Aoife M. Duff
@aoifeduff.bsky.social
Soil microbiologist at Teagasc. Interested in microbial ecology, nutrient cycling, climate change, microbial adaptation to the environment, soil microbiome and nature
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Big day for us yesterday with the opening of our new research facility at Johnstown Castle www.rte.ie/news/regiona... #SoilHealth #Biodiversity #WaterQuality #Climate
New €12.7m research facility opens in Co Wexford
A new €12.7 million research facility that will focus on the environment and sustainability has officially opened in Co Wexford.
www.rte.ie
November 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Big day for us yesterday with the opening of our new research facility at Johnstown Castle www.rte.ie/news/regiona... #SoilHealth #Biodiversity #WaterQuality #Climate
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If you do #qPCR on soils you might be interested in this paper led by @aoifeduff.bsky.social @femsmicro.org which shows the effect of mastermix, sample type, platform and gene target on the inhibition, precision and accuracy of quantification academic.oup.com/femsec/artic...
Counting soil microbial communities: the impact of qPCR platform and mastermix on accuracy and precision
qPCR is used to measure soil microorganisms but can be affected by inhibitors, change in mastermix, and platform. This study measured precision and accurac
academic.oup.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
If you do #qPCR on soils you might be interested in this paper led by @aoifeduff.bsky.social @femsmicro.org which shows the effect of mastermix, sample type, platform and gene target on the inhibition, precision and accuracy of quantification academic.oup.com/femsec/artic...
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📣We're currently recruiting a soil biology postdoc interested in nutrient cycling in grassland systems at Teagasc Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland with @aaronfoxirl.bsky.social #TeagascJC Further details and link to apply topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job... closing date 13/02/2025
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February 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
📣We're currently recruiting a soil biology postdoc interested in nutrient cycling in grassland systems at Teagasc Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland with @aaronfoxirl.bsky.social #TeagascJC Further details and link to apply topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job... closing date 13/02/2025
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EU emissions down 7% in 2023, from 2022
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EU greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 7% in 2023
In 2023, the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by economic activities and households totalled 3.4 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents. This represents a 7% decrease compared with 2022 and 18% reduction comp...
ec.europa.eu
January 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
EU emissions down 7% in 2023, from 2022
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/...
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/...
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Extreme heat may rapidly sap the ocean’s ability to absorb CO₂
The ocean carbon sink ― which removes about a quarter of our emissions from the atmosphere each year ― was much weaker than expected in 2023
www.newscientist.com/article/2459...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The ocean carbon sink ― which removes about a quarter of our emissions from the atmosphere each year ― was much weaker than expected in 2023
www.newscientist.com/article/2459...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Extreme heat may rapidly sap the ocean’s ability to absorb CO2
The ocean carbon sink – which removes about a quarter of our emissions from the atmosphere each year – was much weaker than expected in 2023
www.newscientist.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Extreme heat may rapidly sap the ocean’s ability to absorb CO₂
The ocean carbon sink ― which removes about a quarter of our emissions from the atmosphere each year ― was much weaker than expected in 2023
www.newscientist.com/article/2459...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The ocean carbon sink ― which removes about a quarter of our emissions from the atmosphere each year ― was much weaker than expected in 2023
www.newscientist.com/article/2459...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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📣Join our team! We looking for a root microbiome and phenotyping technician to join our Roots2Resilience root2res.eu team @teagasc Wexford. Mixture of lab and fieldwork.Further details and application here topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job.... Closing date 2nd Jan. 🥔🦠🌱
December 3, 2024 at 12:13 PM
📣Join our team! We looking for a root microbiome and phenotyping technician to join our Roots2Resilience root2res.eu team @teagasc Wexford. Mixture of lab and fieldwork.Further details and application here topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job.... Closing date 2nd Jan. 🥔🦠🌱
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An exciting new opportunity for a root microbiome and phenotyping technician working with us in the @soilmicrobio.bsky.social group based in Teagasc Johnstown Castle. Please share 🌱
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December 3, 2024 at 11:29 AM
An exciting new opportunity for a root microbiome and phenotyping technician working with us in the @soilmicrobio.bsky.social group based in Teagasc Johnstown Castle. Please share 🌱
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We've a 5 month Research officer role assessing the impact of management & climate on soil ecology available at Teagasc in Wexford, Ireland as part of the soilguard project. topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job... Deadline 22/11/24
November 18, 2024 at 11:41 AM
We've a 5 month Research officer role assessing the impact of management & climate on soil ecology available at Teagasc in Wexford, Ireland as part of the soilguard project. topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job... Deadline 22/11/24