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Cecile Gubry-Rangin @micecoevo.bsky.social · 27d

Post-doc position on Biological Nitrification Inhibition in rice in Aberdeen (Scotland)! Join our nice team and environment! Deadline 23rd Sept! www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/rese...

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Michael Wagner @michiwagner4.bsky.social · 28d

New preprint from our team! Experimental evidence that ammonia-oxidizing archaea in sponges use branched chain amino acids as substrates - possibly also key for host interaction

#Nitrification
#MicroSky 🧪 #ArchaeaSky
@bglasl.bsky.social @kathikitzinger.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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MMEG @mmeg25.bsky.social · Jun 18

MMEG registration is now live!

Resister now to Join us on the 15-16th December 2025 at the University of Birmingham.

appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...

Molecular Microbial Ecology Group Meeting 2025

appliedmicrobiology.org

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barleymicrobreed.bsky.social @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social · Jun 19

Sincere gratitude from #BarleyMicroBreed to #Rhizosphere6 for an inspiring conference👏. We received fantastic and truly inspiring feedback on our presentations - keynote by Mette Vestergård, talk by Menghui Dong and posters by Karl Körber and Andrea Visioni🙏🌾🌞.

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Tiina Roose @tiinaroose.bsky.social · Jun 18

@royalsociety.org URF reunion at the #rhizo6 in Edinburgh. Beautiful dinner in the National Museum of Scotland.
From left: Carmen Sánchez
Cañizares, @iandealidbury.bsky.social, Laura Lehtovirta-
Morley, Cecile Gubry-Rangin, yours truly and in the front Siul Ruiz. #rhizo6
📸 @jeffinerca.bsky.social

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Borjana Arsova @borjana-a.bsky.social · Jun 17

Plant exudates effectively inhibit soil nitrification and reduce nitrous oxide emissions says Ellen E Smith. #Rhizosphere6 #PlantScience #BNI #N2O 🧪

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Ian Lidbury @iandealidbury.bsky.social · Jun 17

The @royalsociety.org URF crew on tour at #Rhizosphere6 in @edinburghup.bsky.social

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Borjana Arsova @borjana-a.bsky.social · Jun 16

In "The role of trade-offs between #niche breadth and fitness in
#microbial adaptation to fluctuating environments
» Prof. Cecile Gubry-Rangin says: "🦠 generalists have greater fitness following an env. change, except after an extreme change when specialists perform better" #Rhizosphere6 🧪

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Cecile Gubry-Rangin @micecoevo.bsky.social · Jun 2

Just a few days left to apply to a PhD studentship in my group on soil-plant-microbe interaction to join a dynamic team on this subject: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Happy to discuss informally before application!

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Graeme Nicol @graemenicol.bsky.social · Apr 22

Potential PhD opportunity studying soil virus ecology in our group. Please get in touch if interested!

Soil Microbial Ecology Group @soilmicrobes.bsky.social · Apr 21

📣 PhD Scholarship Funding Opportunity!

Interested in pursuing a PhD in soil virus ecology and biogeochemical cycling? 🦠

Have a Masters degree from abroad and ranked in the top 20% of your class? 🎓

Get in touch now! See our website for further details. Submission deadline in August.

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Apr 17

Resuscitation-promoting factor (Rpf) terminates dormancy among diverse soil bacteria

#mSystems by @jaytlennon.bsky.social et al

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Resuscitation-promoting factor (Rpf) terminates dormancy among diverse soil bacteria | mSystems

Dormancy is a process whereby individuals enter a reversible state of reduced metabolic activity. In fluctuating environments, dormancy protects individuals from unfavorable conditions, enhancing fitn...

journals.asm.org

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QUARTILES DLA @quartiles-dla.bsky.social · Apr 15

Fully funded QUARTILES DLA PhD opportunity supervised by @micecoevo.bsky.social and @lancasterlt.bsky.social at @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social

Apply now, deadline 30th April! UK/Home applicants only

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

QUARTILES DLA: Microbial thermal tolerance in the context of climate change at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA: Microbial thermal tolerance in the context of climate change at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Fidra @fidrango.bsky.social · Mar 20

New research by @hutton.ac.uk found #microplastics in soil samples increased by up to 1,450% just four years after sewage sludge was applied⚠️

Microplastics can impact #soil biota and pollute the wider environment due to their persistence🪱

Article ⬇️ www.hutton.ac.uk/new-study-fi...

New study finds 1,450% increase in microplastic levels within soil after four years of sewage sludge application

A new Hutton study has shown an increase of 1,450% in microplastics found within soil samples after 4 years of sewage sludge application.

www.hutton.ac.uk

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Soil Microbial Ecology Group @soilmicrobes.bsky.social · Mar 7

📣 Come join us at the ACTIONr PhD summer school in Greece!

“Biological Nitrification Inhibition: Integrating Microbial Functions, Plant Traits, and Technological Innovations for Sustainable Nitrogen Cycling”

Free registration & lodging! 😁👇

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Davide Bulgarelli @bulgarelli-d.bsky.social · Feb 10

Are you a student, scholar or professional interested in the wonderful world of the rhizosphere? If yes, we look forward to welcoming you in Edinburgh in June for www.rhizo6.org an exciting platform to exchange ideas to enhance plant and soil health. Still two weeks to go for abstract submission!

