Just finished a kickoff meeting w the “ActiveSOIL” team— and I can barely believe my good fortune - getting to work on soil health w this amazing group! w/ @andreasrichter.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social, Caitlin Singleton (Aalborg University), and Michael Obersteiner (University of Oxford)
Andreas Richter
@andreasrichter.bsky.social
Soils, Microbes, Ecosystems, Climate Change! TER@CeMESS: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Group, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science.
Ein neues internationales Forschungsprojekt zur #Bodengesundheit unter der Leitung von #univie Ökologe Andreas Richter @andreasrichter.bsky.social erhält eine 10 Millionen Euro Forschungsförderung der Novo Nordisk Foundation - für gesündere Böden und effektiven #Klimaschutz. 🪴 Mehr dazu ⤵
Andreas Richter erhält 10 Millionen Euro der Novo Nordisk Stiftung
Neues internationales Forschungsprojekt zu Bodengesundheit unter Leitung der Universität Wien
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🎉 Herzlichen Glückwunsch an @andreasrichter.bsky.social, Caitlin Singleton, @jeffinerca.bsky.social und Michael Obersteiner zum 10 Mio. € Grant der @novo-nordisk.bsky.social für Active Soil! 🌱 @cemess.bsky.social @microbesplanet.bsky.social @univie.ac.at 🌍👏 www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/pr...
Andreas Richter erhält hochdotierte Förderung der Novo Nordisk Stiftung
Neues internationales Forschungsprojekt zu Bodengesundheit unter Leitung der Universität Wien
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Unis rufen zu Demos gegen Kürzungen auf‼️ Die Unis befürchten Einsparungen von einer Mrd. Euro im #Budget. Rektorensprecherin Brigitte Hütter sprach bei einer Pressekonferenz von einem "Supergau" für Unis, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Rektor Schütze sprach von enormen Schaden für die Reputation. ⤵️
Budget - Unis rufen zu Demos gegen Kürzungen auf
Rektor Schütze:
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The poster will show just a few result highlights, but we have plenty of data to discuss with anyone interested. So, please come and have a coffee and share your views. I hope my colleagues @loutsi.bsky.social & @andreasrichter.bsky.social will be around too...the more, the merrier
Such a great evening! 😃 I really enjoyed my first public science communication event! Talking about the importance of soils, its animals, and the carbon cycle to kids, parents, and interested people. Hopefully sparked some interest and made clear that soil is no dirt. Also got great feedback!
⚠️ New paper out in @journalofecology.bsky.social Our study highlights the mechanisms associated with the stronger drought resistance of subordinate species in grasslands 🌱☀️ @albertocanarini.bsky.social @andreasrichter.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @westernsydneyu.bsky.social
Enhanced below‐ground functioning is associated with higher plant resistance against drought: Implications for ecosystem functions
The results suggest that the subordinate species achieves higher drought resistance in biomass and soil functions via increased below-ground functioning. The data presented here provide a basis to ex...
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New paper by @christinakaiser.bsky.social and #KianJenab from @ter-cemess.bsky.social at #CeMESS 🙌🌱🍄🟫
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal families and exploration-based guilds exhibit distinct responses to long-term N, P and K deficiencies and imbalances 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... by Jenab et al. @christinakaiser.bsky.social @ter-cemess.bsky.social #PlantScience
New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in @newphyt.bsky.social! Based on 70 years of data, CoE Key Researcher @christinakaiser.bsky.social and team @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at show 50% loss in beneficial fungi due to high N-low K fertilizers. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Uralte Symbiose zwischen Pflanzen und Pilzen: Christina Kaiser vom @cemess.bsky.social hat herausgefunden, dass diese Mykorrhizasymbiose sehr empfindlich auf Ungleichgewichte von bestimmten Nährstoffen im Boden reagiert. #univie Was dies für eine nachhaltige Landwirtschaft bedeutet: ⤵️
Uralte Symbiose zwischen Pflanzen und Pilzen: Wichtige Hinweise für nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
Wenig Kalium und viel Stickstoff bringen Böden aus dem Gleichgewicht
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal families and exploration-based guilds exhibit distinct responses to long-term N, P and K deficiencies and imbalances 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... by Jenab et al. @christinakaiser.bsky.social @ter-cemess.bsky.social #PlantScience
Congrats to Yujia Luo on a Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship! Her Grow C project with @ter-cemess.bsky.social at #CeMESS will trace microbial carbon allocation in soils and improve understanding of soil carbon and climate feedbacks. 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news-detail/...
