by Soils | Oct 19, 2022 | Blog
As a PhD student going into my third year on researching the effects of soil tillage on agrochemical efficacy, and soon to begin a large period of experimental work, I find myself very lucky to have been given the extraordinary opportunity to attend summer schools in...
by Soils | Oct 19, 2022 | Blog, Featured Blog
As soil scientists we know that of earth’s enormous volume, life depends on a very thin living skin, the soil. But across one third of our land soil is degraded and we need a paradigm shift in how the critical importance of soils is understood. We should be...
by Soils | Jul 26, 2022 | Blog, Featured Blog
This August, scientists from across the globe are meeting in Glasgow at the World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS). I am an early career researcher and whole-heartedly believe it is an exciting time to be involved in soil science because of the growing attention it is...
by Soils | Jul 21, 2022 | Blog, Featured Blog
The invisible threat to the world’s food and water security, health and environment Experts are raising alarm bells about what they call an invisible threat to the world’s food and water security, health and environment. With detrimental implications for ecosystems,...
by Soils | Jul 12, 2022 | Blog, Featured Blog
We have a broken global carbon cycle. The climate-nature crisis results from a short-circuiting of the carbon cycle through the burning of fossil fuels (about 70%) and land use change (about 30%). ‘Soils, nature and climate – now’ shows an extractive economy based on...
by Soils | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog, Featured Blog
On Wednesday 12 January 2022, the British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) hosted a webinar focussing on regenerative agriculture as part of the webinar series, Zoom into Soil. We would like to express our thanks to both the speakers who provided fascinating talks and...
