Videos
RECENT EVENTS
Catch-up now on the presentations and workshops from our recent conferences and events.
Annual Conference 2023
Over the coming months, we will be releasing recordings of the sessions from our 2023 Joint Annual Conference with the Soil Science Society of Ireland, which took place in Belfast in December 2023. Keep a look out on this page and on our communications for updates on newly released content.
Benchmarking soil health across Europe
The BSSS Invited Lecture at the 2023 Annual Conference was delivered by Rachel Creamer from Wageningen University. In light of the drive to improve soils across Europe, Rachel highlights the EU funded BENCHMARKS project and its work on a monitoring system for soil health that provides the much needed local context for land managers, while at the same time facilitating harmonisation at larger spatial scales.
Talking About Soil to an academic audience
Presenting your soil research to an inter-disciplinary academic audience can be challenging. Dr Ashish Malik shares his experience on how to effectively communicate soil research to peers in the field and give a behind-the-scenes insight and top tips for creating a presentation.
Particulate plastics in the soil-plant system
Dr Binoy Sarkar presents an overview of current research advances and challenges in the analysis, fate, transformation and potential mitigation strategies of particulate plastics in the terrestrial environment, identifying knowledge gaps and future research prospects in this area.
How to Get People’s Attention When Writing About Soil
Phoebe Weston, a Biodiversity Reporter at The Guardian, presents how to make people listen when you write about soil, how to get the attention of journalists and how to deal with them when you do. She also considers how to use Twitter to promote your work.
Writing About Soils for Different Audiences
Dr Olaf Schmidt presents an Editor’s view of the process of writing for, and getting published in, a peer-reviewed journal. He explores writing about soils for practitioners and the skills required by researchers to reach such an audience and increase dissemination and impact of soil research.
Creating the Earth - Fabricated Soil
In this presentation, Professor Mark Fitzsimons assesses the feasibility of new soils composed from large volume mineral and organic green waste and consider the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Skills for Soil Scientists in Industry
Dr Helen Simpson presents an overview of what soil scientists do at Wardell Armstrong, the skills that are required, tips on gaining skills and tips for tailoring your CV for industry.
WCSS 2022: Russell Review Paper - Are plant roots only “in” soil or are they “of” it? Roots, soil formation and function
Please forward to 1:06:30 for Professor Peter Gregory’s presentation.
