Franciska de Vries 🟥
@frantecol.bsky.social
Prof. Earth Surface Science | climate/global change impacts on ecosystems | ❤️ soil biodiversity | nuchtere Fries & nearly English | columnist De Levende Natuur | runner | mum | she/her
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Hi Blueskye! I’m not new but spending more time here now. My research focusses on how ecosystems respond to #climatechange and the consequences for their functioning, focussing on the role of plant-microbe interactions and C cycling.
This is me taking soil cores in ancient Estonian grassland!
This is me taking soil cores in ancient Estonian grassland!
🚨 Job alert 🚨
Come work with us as a postdoc modelling the impacts of climate change on plant-soil interactions and C sequestration!
Apply here before the 3rd of December: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Check out this video of the project you will be working in: vimeo.com/1133112953?s...
Come work with us as a postdoc modelling the impacts of climate change on plant-soil interactions and C sequestration!
Apply here before the 3rd of December: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Check out this video of the project you will be working in: vimeo.com/1133112953?s...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🚨 Job alert 🚨
Come work with us as a postdoc modelling the impacts of climate change on plant-soil interactions and C sequestration!
Apply here before the 3rd of December: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Check out this video of the project you will be working in: vimeo.com/1133112953?s...
Come work with us as a postdoc modelling the impacts of climate change on plant-soil interactions and C sequestration!
Apply here before the 3rd of December: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Check out this video of the project you will be working in: vimeo.com/1133112953?s...
Fantastic opportunities here in a wonderful group!
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bsky.app/profile/kati...
🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Fantastic opportunities here in a wonderful group!
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🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
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Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
I've just registered for @gsb2026.bsky.social conference in Victoria, Canada!! My first overseas trip since before COVID 😱
Of course I'm very excited about four days of soil organisms, but....
WHO ELSE IS GOING ON THE WHALE WATCHING TRIP?! 🎉
globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org
Of course I'm very excited about four days of soil organisms, but....
WHO ELSE IS GOING ON THE WHALE WATCHING TRIP?! 🎉
globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org
Home - Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 12 – 15 April, 2026 GSB 2026 Key Dates 28 July, 2025 Early-Bird Registration Opens 15 Aug, 2025 Abstract Submission Deadline 1 Sept, 2025 Abstract Notifications 15 D...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I've just registered for @gsb2026.bsky.social conference in Victoria, Canada!! My first overseas trip since before COVID 😱
Of course I'm very excited about four days of soil organisms, but....
WHO ELSE IS GOING ON THE WHALE WATCHING TRIP?! 🎉
globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org
Of course I'm very excited about four days of soil organisms, but....
WHO ELSE IS GOING ON THE WHALE WATCHING TRIP?! 🎉
globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org
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Scientists feel that the pressure to publish is rising, but that the time and resources they have to do the necessary research are falling, according to a survey of 3,200 researchers
go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
Pressure to publish is rising as research time shrinks, finds survey of scientists
Researchers feel that pressures to publish are increasing, but the time and resources available to do research are decreasing, according to a survey by Elsevier.
go.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Scientists feel that the pressure to publish is rising, but that the time and resources they have to do the necessary research are falling, according to a survey of 3,200 researchers
go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
The Soil Ecology Group, previously known as Plants-Soils-Ecosystems, is back!!! And they are looking for a communications rep!
Apply here to be part of this great group, including @nataliejoram.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/plan...
Apply here to be part of this great group, including @nataliejoram.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/plan...
Soil Ecology Group - British Ecological Society
Understanding the vital ecosystem services provided by soil
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Soil Ecology Group, previously known as Plants-Soils-Ecosystems, is back!!! And they are looking for a communications rep!
Apply here to be part of this great group, including @nataliejoram.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/plan...
Apply here to be part of this great group, including @nataliejoram.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/plan...
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Incredible Arctic heat in October. Highest average temperature on record for land and seas north of 60ºN. In Canada, Yukon Territory and Nunavut second warmest, Northwest Territories third warmest. Alaska and Svalbard fourth warmest. Data courtesy ERA5. #akwx #Arctic #Canada #Climate
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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A quarter of Britain’s native plants are now at risk of extinction
The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A quarter of Britain’s native plants are now at risk of extinction
The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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Check deze prachtige video over ons werk met Nederlandse boeren! We onderzoeken hoe verschillende wortelsystemen en bodemmicroorganimen samenwerken om CO2 op te slaan in de bodem tijdens droogte en hevige regen.
vimeo.com/1133112953?f...
vimeo.com/1133112953?f...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Check deze prachtige video over ons werk met Nederlandse boeren! We onderzoeken hoe verschillende wortelsystemen en bodemmicroorganimen samenwerken om CO2 op te slaan in de bodem tijdens droogte en hevige regen.
vimeo.com/1133112953?f...
vimeo.com/1133112953?f...
