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Soil Soc – Network on Soil Science

Annual Seminar on New Strategy Selfoss, Iceland – May 2010. Soil Soc – Network on Soil Science. Ólafur Arnalds LBHI. SoilSoc network brings together teachers , students and researchers on the multidiciplinary field of soil sciences .

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Soil Soc – Network on Soil Science

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  1. AnnualSeminaron New Strategy Selfoss, Iceland – May 2010 SoilSoc – NetworkonSoilScience Ólafur Arnalds LBHI

  2. SoilSocnetworkbringstogetherteachers, studentsandresearchersonthemultidiciplinaryfield of soilsciences. • Purpose for soilscienceinNordiccountries: • Increaseandimproveinteractionamongstudents, teachersandresearchers. • Improvethediversityandquality of graduateeducation • Create a motivatingstudyenvironmentfor Nordicstudents of soilscience

  3. SoilSocencouragesstudentstoobtaindegreesinSoilScience

  4. Development and Annual Meetings Meeting in Helsinki 2.3.2006, where SoilSoc was founded Meeting in Iceland 16.-19.11.2006, where the outlines of the SoilSoc collaboration where decided Meeting in Copenhagen 22.-23.11.2007, where future SoilSoc intensive courses were planned and the outlines of the SoilSoc programme agreed on Meeting in Uppsala 27.-28.11.2008, where the outcomes of the first two SoilSoc intensive courses and the SoilSoc minor at HU-AF were presented, and future courses and collaboration with graduate schools were planned Meeting in Ås 26.-27.11.2009, where two new board members were acknowledged and both past and future courses were discussed and planned

  5. Anu Mikkonen (UH) Krisina Lindström (UH)

  6. Importance of annual meetings (Board) Meetings mostly funded by NOVA. Meetings: key instruments for the development and the fruitful activity of the SoilSoc Network Active student involvement in all meetings, from all member universities.

  7. Several Courses

  8. Bioinformatics for theenvironmentalscientists University of Helsinki

  9. SoilDegradation, ErosionandRestoration

  10. Microbial N transformationsand NO/N2O emissons UMB

  11. Remediation of contaminatedsoils KVL LIFE

  12. Nova Prize 2009 • Very encouraging and helpful! • Money used for student mobility and helping with annual meetings

  13. DenmarkOle K. Borggaard, LIFE     Lis Jonge, Dr., Agroecology and Environment Karina K. Jessing, PhD studentFinlandKristina Lindström, UH     Tarja Lehto, Prof., Forest Soil Science Anu Mikkonen, PhD student IcelandÓlafur Arnalds, SoilSoc network leader   Taru Lehtinen, MSc studentNorwayTrond Borresen, UMBShahidNadeem, PhD studentSwedenSara Hallin, SLUElla Wessén, PhD student and SoilSoc network secretary

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