Want to sample plant exudates and the rhizosphere microbiome from the same plants? Check out this new paper from the roots2Res team led by @carmen-escudero.bsky.social on how to do it! #Soilmicrobiome #PlantMicrobiome
We're looking for records of ground nesting bees around Europe! Can you help? Follow the simple steps below! @aicbrn.bsky.social @esai-irl.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @pomscheme.bsky.social @climatecocentre.bsky.social
Last chance to apply for this microbial technologist post with us. Closing date 24th April
🌱 How does plant diversity shape soil life?
Omotola, PhD candidate in SBL, has just published new findings on multispecies swards and nematode dynamics.
🔍 A great read for anyone interested in soil ecology and sustainable agriculture.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Last chance to apply for this PhD position with is #SoilMicrobiome #SoilHealth #Metagenomics
A screenshot of the title and abstract page of an article in Soil Organisms journal, entitled 'Advocating for the lobe and protection of soil animals through photography: the work of Frank Ashwood and Andy Murray'.
A photograph of a round, hard-bodied mite walking among a cluster of lollipop-shaped slime mold fruiting bodies.
Want to start doing soil animal macrophotography? Or fancy a rare glimpse into mine and @mesofauna.bsky.social's minds?
An article has just dropped in @soilorganismsj.bsky.social, showcasing mine and Andy's love for documenting soil biodiversity! 🧪🪱
Open Access: soil-organisms.org/SO/article/v...
📢 We're recruiting a contract technologist for the soil and environmental microbiology programme @teagasc.bsky.social Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland. Join our team 🤗 #SoilMicrobiome
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📢 Interested in exploring the amazing world of #SoilMicrobiomes with us? We've a PhD position available linking Soil Microbiomes to #SoilHealth in grassland systems. Join our team 🤗 teagasc.ie/wp-content/u... Closing date 17th April
With thanks to @researchireland.ie and the Department of Education for the support and @vistamilk.bsky.social
Love #soil biology? You might like our new biology of soils poster @teagasc.bsky.social showing some of the amazing life in our soils. With huge thanks to the fantastic photographers @frankashwood.bsky.social @israelikoyi.bsky.social and others #Groundtruth #SoilHealth
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Congratulations @frankashwood.bsky.social - terrific news and well deserved 🥳
New on the Belowground blog: Beyond earthworms: Can smaller soil animals help sequester carbon in soil? plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/b...
Nearly a snake 😉
Last call for abstracts for the Agriculture and Land use conference! nationalagconf.clr.events/event/139579...
We're all set to go @teagasc.bsky.social at our #Soil workshops for kids at #JohnstownCastle All welcome. Bígí linn
If you're looking for something fun to do with the children over the midterm break come in to us @teagasc.bsky.social at the #JohnstownCastle museum in Wexford for some #Soil workshops #SoilHealth #MiniSoilScientists Bígí linn 🤗
📢 Open PhD opportunity with us at Teagasc Johnstown Castle and University of Limerick on forestry soils #SoilCarbon #SoilMicrobiome #GreenHouseGases. Further details and application form teagasc.ie/about/resear... Closing date 18th March. Join our team 🤗
🌟 New paper investigating microbial communities associated with #soil organic matter priming www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... take homes: priming response associated with few bacterial taxa; mixture of r and k strategists; k strategists may be associated with stronger priming response in 1 soil
Thank you 🙂
An infographic illustrating the goal to make EU soils healthier by 2050. The top text reads: "SOILS PROVIDE 95% OF OUR FOOD, YET MANY SOILS ARE UNHEALTHY." A diagram compares the soil health between 2020 and 2050. The 2020 diagram shows a light-brown soil cross-section with a small plant, stating "LESS THAN 40% ARE HEALTHY." The 2050 diagram shows a rich, dark-brown soil cross-section with healthy plants, stating "ALL SOILS ARE HEALTHY." The text between them describes the EU objective: "Supports our health" and "Protects against droughts, wildfires & flooding."
Europe takes a decisive step to protect one of our most precious resources.
Today, the first-ever Soil Monitoring Law enters into force.
It improves soil health, strengthens food security and enhances resilience to natural disasters.
More: link.europa.eu/MfJ3GP
Do you work on #STEC #VTEC #EHEC #Ecoli for #publichealth #foodsafety #datascience #farming or in #biosciences 🧪
Want to join the community for the triannual conference in Aberdeen (UK) next year?
The #VTEC2026 conference website has all the info you need. Just head to www.vtec2026.org
Ever want to learn more about quantifying microoganisms such as mycorrhizal fungi by qPCR? Check out this video by out #Roots2Res partners FIBL www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh4a...
What do all these people have in common?
They all take part in #NewYearPlantHunt!
Do you?
Join us at 7pm this evening to find out about all the ways we can help you take your 1st Hunt!
Or if you're a seasoned Plant Hunter, join us to celebrate your contribution! www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
Great event today and full house to celebrate #WorldSoilDay and the conclusion of our #SoilHealth citizen science project #Groundtruth. We were delighted to launch our new farming for soil health handbook teagasc.ie/wp-content/u...
🔔Only two weeks until December's GSBI Speaks!🔔
Don't miss Dr. Zoë Lindo chat with Dr. Richard Bardgett about his new book, "The Ecology of Soil: From Communities to Ecosystems", followed by a Q&A.
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 MST, 8:00 EST, 12:00 GMT, 13:00 CET
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Thanks Natalie. You'll have to visit next time you're in the area!
Big day for us yesterday with the opening of our new research facility at Johnstown Castle www.rte.ie/news/regiona... #SoilHealth #Biodiversity #WaterQuality #Climate
