Jan Willem van Groenigen
@jwvangroenigen.bsky.social
Soil bio-geo-ferti-chemi-cologist |
Professor, Wageningen University |
Chair Agriculture & Biology, Scopus CSAB |
Texelaar wonend aan De Overkant
Professor, Wageningen University |
Chair Agriculture & Biology, Scopus CSAB |
Texelaar wonend aan De Overkant
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•📢 🪱 🎉Abstract submissions are now OPEN for the upcoming 13th International Symposium on Earthworm Ecology (ISEE13) — hosted in Wageningen, from August 23–28, 2026!
➡️https://event.wur.nl/isee13/author
•🔗🪱🌍 Discover the speaker lineup and our initial program: ➡️ event.wur.nl/isee13/new-p...
➡️https://event.wur.nl/isee13/author
•🔗🪱🌍 Discover the speaker lineup and our initial program: ➡️ event.wur.nl/isee13/new-p...
Abstract submission for ISEE13 is now open, and we have a general program and an invited speaker line-up!
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Happy #worldsoilday everyone! Together with artist Wim van Egmond we made a timelapse movie for the occasion, illustrating why you should be careful to not include any plastic or cigarette buds in your vermicompost bin. Enjoy! @sbl-wur.bsky.social @soilclusterwur.bsky.social youtu.be/yba2oWQntL8?...
Vermiplastics
YouTube video by MicropolitanMuseum
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Happy #worldsoilday everyone! Together with artist Wim van Egmond we made a timelapse movie for the occasion, illustrating why you should be careful to not include any plastic or cigarette buds in your vermicompost bin. Enjoy! @sbl-wur.bsky.social @soilclusterwur.bsky.social youtu.be/yba2oWQntL8?...
One of the reasons I very much like @economist.com is their endless capacity for wordplay. Even for them, this was a highlight! (Title of a podcast).
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
One of the reasons I very much like @economist.com is their endless capacity for wordplay. Even for them, this was a highlight! (Title of a podcast).
You can't make this stuff up....
In an ironic and possibly predictable turn of events, the conference has received “an unusually large proportion” of off-topic abstracts that show signs of being written by generative AI.
Research integrity conference hit with AI-generated abstracts
The first of three themes for next year’s World Conference on Research Integrity will be the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence for research integrity. In an ironic and possibly predicta…
retractionwatch.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
You can't make this stuff up....
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Dit bericht kreeg ik van een vader, die veel moeite moet doen om passende ondersteuning te krijgen voor zijn kind.
Ik denk dat veel mensen met een beperking dit herkennen. 👇🏼
Ik denk dat veel mensen met een beperking dit herkennen. 👇🏼
October 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Dit bericht kreeg ik van een vader, die veel moeite moet doen om passende ondersteuning te krijgen voor zijn kind.
Ik denk dat veel mensen met een beperking dit herkennen. 👇🏼
Ik denk dat veel mensen met een beperking dit herkennen. 👇🏼
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A soil scientist who resigned from several journals in 2017 after being linked to manipulated citations has been appointed to the editorial board of a journal copublished by Elsevier and China Science Publishing & Media.
Soil scientist previously named in citation scandal appointed to editor role at Elsevier journal
Artemi Cerdà A soil scientist who resigned from several journals in 2017 after being linked to manipulated citations has been appointed to the editorial board of a journal copublished by Elsevier a…
retractionwatch.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A soil scientist who resigned from several journals in 2017 after being linked to manipulated citations has been appointed to the editorial board of a journal copublished by Elsevier and China Science Publishing & Media.
I’m very proud of this chapter, written with some great international colleagues, led by my amazing colleague @alixvidal.bsky.social and with illustrations by the equally amazing @tulca.bsky.social. Everything you always wanted to know about earthworms and enchytraeids as indicators of soil health!
📢 Our book chapter "Macrofauna as indicators of soil health: earthworms & enchytraeids" is out with Burleigh Dodds! 🪱
🔗 www.bdspublishing.com/open-access/
📩 DM me for full chapter. Print edition coming end of year!
Thanks to a great team @jwvangroenigen.bsky.social @tulca.bsky.social and more 🙌!
🔗 www.bdspublishing.com/open-access/
📩 DM me for full chapter. Print edition coming end of year!
Thanks to a great team @jwvangroenigen.bsky.social @tulca.bsky.social and more 🙌!
