Welcome from our new President

Welcome from our new President

Professor Paul Hallett from the University of Aberdeen has officially commenced his term as British Society of Soil Science President for 2025 and 2026, as of 1 January. Prof Hallett works in the School of Biological Sciences where he coordinates soil science teaching...
BSSS Hosts COP29 Side Event on Soil Health 

BSSS Hosts COP29 Side Event on Soil Health 

Earlier in November, BSSS President, Jack Hannam, and Executive Director, Andy Morris, travelled to Baku for the 29th Conference of the Parties. This was the fourth year BSSS has attended the COP climate summit under our official non-governmental organisation (NGO)...
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...
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...