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1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
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Warmterecord: 234 dagen op rij is maximumtemperatuur in dubbele cijfers #binnenland
Warmterecord: 234 dagen op rij is maximumtemperatuur in dubbele cijfers
Nog nooit is de maximumtemperatuur in De Bilt zoveel dagen op rij in de dubbele cijfers gebleven als dit jaar, namelijk 234 dagen. Sinds 17 maart is de temperatuur niet meer beneden 10 graden geweest, a hrefhttps:www.weeronline.nlnieuws5112025recordlangereeksmildedagenindebilt targetblankmeldta emWeeronlineem.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Warmterecord: 234 dagen op rij is maximumtemperatuur in dubbele cijfers #binnenland
Check deze prachtige video over ons werk met Nederlandse boeren! We onderzoeken hoe verschillende wortelsystemen en bodemmicroorganimen samenwerken om CO2 op te slaan in de bodem tijdens droogte en hevige regen.
vimeo.com/1133112953?f...
vimeo.com/1133112953?f...
KligrasV5_ENG
This is "KligrasV5_ENG" by Nyah Yentl van Koningsveld on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Check deze prachtige video over ons werk met Nederlandse boeren! We onderzoeken hoe verschillende wortelsystemen en bodemmicroorganimen samenwerken om CO2 op te slaan in de bodem tijdens droogte en hevige regen.
vimeo.com/1133112953?f...
vimeo.com/1133112953?f...
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Een compliment aan de VVD
October 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Een compliment aan de VVD
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If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
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We are happy to introduce the Soil Ecology SIG @britishecologicalsociety.org! Our aim is to connect soil ecology researchers across career stages, facilitating knowledge exchange and collaboration. Check out www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/plan... and feel free to get in touch!
Soil Ecology Group - British Ecological Society
Understanding the vital ecosystem services provided by soil
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
We are happy to introduce the Soil Ecology SIG @britishecologicalsociety.org! Our aim is to connect soil ecology researchers across career stages, facilitating knowledge exchange and collaboration. Check out www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/plan... and feel free to get in touch!
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Toeslagenaffaire, Groningers kapot, zorg kapot, onderwijs gesloopt, wooncrisis veroorzaakt, mensen de armoede ingewerkt, PVV groot gemaakt, PVV nog groter gemaakt, PVV de grootste gemaakt, in een flutkabinet met nul oplossingen gestapt.
En nóg verliest de VVD slechts één zetel. Wat een land.
En nóg verliest de VVD slechts één zetel. Wat een land.
October 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Toeslagenaffaire, Groningers kapot, zorg kapot, onderwijs gesloopt, wooncrisis veroorzaakt, mensen de armoede ingewerkt, PVV groot gemaakt, PVV nog groter gemaakt, PVV de grootste gemaakt, in een flutkabinet met nul oplossingen gestapt.
En nóg verliest de VVD slechts één zetel. Wat een land.
En nóg verliest de VVD slechts één zetel. Wat een land.
Dat was wel een positief einde van de dag gisteren, na wederom een mislukte marathon poging!
October 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Dat was wel een positief einde van de dag gisteren, na wederom een mislukte marathon poging!
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Protesteren tegen een AZC dat niet eens bestaat, een treffender illustratie van hoe opgefokt en hysterisch het debat is, en hoe mensen hun racistische uitlaatklep niet willen laten afpakken, is er niet.
In Zeeland wordt opgeroepen om te protesteren tegen een azc dat helemaal niet bestaat
Nepnieuws: In Zeeuwse en Brabantse gemeenten gingen deze week nepberichten rond van zogenaamde gemeentemedewerkers die de komst van nieuwe azc’s aankondigden. Zo werd opgeroepen tot een protest tegen ...
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/10/17/in-zeeland-wordt-mogelijk-geprotesteerd-tegen-een-azc-dat-helemaal-niet-bestaat-a4909925?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=clipboard&utm_campaign=share&utm_term=share-modal#/krant/2025/10/20/#107
October 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Protesteren tegen een AZC dat niet eens bestaat, een treffender illustratie van hoe opgefokt en hysterisch het debat is, en hoe mensen hun racistische uitlaatklep niet willen laten afpakken, is er niet.
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Rechtstatelijkheid is een linkse hobby.
October 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Rechtstatelijkheid is een linkse hobby.
Gisteren was ons langjarige veldexperiment, waarin we het effect van chronische droogte op de bodem en de opname van CO2 onderzoeken, op tv in Vroege Vogels! Je kunt hier de aflevering terugkijken (ons experiment komt op 16:27): npo.nl/start/serie/...
October 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Gisteren was ons langjarige veldexperiment, waarin we het effect van chronische droogte op de bodem en de opname van CO2 onderzoeken, op tv in Vroege Vogels! Je kunt hier de aflevering terugkijken (ons experiment komt op 16:27): npo.nl/start/serie/...
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Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
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Also we vrouwen motiveren vaker te gaan stemmen, is de kans op een betere wereld al iets groter.
October 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Also we vrouwen motiveren vaker te gaan stemmen, is de kans op een betere wereld al iets groter.
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As droughts become longer and more intense, their toll on ecosystems could be far greater than we thought. Our new paper in @science.org shows how prolonged & extreme droughts cause dramatic, cumulative losses in ecosystem productivity across the globe www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 17, 2025 at 5:53 AM
As droughts become longer and more intense, their toll on ecosystems could be far greater than we thought. Our new paper in @science.org shows how prolonged & extreme droughts cause dramatic, cumulative losses in ecosystem productivity across the globe www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...