In 2025, EMU Research Excellence Medals were award jointly to Alberto Vitale Brovarone and Julie Cosmidis. EMU public lectures will be delivered online by Alberto and Julie during Spring 2026.
See the details below.

Dr Alberto Vitale Brovarone, Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, University of Bologna, Italy
Title: “Extreme energy hiding in the deep Earth: from the emergence of life to its sustainable future“
5th March 2026 @ 2.00 pm CET
The event (online only, on Zoom) is free of charge to attend,
but delegates must register in advance here

Dr Julie Cosmidis, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, UK
Title: “Decoding carbonate (bio)mineralisation using high-throughput mineralogy“
26th March 2026 @ 2.00 pm CET
The event (online only, on Zoom) is free of charge to attend,
but delegates must register in advance here