Soil Biology Group - WUR Leiden University @TerrEcol_NIOO Here the link to the Leiden side position: universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2…. We will work closely together and by applying to one of the positions, you have chance to be selected for the other one if more suitable! Do not apply to both!

Vandaag in Trouw: Ingezonden opiniestuk 'Stikstof - de meeste wetenschappers zijn het wel eens'. Een groep van 36 wetenschappers roept de politiek op om nu eindelijk eens door te pakken. Wageningen U&R WUR Environmental

Zondag 2 Oktober Bodemlevenactiviteiten op Wageningen Campus in het kader van Weekend van de Wetenschap: weekendvandewetenschap.nl/activiteiten/2…. Wie vindt de meeste regenwormen, hoe snel kan jij bladeren de grond intrekken? Wat weet jij van bodemdiertjes? Registreer op @Wetenschap_NL

Hannah vertelt je vandaag meer over de Weekend van de Wetenschap-acitiviteit op WUR campus (a.s. zondag) op TV Gelderland. Hier zie je haar bezig rechts onder in de foto! Kom je ook? registreer op @Wetenschap_NL Wageningen U&R Bodemdierendagen

Last week our (recently graduated) MSc student Anneke Stam received the first prize of the Dutch Royal Water Network (KNW) thesis awards! In her thesis project, Anneke studied the effects of groundwater level changes on greenhouse gas emissions from Dutch peat pastures.

This morning one of our students found this 'Klimt' painting in a microscope slide of a plant root. Just an unexpected treasure when researching AMF fungi in root cells! Van Gogh Museum

We should remain critical about soil C sequestration. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gc…

Congratulations to former SBL’s MSc student Max Fuchs for the publication of his MSc work on the fate of N from different forms of fertilisers in soil fractions and Ryegrass plants. In collaboration @Fiblorg. doi.org/10.1016/j.soil…

Saturday 4 Februari we organized a soillife workshop at the 'Groenboeren' Conference. The workshop ‘A living soil is a giving soil’ was a collaboration between WUR Soil Biology Group, Louis Bolk Institute and Biodynamic farmer Piet van Ijzendoorn. It was a success! Bionext

Measuring soil organic carbon in bulk soils and organic matter fractions can be challenging when carbonates are also present. Our recently published paper (Koorneef, G., et al. 2023 Geoderma) evaluates 5 methods. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S00…

In their paper 'The challenge of selecting an appropriate soil organic carbon simulation model' Garsia ea conclude that, to date, SOC simulation does'nt represent an adequate tool for globally ensuring effectiveness of SOC sequestr effort and ensuring reliable carbon crediting.

Garcia et al. 2023 GCB: The challenge of selecting an appropriate soil organic carbon simulation model: A comprehensive global review and validation assessment (wiley.com)

Also in 2024, the Soil Biology group of Wageningen University organizes the Soil Biology Lab Skills course. You will learn (& be trained) which measurements of soil biology are relevant for which of the 5 soil functions. Registration is open: biosisplatform.eu/services/train…

On February 2nd, Giulia run a Living Soil workshop session in Surinam. One of the activities was playing the educational Ludi Soli game. The game improves your knowledge of different cause-to-effect relationships in the soil system and how collective choices can influence them.

The workshop (ateliersolsvivants.org) was run with various stakeholders (CELOS - Research center, PTC - polytechnical school, LVV - min. of agriculture, ECTAD/FAO, ADEK-University) as part of the GLEES project - Game-based learning for environmental education on soils.

We expect shade to reduce plant biomass production, which will affect the supply of soil organic matter and thus soil life. We designed the panels to create light gradients that allow us to study the light-plant interaction. We also sowed mixtures of shade-tolerant plant species.

Also in 2024, the Soil Biology Group of Wageningen University will organize the Soil Biology Lab Skills Course. Please visit the course website for more information: biosisplatform.eu/services/train…