Looking back on the "How to Soil Mineralogy" workshop of DBG Commission VII at MLU Halle (July 20–21). Great discussions, new perspectives, and methodological inspiration – including a visit to UFZ Leipzig’s PROVIS facilities. Thanks to all for the inspiring exchange and valuable discussions!

Ankündigung zur nächsten YPSS-Veranstaltung zum Thema „Visualizing Science: Creating Graphical Abstracts“ vom 24. - 26. September 2026 an der Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen! Weitere Informationen sind auf dem Flyer :)

How to soil mineralogy – Methodological insights for interdisciplinary progress (July 20 + 21, Halle/Leipzig) 🪨 Registration and program can be found here: eveeno.com/howto-soilmin

Und der Boden des Jahres 2026 ist: der #Archivboden. Heute am #Weltbodentag in Berlin vorgestellt. Archivböden bewahren Zeugnisse der Natur- und Kulturgeschichte. Die Schirmherrschaft übernimmt der Hessische Umweltminister Ingmar Jung. Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmid hält die Laudatio. #BodenDesJahres

Im Vorfeld des #Weltbodentag findet in Berlin die #KBU-Tagung „Faszination Mikrobiom“ statt. Im Fokus stehen Bodenmikrobiom, Bodengesundheit sowie die Zusammenhänge zwischen Boden, Pflanzen, Ernährung und menschlicher Gesundheit. #Bodenschutz #Mikrobiom #DBG #Umweltbundesamt

📢 #DBG2025 wrapped up with inspiring soil excursions around Tübingen 🌱The golden “Bohrstock” passed from @michaeladippold.bsky.social & @peterkuehn37.bsky.social to Georg Guggenberger to Uni Hannover — see you all at #DBG2027 and later at #DBG2029 in Bayreuth hosted by Eva Lehndorf and a team! 💚

📢#DBG news At the #DBG members' meeting on Tuesday afternoon, the SoilMates and Colluvium teams received the Soil Contest Award 🏆 as they shared the first place. Christian Ahl and Heiner Flessa were awarded honorary #DBG membership. 📜 🎉Congratulations to the award recipients!

📢The #DBG2025 program has ended today, but some excursions to explore the soils in the Tübingen area will still be offered tomorrow🏞️. We wish all participants a safe journey and a nice weekend! See you all next time at #DBG2027!

📢#DBG news Not only science, but art as well. On Wednesday evening, a cultural highlight took place at #DBG2025 when artist Elke Lehmann opened her exhibition, "#lumbriwurm," showcasing the earthworm as an artistic motif.

Very interesting discussions about soils again this evening during the second poster session. The winners of the Best Award Poster #DBG2025 in five other commissions received books on soils in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 🎉Congratulations to the winners!

After a very productive second day of scientific talks and a festive event, the #DBG2025 attendees gathered at the NECKAWA restaurant on the Neckar river to continue their scientific discussions and celebrate the #DBG Medals and Awards🏆, and ... to experience the traditional Tübingen ‘Stocherkahn’.

During the festive #DBG2025 event, we had also two invited talks. Johannes Lehmann from Cornell University in the US spoke about #soils and climate change mitigation. Michaela Dippold and Kira Rehfeld presented the new #TERRA excellence cluster at the University of Tübingen, which focuses on #soil.

📢#DBG2025 news! Georg Guggenberger (2025) and Kai Uwe Totsche (2024) were awarded the Emil-Ramann Medal by the #DBG for their outstanding achievements in soil science. 🎉Congratulations to the awardees and may they continue to explore more in amazing soil science research!

📢#DBG2025 news! The Scheffer Award by #DFG was presented to two young scientists, Katrin Schieldung and Katharina R. Lenhardt, in recognition of their exceptional work in soil science and their outstanding doctoral theses 2023 and 2024. 🎉Congratulations, and best wishes in your #soil research!

The festive event of #DBG2025 with exciting welcome speeches from the conference president, Thomas Scholten; vice rector UniTü Samuel Wagner; president of the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining of BW, Birgit Kimmig; Tübingen's mayor, Boris Palmer; and #DBG president, Daniela Sauer.

Christian Ahl gave a great talk this morning on the biography of Fritz Scheffer, who contributed to the #DBG in its early years. 🔊Stay tuned to find out who will receive a Scheffer Award this afternoon! #GesundeBödenKlimaschutz #HealthySoilsClimateProtection #DBG2025

📜Very intensive and friendly #DBG discussions about the scientific findings during the first poster session today. 🔖Jury had a hard time selecting the best posters from so many great contributions. 🏆The winners of the Best Poster Award #DBG2025 received Atlas of soils. Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

📢The start of the #DBG2025 oral sessions this morning and the first coffee break to discuss the latest research findings! Many people interested in soils have already joined the sessions 👍 📜Posters are available for viewing at any time and will be presented today evening and on Wednesday.

Love of soil goes through the stomach, too! Welcome food, drinks and second #DBG2025 Soil Profile Cake Contest at the Icebreaker party at GUZ @unituebingen.bsky.social #GesundeBödenKlimaschutz #HealthySoilsClimateProtection #DBG2025

📢 Day two of the #DBG2025 excursions. Thomas Scholten and his Ph.D. student Hadi organized the groups' departure: 1) Intensive Forest Monitoring program, Black Forest, 2) Land-Atmosphere Feedback Observatory, Uni of Hohenheim. ☔ New discoveries in the rainy morning. #HealthySoilsClimateProtection

📢 #DBG2025 have officially started today with the first 2-days excursion! Soil scientists departed from @unituebingen.bsky.social for the Black Forest National Park to discover soils and explore how to preserve cultivated pastures under climate change disruptions. #HealthySoils #ClimateProtection

HERE WE ARE!!! For Tübingen #DBG2025, we offer - for the first time - a dedicated conference app, accessible directly via QR code. Enjoy rapid updates, navigation through our exciting sessions & orchestrate your own programme. We look forward to welcoming you at the @unituebingen.bsky.social.

Dear #DBG2025 participants, ready to explore the latest downloads? Grab the programme booklet as PDF at tinyurl.com/nhdu5jn3. Check out our exciting programme: onsite registration possible! Download your DBG 2025 Excursion Guide at tinyurl.com/4389v37h (printed copy on site). Few last spots left 🙂

To all #DBG2025 participants: We'll again offer our famous "Soil Profile Cake Contest (SPCC): All conference participants are warmly invited to bake a soil profile cake. Cakes will briefly be presented by their bakers in a “profile description, evaluated by a jury for pedology & tast, and awarded.

Check out this cool homepage, where you can even create your own nerdy stickers 🤓: saveland.art/en/

EU-gefördertes Projekt SOILSCAPE hat offiziell gestartet! KünstlerInnen und BodenwissenschaftlerInnen von 19 Organisationen aus 11 Ländern sind beim Kick-Off Meeting in Orleans zusammengekommen um gemeinsam mithilfe von Kunst und Kreativität Bodenwissen zu verbreiten!

Die Deadline zur Anmeldung bei der BONARES Tagung zum Thema Böden als Grundlage einer nachhaltigen Landwirtschaft naht.