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Yujia Luo
Congratulations to Yujia Luo, who received a highly competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project “Tracing microbial carbon allocation to growth and survival strategies in soil”.
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Big congratulations to @thomasboettcher.bsky.social (Faculty of Chemistry | #CeMESS) on his @erc.europa.eu PoC Grant for PhageTRAP – a modular platform to rapidly capture and release bacteriophages, enabling scalable purification and high‑throughput screening. 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news-detail/...
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Der Chemiker @thomasboettcher.bsky.social erhält einen Proof of Concept Grant des @erc.europa.eu. Wir gratulieren herzlichst! 🎉 Im Projekt 'PhageTRAP' entwickelt Thomas Böttcher eine modulare Plattform, die Bakteriophagen mithilfe synthetischer Erkennungsmotive gezielt einfängt und freisetzt. ⤵️ 🧪
#CeMESS members celebrating science at the #SciBall26 at the Vienna Town Hall this weekend. 💃🕺Thank you for a wonderful evening, @sciball.bsky.social!
Members of the Board of Directors and the two project managers of our @fwf-at.bsky.social Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' (@microbesplanet.bsky.social) had a wonderful time at the Vienna Science Ball 2026. It was a truly inspiring evening celebrating science in a fantastic atmosphere! #SciBall26
New World Economic Forum Global Risks data provides a stark warning: While short-term crises dominate headlines, "Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse" jumps to the 2nd highest risk over the 10-year horizon. The long term is sooner than we think. Science-based policies via IPBES are crucial.🌍
Last days to join the winter school at The University of Bologna on Plant-soil microbe functionality under climate change (February 2026). I will present with @andreasrichter.bsky.social , Francesca Cotrufo and many others. Please join ( PhD students and early career) site.unibo.it/acws-2026/en
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY WINTER SCHOOL - 2026
The 2026 Agricultural Chemistry Winter School (ACWS 2026) will focus on the interconnected challenges of climate change, anthropogenic activities, and the need to sustain a growing global population t...
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📢 Extra, extra: our collaborative study on trace gas oxidizers in a warmer soil is out as a preprint www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Big thanks to @thanh0109.bsky.social @bobpmleung.bsky.social @wutkowska.bsky.social @andreasrichter.bsky.social @mathildebio.bsky.social @greening.bsky.social ...
Soil trace gas oxidizers divergently respond to short- and long-term warming
The upland soil microbiome is dominated by aerobic bacteria that oxidize atmospheric trace gases, including CO, H2, and CH4. As a result, soils are the largest biological sink for these climate-active...
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Crazy that THREE of our researchers at the Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research are Highly Cited Researchers 2025! And a total of 8 of Austria’s 54 are part of our Centre, CeMESS @cemess.bsky.social. @loutsi.bsky.social, @andreasrichter.bsky.social ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
Eight “Highly Cited Researchers” at CeMESS
CeMESS is proud to announce that eight of its researchers across all its four divisions have been named on the 2025 Clarivate list of the world's most highly cited researchers. This prestigious recogn...
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Eleven researchers of #univie are among the world's most cited scientists in 2025! 🌍📚 Their work spans microbiology, environmental and life sciences, psychology and computer science, tackling global challenges from climate change to health. 👉 www.univie.ac.at/en/news/pres... #HighlyCitedResearchers
Eleven "Highly Cited Researchers" at the University of Vienna
This year, eleven scientists from the University of Vienna are included in the list of the world's 2025 most cited Researchers
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CeMESS rocks!!