October 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I’m very proud of this chapter, written with some great international colleagues, led by my amazing colleague @alixvidal.bsky.social and with illustrations by the equally amazing @tulca.bsky.social. Everything you always wanted to know about earthworms and enchytraeids as indicators of soil health!
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Vandaag staat mijn visie als hypothetische minister van Landbouw, Natuur, en Stikstof in dit prachtige artikel in @volkskrant.nl
Dat stuk is natuurlijk erg kort en simpel, daarom hier een 🧵 van mijn hoofdpunten met wat meer onderbouwing!
www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
Dat stuk is natuurlijk erg kort en simpel, daarom hier een 🧵 van mijn hoofdpunten met wat meer onderbouwing!
www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
Analyse Wonen, stikstof, migratie: deze wetenschappers weten wél hoe je dat oplost
Hoe zouden wetenschappelijke experts omgaan met de vele uitdagingen waarvoor Nederland staat? De uitkomsten zijn opvallend eenduidig – en hoopgevend.
www.volkskrant.nl
September 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Vandaag staat mijn visie als hypothetische minister van Landbouw, Natuur, en Stikstof in dit prachtige artikel in @volkskrant.nl
Dat stuk is natuurlijk erg kort en simpel, daarom hier een 🧵 van mijn hoofdpunten met wat meer onderbouwing!
www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
Dat stuk is natuurlijk erg kort en simpel, daarom hier een 🧵 van mijn hoofdpunten met wat meer onderbouwing!
www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
Abstract submission for ISEE13 is now open, and we have a general program and an invited speaker line-up!
•📢 🪱 🎉Abstract submissions are now OPEN for the upcoming 13th International Symposium on Earthworm Ecology (ISEE13) — hosted in Wageningen, from August 23–28, 2026!
➡️https://event.wur.nl/isee13/author
•🔗🪱🌍 Discover the speaker lineup and our initial program: ➡️ event.wur.nl/isee13/new-p...
➡️https://event.wur.nl/isee13/author
•🔗🪱🌍 Discover the speaker lineup and our initial program: ➡️ event.wur.nl/isee13/new-p...
September 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Abstract submission for ISEE13 is now open, and we have a general program and an invited speaker line-up!
Reposted by Jan Willem van Groenigen
De balans van vanavond: drie punten én nul kans dat de Baltische staten in geval van een Russische aanval een beroep zullen gaan doen op Nederlandse verdedigers. #litned
September 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
De balans van vanavond: drie punten én nul kans dat de Baltische staten in geval van een Russische aanval een beroep zullen gaan doen op Nederlandse verdedigers. #litned
Zo leuk en weer eens iets anders: ik ben bezig met het schrijven van het voorwoord in een kinderboek over een regenworm! Een geweldig verhaal met prachtige tekeningen! Komt binnenkort uit, grote aanrader (zeg ik zonder commerciële belangen). boekenvankoko.nl/robbie/
September 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Zo leuk en weer eens iets anders: ik ben bezig met het schrijven van het voorwoord in een kinderboek over een regenworm! Een geweldig verhaal met prachtige tekeningen! Komt binnenkort uit, grote aanrader (zeg ik zonder commerciële belangen). boekenvankoko.nl/robbie/
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"Hoe gaat het?"
Robbert Dijkgraaf
Eppo Bruins
Gouke Moes
Zo gaat het.
Robbert Dijkgraaf
Eppo Bruins
Gouke Moes
Zo gaat het.
September 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Hoe gaat het?"
Robbert Dijkgraaf
Eppo Bruins
Gouke Moes
Zo gaat het.
Robbert Dijkgraaf
Eppo Bruins
Gouke Moes
Zo gaat het.
Very interesting! It’s not often that interests of defense, climate mitigation and nature restoration align.
Flooding: it stops enemy tanks and is good for nature
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
From Kyiv to the Suwałki Gap, bogs return as Europe’s defensive shield
Restoring the EU’s drained bogs would stop both Russian tanks and planet-warming pollution.
www.politico.eu
August 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Very interesting! It’s not often that interests of defense, climate mitigation and nature restoration align.
