EGU Soil System Sciences Division

Apply now for EGU’s 2026 Education Fellowship for Early Career Scientists! <p>The EGU’s Education Committee is now accepting applications for the 2026 Education Fellowship, to develop and deliver a creative initiative which promotes geoscience at the primary, secondary, and/...

📢 Calling all Early Career Scientists!

EGU’s 2026 Education Fellowship is open for applications. Develop educational resources, gain mentorship, and boost your career, all while contributing to the geoscience community

🔗 Apply here: www.egu.eu/news/1255/ap...

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Soil Carbon, Resilience, and Modelling the Future: A Conversation with Katerina Georgiou Soils play a central role in climate change mitigation and adaptation, with soil carbon management increasingly seen as a key pathway for enhancing ecosystem resilience—particularly in agricultural sy...

Read the full interview here: blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ss...

🌱 New on the EGU SSS blog!

We sat down with Katerina Georgiou, winner of the 2025 EGU Outstanding ECS Award SSS, to talk soil carbon, resilience, and how better models can shape climate-smart land management.

👉 Read now on the EGU SSS blog

#SoilCarbon #SoilScience #ClimateScience #EGU #ECS

🌱 January Newsletter is out!

This issue covers soil science policy updates, awards & community news, events, mentoring opportunities, and more!

👉 Read it here: www.egu.eu/newsletter/s...

📩 Subscribe by clicking “Subscribe” at the bottom of the newsletter!

#EGU #SoilScience #SoilHealth #Soils

Thinking about soil research? 🌱

Check out SOIL: an open access soil science journal covering everything from fundamentals to applications, great for publishing your work or finding quality papers 📖

🔗 www.soil-journal.net

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⏰ 2 days left!
Abstract submission for EGU 2026 is still open 🌱

🌍 14 SSS sessions covering soil–climate interactions, land restoration, sustainability & more
🗓️ Deadline: 15 Jan 2026, 13:00 CET

👉 Submit here: www.egu26.eu/pg/SSS

Hope to see you in Vienna!

#EGU26 #SoilScience #SSS #SoilHealth

🎉 Welcome to 2026 🎉

Cheers to a new year of growth, both in soil and our BlueSky community 🌱 This year, we’re excited for more newsletters, soil facts, and events! 🔥

We’re also looking forward to meet you all at the EGU2026 in Vienna!

Stay tuned for more! 🚀

#HappyNewYear #EGU2026 #SoilScience

🎅 Santa’s soil is on holiday!

While we sip cocoa, soil microbes slow down, rest under their winter blanket ❄️
Not asleep, just dreaming of spring 🌱

Merry Christmas from the EGU SSS Division 🎄✨

#SoilScience #EGU #EGUSSS #Christmas

🔥 EGU SSS + GMPV Campfire Session recap

Yesterday we held “Mineralogy meets Soil Science: Remediation, Weathering Processes, and Interaction”, co-organised with EGU GMPV.

Around 50 participants joined the session! Thanks to everyone who attended!

#EGUSSS #EGU #SoilScience #Mineralogy

GMPV + SSS Campfire – Mineralogy Meets Soil Science: Remediation, Weathering Processes and Interactions <p>Join this interdisciplinary seminar-style Campfire, where EGU's divisions on Soil System Sciences (SSS) and Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology &amp; Volcanology (GMPV) explore overlapping research...

⏰ Only 2 days to go! Our Campfire “Mineralogy meets Soil Science” takes place on 17 Dec at 11:00 CET.

This is your last chance to register 👉
www.egu.eu/webinars/687...

Join the discussion & connect with the community in soil research.

#EGU #SoilScience #Campfire #Mineralogy #Webinar

📢 EGU26 abstract submission is still open! 🌱

Share your soil science research at EGU 2026! With 14 outstanding SSS sessions, you'll find the perfect fit for your work.

🗓️ Deadline: 15 January 2026, 13h CET
📍Location: Vienna, 3-8 May 2026
👉 www.egu26.eu/pg/SSS

#SoilScience #EGU #EGUSSS #abstract

🌱💛 Happy #InternationalSoilDay!

A little love today for the soils that feed us, ground us, and surprise us with how alive they are 🪱

From all of us at EGU SSS: keep exploring, keep caring, and keep your hands a little dirty.

#SoilLove #SoilScience #EGU #EGUSSS

Image listing talks during the next Campfire on December 17th, at 11 CET.

Don't miss the Campfire on December 17th, at 11:00 CET, co-organized by @egu-sss.bsky.social

Register at this link: www.egu.eu/webinars/687...

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🔥Registration for our upcoming GMPV/SSS Campfire is now open!

Join us by signing up here:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#campfire #EGU #mineralogy #soilscience

🌱 New EGU-SSS newsletter just dropped, November edition!

Perfect read if you’re into soils, climate, or just love staying plugged into the science community.

