Based at the University of Reading the Soil Security Team co-ordinates the NERC, BBSRC, Defra and Scottish Government funded Soil Security & SARISA programmes.
Joined March 2015
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Soil Security Team retweeted
31 Mar 2020
Congratulations to Richard Bardgett who has been awarded a prestigious β¬2.5 million @ERC_Research Advanced Grant to explore the diversity, stability and functioning of the soil microbiome! πΎπ₯π #ERCAdG #EUfunded #eDNA #MicrobialEcology @UoM_EES
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Soil Security Team retweeted
16 Mar 2020
Today we published results of a FOI request on Englandβs monitoring of soil, air & water.
Soils receive just 0.41% of the total Β£68m spent on monitoring.
Full details here: bit.ly/2U7PsBa
#soilhealth #sustainablesoilsnow
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16 Mar 2020
Our coordinator prof Chris Collins comments in this piece βTo 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...β see more here; bbc.co.uk/news/science-envirβ¦
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Soil Security Team retweeted
24 Feb 2020
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 β Knowing how plants and microbes work together can boost crop yields economist.com/science-and-teβ¦
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Soil Security Team retweeted
21 Feb 2020
Discovering bugs worms and microbes through the microscope with @Soil_Security @science_swindon today @Un
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Soil Security Team retweeted
21 Feb 2020
Great team of enthusiastic students & post-docs sharing #science @science_swindon #scicomm @Soil_Security @NERC_NFM @NERCscience @UKRI_News
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Soil Security Team retweeted
19 Feb 2020
Soil: itβs 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: scienceswindon.com
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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 eventbrite.com/e/90150200677 @GoWithTheF1ow
@FCRMResearchEA @Soil_Security @FWAGAssoc
@agricology @NFUtweets @NERCscience
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3 Feb 2020
Our coordinator Prof Chris Collins speaking about #peat on farming today - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000dzβ¦
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Soil Security Team retweeted
23 Jan 2020
Please register for my #NFM webinar on 17th Feb on results on the Soil Compaction from @CompactSoil @Soil_Security project
Our next #NFM #soilsecurityprogramme webinar will be on land management & catchment flood risk with our partner Dr Ian Pattison. 17 Feb 12:30 GMT eventbrite.com/e/90150200677 @GoWithTheF1ow @FCRMResearchEA @Soil_Security
@FWAGAssoc @agricology @NFUtweets @NERCscience
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16 Jan 2020
Positive news for #soil in the new Agriculture Bill. theguardian.com/uk-news/2020β¦
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Soil Security Team retweeted
5 Dec 2019
Had a great day at the @Soil_Security #SSPoutcomes workshop disseminating our findings with farmers, policy makers and other soil scientists.
5 Dec 2019
Here is the project poster that was presented at the @Soil_Security #SSPoutcomes workshop today
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Soil Security Team retweeted
5 Dec 2019
Here is the project poster that was presented at the @Soil_Security #SSPoutcomes workshop today
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5 Dec 2019
Our coordinator Prof Chris Collins sums up the day and the programme. We need to work in partnership with end users and other researchers
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Soil Security Team retweeted
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
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5 Dec 2019
Do #Soil researchers need to raise their voice more? @vickihird asks the question. Should soil as an issue be as well known as #ClimateChange?
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5 Dec 2019
Next up is @vickihird from Sustain, giving reflection on the day from a policy point of view
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5 Dec 2019
The novel nature of this @NERCscience programme has included the training of 37 post-doctoral researchers
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