Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity
April 26, 2021

At Virtual EPSC 2020, the Europlanet Society Diversity Committee announced that it is planning to initiate a new working group for all planetary scientists that would act as an ally […]

Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity
September 24, 2020

The Planetary Science Wiki Edit-a-thon The Planetary Science Wiki Edit-a-thon, organised by the Diversity Committee of the Europlanet Society in collaboration with WikiMujeres, Women in Red, WikiDonne, Wikimedia Belgium, and […]

Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity

Europlanet Society Statement on Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity

The Europlanet Society is committed to building a diverse, inclusive planetary science community in Europe and to ensuring that individuals within that community experience equal opportunity, regardless of gender, disability, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, age, nationality or socioeconomic background.

Europlanet Diversity Committee

The Europlanet Diversity Committee acts as a strategic task force to advise, coordinate and champion activities across the Europlanet Society that further the Society’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity.

  • Interim Chair: Arianna Piccialli (BIRA-IASB)
  • Vice-chair: Solmaz Adeli (DLR)
  • Secretary: Marina Molla

Regional Hub and Committee Diversity Officers:

  • Benelux Hub: Arianna Piccialli (BIRA-IASB)
  • Central Europe Hub: Anna Łosiak (University of Exeter)
  • French Hub: Lea Bonnefoy (Cornell)
  • Germany Hub: Open
  • Italy Hub: Federica Duras (INAF)
  • Ireland and UK Hub: Open
  • Northern Hub: Markus Ambrosch(Vilnius University)
  • Southeast Europe Hub: Marina Molla
  • Spain and Portugal Hub: João Faria (IA, Porto)
  • Switzerland Hub: Open
  • EPEC Representative: Open
  • Executive Board Representative: Ann Carine Vandaele
Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity News
— August 16, 2023

Issue 5 of the Europlanet Magazine is out now! In this issue: In Focus A round up of news from Europlanet and the planetary community, including ESA’s JUICE Mission – Making History […]


— March 31, 2023

Europlanet Research Infrastructure Meeting (ERIM)/Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) Annual Week 2023 – Registration Now Open The first Europlanet Research Infrastructure Meeting (ERIM), co-hosted with the fifth Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) Annual Week, […]


— December 22, 2022

Issue 4 of the Europlanet Magazine is out now! In this issue: In FocusA round up of news from Europlanet 2024 RI, the Europlanet Society, the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2022 and the planetary community.  Back Face to […]


— June 7, 2022

Issue 3 of the Europlanet Magazine is out! The official magazine of Europlanet, the European community for planetary science. We are delighted to share with you the third issue of […]


— December 16, 2021

Issue 2 of the Europlanet Magazine is out! The official magazine of Europlanet, the European community for planetary science. We are delighted to share with you the second issue of […]


— September 1, 2021

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at EPSC2021 Lecturers without borders (diversity lecture by Athanasia Nikolaou) Thursday Sep 16th | 9:50-10:20 CEST This lecture by Athanasia Nikolaou, organised by the Europlanet Diversity […]


— June 11, 2021

We just launched the Europlanet Magazine! The official magazine of Europlanet, the European community for planetary science. We are delighted to share with you the first issue of the Europlanet […]


— April 26, 2021

At Virtual EPSC 2020, the Europlanet Society Diversity Committee announced that it is planning to initiate a new working group for all planetary scientists that would act as an ally […]


— March 3, 2021

2021 Call for Funding Scheme to Support Society Committees and Membership The 2021 Call for the Europlanet Society’s funding scheme to support its Committees and Membership is now open. Applications […]


— September 24, 2020

The Planetary Science Wiki Edit-a-thon The Planetary Science Wiki Edit-a-thon, organised by the Diversity Committee of the Europlanet Society in collaboration with WikiMujeres, Women in Red, WikiDonne, Wikimedia Belgium, and […]