Check it out 👉 www.egu.eu/newsletter/s...

#EGU #EGUSSS #SoilScience #newsletter #SoilSystemSciences

🌱🔥 EGU GMPV/SSS Campfire coming up!

Join us on 17 Dec at 11:00 CET for “Mineralogy Meets Soil Science”

Great speakers, big topics: arsenate removal, mineral carbonation, enhanced rock weathering, and carbon persistence.

See you by the (virtual) campfire! 🔥

#campfire #EGU #mineralogy #Soilscience

EGU announces the 2026 awards and medals! <p>The European Geosciences Union is honouring 52 people at all stages of their careers who have made substantial contributions to the Earth, planetary, and space sciences.</p>

🎉 Big shoutout to #EGUSSS!
Three of our own were honoured in the 2026 #EGU Awards & Medals:

Cornelia Rumpel: Philippe Duchaufour Medal
Bettina Weber: Alina Kabata-Pendias Medal
Layla Márquez San Emeterio: Outstanding ECS Award (SSS)

👏 Congrats to them!
Full awardees list here: egu.eu/news/1551

📢Call for abstracts! #EGU-2026 3-8 May 2026, Vienna, Austria

🌍Join our session on #SoilHealth under #GlobalChange and #HumanActivities’ (SSS4.4).

⏰Submit your abstract by 15/01/2026

💶Need a financial support? → Apply by 1/12/2025
www.egu26.eu/authors/fina...

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📸 Shoot your soil!

Got amazing soil pics? Share them with @egu.eu’s open-access image repository under the Soil System Sciences category.

🔗 imaggeo.egu.eu/category/soil-system-sciences/

Let’s show the beauty & complexity of soils from micro to macro scale 🌍

#SoilScience #EGU #Imaggeo #ScienceArt

🌍 The EGU Soil System Sciences (SSS) Newsletter (Issue 4, Oct 2025) is out now, packed with updates on EU soil law, digital mapping, and more!

Dive in 👉 www.egu.eu/newsletter/s...

#SoilScience #EGU #EGUSSS #SoilSystems #Newsletter

🔥 Excited to convene our #EGU26 session
“Managing Wildfires in a Changing World” with Carmen Sánchez García, @agirona.bsky.social & Martinho Martins

Early career fee waiver deadline: Dec 2–11.
Info 👉 lnkd.in/dzUEyHpg

DM me if in doubt!
#Wildfires #Climate #Soil
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#EGU26 is already on its way 🎉!
Abstract submissions are officially open until 15 January 2026, 13:00 CET.

Let the journey begin and submit your abstract NOW!

👉 Visit https://www.egu26.eu/ for more information!

🧟 Soil Fun Fact: Zombie carbon, or when the underground comes back to life!

Soil holds more carbon than all plants + the atmosphere, but when disturbed, some of it “rises from the dead” as CO₂!

🎃 Keep that #ZombieCarbon buried this #Halloween 🌱

#EGUSSS #SoilScience #CarbonCycle

Thank you ‪@omicscode.bsky.social‬ for your comment, we are happy that you are enjoying the publication of Rau et al., looking forward to your next one

Quantifying spatial uncertainty to improve soil predictions in data-sparse regions Abstract. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are valuable tools for predicting soil properties using large datasets. However, a common challenge in soil sciences is the uneven distribution of soil samp...

🆕 New publication in SOIL journal!

📖 Quantifying spatial uncertainty to improve soil predictions in data-sparse regions

👥 Rau et al.

🔗 soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...

#SoilScience #SoilJournal #Research #OpenAccess #EGU_SSS

High-resolution frequency-domain electromagnetic mapping for the hydrological modeling of an orange orchard Abstract. While aboveground precision agriculture technologies provide spatial and temporal datasets that are ever increasing in terms of density and precision, belowground information lags behind and...

🆕 New publication in SOIL journal!

📖 High-resolution frequency-domain electromagnetic mapping for the hydrological modeling of an orange orchard

👥 Peruzzo et al.

🔗 soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...

#SoilScience #SoilJournal #Research #OpenAccess #EGU_SSS

High biodegradability of water-soluble organic carbon in soils at the southern margin of the boreal forest Abstract. Water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) is an important component of the soil organic carbon pool. While the biodegradability and its compositional changes of WSOC in deep soils in boreal forest...

🆕 New publication in SOIL journal!

📖 High biodegradability of water-soluble organic carbon in soils at the southern margin of the boreal forest

👥 Zhu et al.

🔗 soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...

#SoilScience #SoilJournal #Research #OpenAccess #EGU_SSS

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🧑‍🌾 Into soil science & land planning?

📍 Cranfield Uni | Nov 12–13
Intro to Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) course by the British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) is happening!

Only 9 spaces left!

🗓️ Register here: soils.org.uk/events/intro...

#soilscience #BSSS #Planning #ALC