Großartige Nachrichten! 🎉 Unser Zentrum für Mikrobiologie & Umweltsystemwissenschaften (@cemess.bsky.social) an der @univie.ac.at stellt 8 der 54 weltweit meistzitierten Forschenden in Österreich. Herzliche Gratulation an alle! dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/... www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Congratulations to Cornelia Rottensteiner @cornelia-cr.bsky.social for receiving the Austrian Microbiome Research Award 2025 for the best Master’s Thesis. Very well done! @microbesplanet.bsky.social @ter-cemess.bsky.social, @cemess.bsky.social
Meilenstein: Die Universität Wien ist erstmals unter den Top 100 im World University Ranking von @timeshighered.bsky.social - auf Platz 95! 🥳 Das stärkt Sichtbarkeit & internationale Vernetzung exzellenter Forschender und Studierender weltweit. #univie #THERanking 👉 www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/pr...
University of Vienna is among the Top 100 in the World University Ranking by @timeshighered.bsky.social for the first time, at rank 95! 🥳 This strengthens visibility & international connections for outstanding researchers and students worldwide. #univie #THERanking 👉 www.univie.ac.at/en/news/deta...
THE Ranking – University of Vienna among the top 100 for the first time
University of Vienna has improved from rank 110 to 95
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Free online course “Environmental Emergencies: Navigating Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Environmental Pollution” starts Oct 1. Interdisciplinary course on triple crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution. imoox.at/course/envem, www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Wp...
@andreasrichter.bsky.social, Anne Peter, @cornelia-cr.bsky.social und Dennis Metze sammelten Bodenproben in Kanada, Maria Teixeira Pinto berichte von @gerhardherndl.bsky.socials Schiffsexpedition NEREIDES über den Atlantik. #Science #Research #ScienceCommunication
Ever wondered what soil research looks like in Canada’s North? 🌱 Researchers from @ter-cemess.bsky.social share their fieldwork experiences in an article for @univie.ac.at's magazine #Rudolphina. Curious? Find out more: 🔗 rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/climate-r...
Climate research in Canada
Why do field research in Canada? What drives researchers like us to dig in forests and peat bogs in all kinds of weather, armed with bear spray and mosquito repellent? Why do we put up with dirty fing...
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See what researchers at TER are doing when they are in the field! rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/climate-r... @cemess.bsky.social, @univie.ac.at @cornelia-cr.bsky.social, Anne Peter, Dennis Metze, @andreasrichter.bsky.social
Climate research in Canada
Why do field research in Canada? What drives researchers like us to dig in forests and peat bogs in all kinds of weather, armed with bear spray and mosquito repellent? Why do we put up with dirty fing...
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📢 🦠 A new methanotroph from Czech peat! Through an effort led by PhD student in my group Justus Nweze we isolated and describe a new CH4-muncher. Potential for a flexible (annaerobic) metabolisms and cool pH adaptations. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #microbesky #microbiomesky
Genomic and physiological characterization of 'Candidatus Methylocystis sumavensis', a novel acid-tolerant methanotroph from peatland
Methanotrophic bacteria in peatlands mitigate emissions of methane (CH4), a potent greenhouse gas. Yet, the identity, physiology, and adaptive traits of methanotrophs inhabiting acidic peatlands are s...
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Fantastic news: Megan Sørensen has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for her project TRANSITIONS! In her upcoming research at #CeMESS she will explore how endosymbiosis evolves, from protist partnership to organelle. Read more: 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-... #ERCStG @erc.europa.eu
Megan Sørensen receives ERC Starting Grant
Microbiologist Megan Sørensen has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant, securing significant funding for her upcoming research on the evolution of endosymbiosis at CeMESS. It is one of three ERC Startin...
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