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Call for manuscripts - joint special Issue #Geoderma / #GeodermaRegional - "Tropical Soil Science: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Biogeochemistry, Plant-Soil Interactions and Climate change Mitigation"
Geoderma: tinyurl.com/bdf2989c
Geoderma Regional: tinyurl.com/3yarxaan
photos: Sebastian Doetterl
Geoderma: tinyurl.com/bdf2989c
Geoderma Regional: tinyurl.com/3yarxaan
photos: Sebastian Doetterl
August 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Call for manuscripts - joint special Issue #Geoderma / #GeodermaRegional - "Tropical Soil Science: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Biogeochemistry, Plant-Soil Interactions and Climate change Mitigation"
Geoderma: tinyurl.com/bdf2989c
Geoderma Regional: tinyurl.com/3yarxaan
photos: Sebastian Doetterl
Geoderma: tinyurl.com/bdf2989c
Geoderma Regional: tinyurl.com/3yarxaan
photos: Sebastian Doetterl
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📣Last week new doctor Enno Sonntag, joint PhD with Thuenen Institute of Organic Farming, successfully defended his thesis:
“Earthworm Farming for Circular Food Systems: Upcycling Residual Biomass into Edible Protein and Organic Soil Amendments.” 🪱🪱
Congratulations Dr. Enno!🎉
“Earthworm Farming for Circular Food Systems: Upcycling Residual Biomass into Edible Protein and Organic Soil Amendments.” 🪱🪱
Congratulations Dr. Enno!🎉
July 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM
📣Last week new doctor Enno Sonntag, joint PhD with Thuenen Institute of Organic Farming, successfully defended his thesis:
“Earthworm Farming for Circular Food Systems: Upcycling Residual Biomass into Edible Protein and Organic Soil Amendments.” 🪱🪱
Congratulations Dr. Enno!🎉
“Earthworm Farming for Circular Food Systems: Upcycling Residual Biomass into Edible Protein and Organic Soil Amendments.” 🪱🪱
Congratulations Dr. Enno!🎉
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Onder zonnepanelen groeien planten slechter of niet, wat zijn weerslag heeft op de biodiversiteit en de kwaliteit van de bodem. De mate van het effect hangt sterk af van de opstelling van de panelen. Luuk Scholten doet daar onderzoek naar. www.resource-online.nl/index.php/20...
Hoeveel schaduw kan een zonnepark aan? - Resource online
Met zijn eigen zonnepark neemt promovendus Luuk Scholten de proef op de som.
www.resource-online.nl
June 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Onder zonnepanelen groeien planten slechter of niet, wat zijn weerslag heeft op de biodiversiteit en de kwaliteit van de bodem. De mate van het effect hangt sterk af van de opstelling van de panelen. Luuk Scholten doet daar onderzoek naar. www.resource-online.nl/index.php/20...
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🤩✨Feeling incredibly lucky to be part of such a vibrant, creative team — and a very proud supervisor of @tulca.bsky.social 🪱, alongside @mhagens.bsky.social & @jwvangroenigen.bsky.social 💫. We will make very good use of this new chair 😆!
🎉New design addition to the SBL coffee room 😊 our PhD
@tulca.bsky.social designed the fabric, our education coordination Florien Vernooy re-upholstered this chair with it. Tullia designed also some SBL logos and is working on her portfolio! Florien is also an upholsterer: www.atelierflorien.nl✨🪱✨
@tulca.bsky.social designed the fabric, our education coordination Florien Vernooy re-upholstered this chair with it. Tullia designed also some SBL logos and is working on her portfolio! Florien is also an upholsterer: www.atelierflorien.nl✨🪱✨
🎉New design addition to the SBL coffee room 😊 our PhD @tulca.bsky.social designed the fabric, our education coordination Florien Vernooy re-upholstered this chair with it. Tullia designed also some SBL logos and is working on her portfolio! Florien is also an upholsterer: www.atelierflorien.nl✨🪱✨
May 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🤩✨Feeling incredibly lucky to be part of such a vibrant, creative team — and a very proud supervisor of @tulca.bsky.social 🪱, alongside @mhagens.bsky.social & @jwvangroenigen.bsky.social 💫. We will make very good use of this new chair 😆!
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🏅EGU Awards & Medals 2026 nominations are open!
Celebrate excellence in geoscience research, outreach, journalism & policy.
🗓️ Deadline: 15 June 2025
🔗 www.egu.eu/awards-medals
#EGU #Geoscience #SciComm #SciencePolicy #STEMRoleModels #Awards
Celebrate excellence in geoscience research, outreach, journalism & policy.
🗓️ Deadline: 15 June 2025
🔗 www.egu.eu/awards-medals
#EGU #Geoscience #SciComm #SciencePolicy #STEMRoleModels #Awards
EGU awards & medals
EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide.
www.egu.eu
May 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🏅EGU Awards & Medals 2026 nominations are open!
Celebrate excellence in geoscience research, outreach, journalism & policy.
