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The Carbon Factor

The Carbon Factor

Guest Blog by Elementar Soils are the largest terrestrial carbon sinks. Their organic matter determines how well they can sequester carbon; together with forests and oceans, they are among the most important global sinks of CO2. The carbon content of soil not only...
Celebrating Peer Review with Wiley

Celebrating Peer Review with Wiley

Guest blog written by Wiley – publishers of the BSSS journal, the European Journal of Soil Science (EJSS) Peer review is one of, if not the, most important aspects of academic publishing. To celebrate the European Journal of Soil Science’s 75 years of...
Presenting the work of Downforce Technologies

Presenting the work of Downforce Technologies

Written by BSSS member, Christopher Lakey This year was a busy but satisfying one as I was fortunate to have a number of opportunities to talk about the work I and my colleagues at Downforce Technologies have been doing. At the end of May, I was invited to attend the...
Speaking at Soapbox Science

Speaking at Soapbox Science

Written by EC member, Christina van Midden Soapbox science is an annual event where women in STEMM careers talk about their research to the general public. The aim of the event is to promote women and non-binary people in science, thereby challenging the gendered...
Reflections on my PhD and viva experience

Reflections on my PhD and viva experience

Written by BSSS Early Career Committee Member, Izzy Lloyd Hello! As many of our Early Career members are undertaking PhDs, or might be considering applying for one, I thought I would look back on my experience of doing a PhD in the UK in the field of soil science, and...