Soil Security Team

Based at the University of Reading the Soil Security Team co-ordinates the NERC, BBSRC, Defra and Scottish Government funded Soil Security & SARISA programmes.

[Soil Ecology Lab UoM @SoilEcolUoM]

Congratulations to Richard Bardgett who has been awarded a prestigious €2.5 million @ERC_Research Advanced Grant to explore the diversity, stability and functioning of the soil microbiome! 🍾🥂🎉 #ERCAdG #EUfunded #eDNA #MicrobialEcology @UoM_EES

[Sustainable Soils Alliance 🌱 @SoilsAlliance]

Today we published results of a FOI request on England’s monitoring of soil, air & water.

Soils receive just 0.41% of the total £68m spent on monitoring.

Full details here: https://t.co/CwINYMYbMQ

#soilhealth #sustainablesoilsnow

[Soil Security Team @Soil_Security]

Our coordinator prof Chris Collins comments in this piece “To reverse the degradation of our soils and return them to a healthy state nationally we need a long-term commitment to monitoring - both at farm and national level...” see more here; https://t.co/fFkRoRULTK

[Paul Hallett @PD_Hallett]

Sure I am late posting this Economist article about soil and THOR, but nice work and recognition. I will be using this for a 1st year practical on Soil Science.
Soil microbiology – Knowing how plants and microbes work together can boost crop yields https://t.co/DjHG5RjR5j

[Connecting Research @UniRdg_Research]

Discovering bugs worms and microbes through the microscope with @Soil_Security @science_swindon today @Un

[Connecting Research @UniRdg_Research]

Great team of enthusiastic students & post-docs sharing #science @science_swindon #scicomm @Soil_Security @NERC_NFM @NERCscience @UKRI_News

[Connecting Research @UniRdg_Research]

Soil: it’s much more than mud - our @Soil_Security scientists will be on hand to explain why at @Science_swindon on Fri and Sat. Make a rain storm and see its effects on concrete vs soil and go on a soil safari to see who you can find: https://t.co/Pm1byZx7pA

[NERC NFM @NERC_NFM]

Next week our #NFM #soilsecurityprogramme webinar will be on land management & catchment flood risk with our partner Dr Ian Pattison. 17 Feb 12:30 GMT https://t.co/DMHk9N1b6E @GoWithTheF1ow
@FCRMResearchEA @Soil_Security @FWAGAssoc
@agricology @NFUtweets @NERCscience

[Soil Security Team @Soil_Security]

Our coordinator Prof Chris Collins speaking about #peat on farming today - https://t.co/uGe5pvhDz8

[Dr Ian Pattison @GoWithTheF1ow]

Please register for my #NFM webinar on 17th Feb on results on the Soil Compaction from @CompactSoil @Soil_Security project

[Soil Security Team @Soil_Security]

Positive news for #soil in the new Agriculture Bill. https://t.co/DpQf5Uz9dg

[Soil Security Team @Soil_Security]

@nolatay @CompactSoil Hi Nicola, it's bes to get in touch with the PI (@GoWithTheF1ow) for this.

[Dr Ian Pattison @GoWithTheF1ow]

Had a great day at the @Soil_Security #SSPoutcomes workshop disseminating our findings with farmers, policy makers and other soil scientists.

[CompactSoil @CompactSoil]

Here is the project poster that was presented at the @Soil_Security #SSPoutcomes workshop today

[Soil Security Team @Soil_Security]

Our coordinator Prof Chris Collins sums up the day and the programme. We need to work in partnership with end users and other researchers

[Sustainable Soils Alliance 🌱 @SoilsAlliance]

SSA SAB member & @UKSustain Food/Farming Policy lead @vickihird wraps up the @Soil_Security #SSPoutcomes event:

"Today has been a joy, witnessing the interdisciplinary approach from poetry to a farmer to the detail of research discussed"

#WorldSoilDay

[Soil Security Team @Soil_Security]

Do #Soil researchers need to raise their voice more? @vickihird asks the question. Should soil as an issue be as well known as #ClimateChange?

[Soil Security Team @Soil_Security]

Next up is @vickihird from Sustain, giving reflection on the day from a policy point of view

[Soil Security Team @Soil_Security]

And 11 policy and practice documents

[Soil Security Team @Soil_Security]

The novel nature of this @NERCscience programme has included the training of 37 post-doctoral researchers

[Soil Security Team @Soil_Security]

31 further grants