🗓️ Deadline: 15 June 2025
🔗 www.egu.eu/awards-medals
#EGU #Geoscience #SciComm #SciencePolicy #STEMRoleModels #Awards
Celebrate excellence in geoscience research, outreach, journalism & policy.
🗓️ Deadline: 15 June 2025
🔗 www.egu.eu/awards-medals
#EGU #Geoscience #SciComm #SciencePolicy #STEMRoleModels #Awards
Highlight of the year for our group :-). Congratulations to the Louis Bolk Institute for winning the trophy this year!
🎉✨Great 2025 edition of the Earthworm 🪱 charming championship. 17 teams participating including a kids' team and an international team💪! The soil was very dry, but we had a winnner: the PFAS team from the Luis Bolk found 10 earthworms🪱🪱✨ So many different strategies applied to charm the earthworms😀
May 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Highlight of the year for our group :-). Congratulations to the Louis Bolk Institute for winning the trophy this year!
Another Timelapse movie in the making. We are so lucky to work with Wim, his Timelapse movies with us have done so much for illustrating the importance of soil biota. See this classic, for example. vimeo.com/246948827
May 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Another Timelapse movie in the making. We are so lucky to work with Wim, his Timelapse movies with us have done so much for illustrating the importance of soil biota. See this classic, for example. vimeo.com/246948827
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👋 Heading to #EGU25 tomorrow! Excited to catch up with many of you. Will be talking about earthworms🪱, roots, AMF and how they shape soil phosphorus and carbon cycling🌱!
April 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
👋 Heading to #EGU25 tomorrow! Excited to catch up with many of you. Will be talking about earthworms🪱, roots, AMF and how they shape soil phosphorus and carbon cycling🌱!
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✊📚📣Once again, speaking out against the Dutch government’s disastrous cuts to science and research 🚫. Some of our SBL team showed up to make noise and stand up for the future of knowledge!
www.fnv.nl/cao-sector/o...
www.fnv.nl/cao-sector/o...
April 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
✊📚📣Once again, speaking out against the Dutch government’s disastrous cuts to science and research 🚫. Some of our SBL team showed up to make noise and stand up for the future of knowledge!
www.fnv.nl/cao-sector/o...
www.fnv.nl/cao-sector/o...
In our Soil Quality course, today special @sbl-wur.bsky.social professor Gerard Velthof of Wageningen Environmental Research explains the long and complex history of Dutch / European manure policy. Slightly intimidating and exasperating…
April 1, 2025 at 6:35 AM
In our Soil Quality course, today special @sbl-wur.bsky.social professor Gerard Velthof of Wageningen Environmental Research explains the long and complex history of Dutch / European manure policy. Slightly intimidating and exasperating…
The first announcement of ISEE13 is up! Hope to see all earthwormologists in Wageningen on August 23-28, 2026! We will still improve the website a bit, but we already have the best organizing team and an amazing logo (thanks @tulca.bsky.social !) With @niooknaw.bsky.social, VU, Louis Bolk Institute
📢 🪱 Earthworms enthusiasts 😁 : The official website for the 13th Symposium on Earthworm Ecology is now live! ✨ 🪱
📅 SAVE THE DATE: August 23-28, 2026 in Wageningen, the Netherlands
🔗 Check it out and stay tuned for updates!
event.wur.nl/isee13/home-2
📸Amazing pictures @frankashwood.bsky.social
📅 SAVE THE DATE: August 23-28, 2026 in Wageningen, the Netherlands
🔗 Check it out and stay tuned for updates!
event.wur.nl/isee13/home-2
📸Amazing pictures @frankashwood.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The first announcement of ISEE13 is up! Hope to see all earthwormologists in Wageningen on August 23-28, 2026! We will still improve the website a bit, but we already have the best organizing team and an amazing logo (thanks @tulca.bsky.social !) With @niooknaw.bsky.social, VU, Louis Bolk Institute
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Last week Frans fertilized our plots in the earthworm hotel: manure, compost, mineral fertilizer are going to feed our guests, we need to satisfy their needs🌿The hotel is used for research and outreach purposes. Find more informaton in the poster designed by PhD Tulllia Calogiuri @tulca.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Last week Frans fertilized our plots in the earthworm hotel: manure, compost, mineral fertilizer are going to feed our guests, we need to satisfy their needs🌿The hotel is used for research and outreach purposes. Find more informaton in the poster designed by PhD Tulllia Calogiuri @tulca.bsky.social