Congress 2019: Dublin, from 25 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2019.

Registration Is Now Open for 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) 2019.



Information regarding registration is available on the INQUA 2019 Congress website
Early Fee Deadline 27th March | Late Fee After 27th March
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Nominations for INQUA ECR Representatives 2019-2023

ELECTION OF INQUA EARLY CAREER (ECR) REPRESENTATIVES, Call for volunteers for 2019 – 2023 inter-congress period
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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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Abstract Submission Is Now Open for INQUA Congress 2019

Abstract Submission Is Now Open for 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) 2019. Deadline: 9th January 2019
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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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Call For Nominations For 2019 Award: The INQUA Distinguished Service Medal

Call For Nominations For 2019 Award: The INQUA Distinguished Service Medal for individuals with a recognized record of sustained and outstanding contributions to INQUA. Closing date for nominations: 28th September 2018.
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Postdoctoral researcher position in Quaternary Palaeoecology and other positions

Postdoctoral researcher position in Quaternary Palaeoecology and other positions
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Call For Nominations For 2019 Award: The Liu Tungsheng Distinguished Career Medal

Call For Nominations For 2019 Award: The Liu Tungsheng Distinguished Career Medal for outstanding contributions to Quaternary science. Closing date for nominations: 28th September 2018.
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Call for nominations for 2019 award: The Sir Nicholas Shackleton Medal for outstanding young Quaternary scientists

Call for nominations (2019): The Sir Nicholas Shackleton Medal
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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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Call For TERPRO ECR Representative

We are looking for a new TERPRO representative for the INQUA-ECR Committee, during the present inter-congress period.
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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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INQUA Congress 2019 (Pre:QFL-6): The Quaternary Fluvial Archives of the Major English Rivers

QRA/INQUA PRE-CONGRESS FIELD TRIP, 20th –24th July 2019

Central London (England)
20 Jul 2019 - 24 Jul 2019

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INQUA Congress 2019: Dublin, from 25 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2019.

Abstract Submission Is Now Open for 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) 2019.

The Convention Centre (Ireland)
25 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2019

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Pedogenesis Workshop 2019 in Belgium

Pedogenesis Workshop 2019 in Belgium, 1-7 August 2019, INQUA QUASAP Focus Group

Ghent University (Belgium)
01 Aug 2019 - 07 Aug 2019

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International Symposium on Loess Deposits as Archives of Environmental Change in the Past

Loess Symposium Yerevan 2019

National Academy of Sciences of The Republic of Armenia (Armenia)
15 Sep 2019 - 22 Sep 2019

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PATA Summer School on Active Tectonics and Tectonic Geomorphology 2019

Summer School on Active Tectonics and Tectonic Geomorphology. Prague (Czech Republic), 24-27th September 2019 (2 days lectures and 2 days field trip with methods demonstration).

Prague (Czech Republic) (Czech Republic)
24 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019

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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.

Media Plaza (The Netherlands)
18 Nov 2019 - 20 Nov 2019

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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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