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