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Luke Harrold

@soilandgas.bsky.social

Post Doc at @SRUC working on EU MIXED project (@H2020MIXED) ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŒพ. PhD Soil Science. Former Research Tech and measurer of isotope ratios.

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Students of Global Soil Geography course are out today for their first field trip digging soil pits. Plenty of soil profile pictures to come! #Soil #Science #NatureOnOurDoorstep

25.09.2025 10:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Scottish soil classification system actually uses a bottle of Irn Bru for both estimating depth and for colour. #Soil #Science

25.09.2025 10:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m baaack! First day in my new role as Research Fellow at @UoABioSci! Stay tuned for some soil science with a BNI flavour! #Soil #Science #NewJob #PostDoc

11.07.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A beautiful morning to be out in the field! #Soil #Science

23.04.2025 08:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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So excited to share that I will be returning to my alma mater as a Research Fellow! Coming back to the soil and my stable isotopes I will be working on the CropSustaiN BNI wheat mission. I canโ€™t wait to get started!

#NewJob #PostDoc #Soil #NatureOnOurDoorstep

21.04.2025 13:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So excited to share that I will be returning to my alma mater as a Research Fellow! Coming back to the soil and my stable isotopes I will be working on the CropSustaiN BNI wheat mission. I canโ€™t wait to get started!

#NewJob #PostDoc #Soil #NatureOnOurDoorstep

21.04.2025 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Did I make a sign for my office door with my name written as earthworms in soil?

Yes

Should I have been doing actual work?

Also yes

22.01.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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and behold, a soil puck! With a known quantity of soil with known water content the bulk density can easily be derived. Iโ€™m using it to quickly show how compaction varies with water content #soil #science #FirstPost

09.01.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Then let rip (25 blows)

09.01.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Behold the Proctor musket! First, load your powder (soil) then your shot (a large bung)โ€ฆ

09.01.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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two men are digging in the dirt with netflix written on the bottom ALT: two men are digging in the dirt with netflix written on the bottom

Hello BlueSky! We are also starting a migration from The Other Place. We will posts announcements of selected papers we publish as well as regular "Editors' Picks" we find especially important to highlight. Looking forward to interacting with the soil science community here! Cheers, the Editors!

13.12.2024 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Rhizosphere 6 - Rooting for Earth Welcome to Rhizosphere 6 We are looking forward to welcoming the global rhizosphere research community to Edinburgh for Rhizosphere 6 in June 2025. The meeting will foster exchange, interaction and ...

โ—๏ธThe abstract submission and registration for Rhizosphere 6 is now open! ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟ
www.rhizo6.org/home
please join us in Edinburgh next year for what should be an exciting meeting.
@hutton.ac.uk
#rhizosphere6

09.12.2024 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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