SoilSoc - Nordic Network on Soils and Society

The SoilSoc network brings together teachers, students and researchers on the multidisciplinary field of soil sciences. SoilSoc is one of the subject networks under NOVA University Network, a collaboration platform of the agricultural, forestry and veterinary universities and faculties in all the five Nordic countries.

The purpose of the SoilSoc network is to:

• increase and improve Nordic interaction among students, teachers and researchers in the field of soil science
• improve the diversity and quality of graduate education in the field of soil science in the Nordic countries
• create a motivating study environment for Nordic students in the field of soil science

The SoilSoc website serves as your comprehensive guide to soil science studies and research in the Nordic countries. Welcome to explore the possibilities in soil science and Nordic mobility!

Past SoilSoc courses

The first SoilSoc-related intensive course was
Bioremediation of Boreal Soil »»
a graduate course hosted in Helsinki June 2006. The annual SoilSoc intensive courses have since been organised in a similar way, including both lectures, excursions and hands on work. The courses are either PhD courses ("SoilSoc summer schools") or MSc courses (Nordic Intensive MSc course, NIMC).

Courses 2008:
PhD course Soil degradation, erosion and restoration, Iceland
NIMC Bioinformatics for environmental scientists, Finland

Courses 2009:
PhD course Microbial N transformations and NO/N2O emissions, Norway

Courses 2010:
PhD course Soil degradation, erosion and restoration, Iceland
NIMC Remediation of contaminated soils, Denmark
PhD course Sustainable use of tropical soils, Ethiopia

Courses in 2011:

MSc course: Microbial resource centers and preservation of microorganisms, Finland