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 ...

www.rhizo6.org

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Feb 10

Rhizosphere 6 meeting in the middle of the summer in Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

www.rhizo6.org/home

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 ...

www.rhizo6.org

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Cecile Gubry-Rangin @micecoevo.bsky.social · Feb 6

📢 Climate change -soil - microbes - adaptation - growth - dormancy - resilience - temperature!
PhD position still open! Join a dynamic team with @lancasterlt.bsky.social and Chris Allen in Aberdeen (Scotland)!

Cecile Gubry-Rangin @micecoevo.bsky.social · Jan 31

Fully funded PhD studentships in the University of Aberdeen in microbial adaptation: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

QUARTILES DLA: Microbial thermal tolerance in the context of climate change at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA: Microbial thermal tolerance in the context of climate change at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Cecile Gubry-Rangin @micecoevo.bsky.social · Jan 31

Fully funded PhD studentships in the University of Aberdeen in microbial adaptation: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

QUARTILES DLA: Microbial thermal tolerance in the context of climate change at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA: Microbial thermal tolerance in the context of climate change at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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davidpowlson.bsky.social @davidpowlson.bsky.social · Jan 17

I'm sure worth reading and maybe there is progress in practical measurement of soil C changes but I still worry about so much effort devoted to this topic. Yes we should increase C for soil functioning (health). But may be easier to achieve GHG cuts by improving N management.

Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · Jan 17

Direct measurement of soil carbon can enhance the accuracy of carbon credit markets by providing reliable data on carbon storage, supporting climate-smart agricultural practices and policy decisions. doi.org/g82bfj

Direct measurements can reduce uncertainty in soil carbon credit markets

Directly measuring soil carbon rather than relying on predictive models can provide hard evidence of how much carbon is being stored, allowing for better assessments of confidence in carbon markets for croplands, according to a study co-authored by Yale School of the Environment scientists and recently published in Environmental Research Letters.

phys.org

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Cecile Gubry-Rangin @micecoevo.bsky.social · Jan 7

Still time to apply to this PhD studentship to join my group, to be co-supervised by @pdhallett.bsky.social, Jo Smith (UoA) and Fiona Fraser (SRUC) at @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social and @srucnews.bsky.social
Deadline to apply 17th January!

Cecile Gubry-Rangin @micecoevo.bsky.social · Dec 20

🔊Job offers!📢. We will have a few post-doc and PhD studentship positions to join our research team in Aberdeen. Please apply or disseminate the first one below on:

📢 Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

EASTBIO: Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change. at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - EASTBIO: Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change. at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Paul Hallett @pdhallett.bsky.social · Jan 6

I have just started as President of the British Society of Soil Science. This is a tremendous organisation with over 900 members, spanning from students to educators, technicians, scientists, professionals and basically anyone with an interest in soils. Read more- soils.org.uk/blog/welcome...

Welcome from our new President - British Society of Soil Science

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 Scho...

soils.org.uk

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Rémi Cardinael @remicardinael.bsky.social · Dec 20

Santa Claus🎅 is early this year 🤩#justout paper led by @stuartsoil.bsky.social with @andreajilling.bsky.social @agent-sprout.bsky.social & others
"A microbial framework for nitrogen cycling solutions in agroecosystems" @cp-oneearth.bsky.social
Permanent link here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.on...

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Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · Dec 20

I really like these Voices articles in One Earth, and am honoured to be part of this great collection on 'Understanding soil health'.

In my opinion, a healthy soil is a healthy belowground half of an ecosystem.
www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...

A screenshot of the pdf of my contribution to this Voices collection, with my photo on the left and the text on the right, entitled "Understanding the belowground half of ecosystems". The text reads: Soils are the belowground half of ecosystems, with the total biomass of roots and soil organisms and their diversity equaling or even surpassing that of the aboveground half. Just as it is impossible to identify one property that defines “a healthy ecosystem,” it is impossible to define one property that defines healthy soil. A healthy, well-functioning soil is a healthy belowground ecosystem, and this will be very different between a heathland or a cropland, a forest or a grassland.
Most soil health indicators, monitoring initiatives, and laws focus on agricultural soils. It is relatively easy to define healthy agricultural soil—fertile soil that stably supports optimal plant growth and yield. But defining one soil health metric that works for agricultural soils ignores the fact that soils under different natural ecosystems, in different regions of the world, have vastly different properties and soil biodiversity, and that the processes that determine the functioning of those can be very different from those that we value in agricultural soils.
The fact that we try to capture soil health in a simple metric to me signifies how far the field of belowground ecology is lagging behind that of aboveground ecology. To improve our understanding of the properties that constitute healthy belowground ecosystems we need to set up and expand national and global soil monitoring networks, such as SoilBON, that don’t just focus on agricultural soils. This will help us include crucial properties of the belowground part of ecosystems in frameworks for assessing ecosystem quality.

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Cecile Gubry-Rangin @micecoevo.bsky.social · Dec 20

🔊Job offers!📢. We will have a few post-doc and PhD studentship positions to join our research team in Aberdeen. Please apply or disseminate the first one below on:

📢 Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

EASTBIO: Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change. at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - EASTBIO: Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change. at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Cecile Gubry-Rangin @micecoevo.bsky.social · Dec 17

Excited to share our new study in @ismepublications.bsky.social showing that microbial niche breadth specialisation (being a generalist or a specialist) impacts ecological and evolutionary adaptation following environmental change doi.org/10.1093/isme...

Niche breadth specialization impacts ecological and evolutionary adaptation following environmental change

Abstract. Ecological theory predicts that organismal distribution and abundance depend on the ability to adapt to environmental change. It also predicts th

doi.org

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