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SSSB Thematic Day + Excursion - Urban Soils - Bruges

When
24 Oct 2025
09:00 - 16:30
Location
Vriendenzaal, Groeningemuseum - Dijver 12, 8000 Bruges
Spaces left
16
Registered
22 registrants

Registration

BSc/Msc student member
Member SSSB - Thematic Day AND/OR Excursion (including lunch) – €20.00
Member SSSB - Thematic Day OR Excursion (without lunch) – €5.00
Non-member SSSB - Thematic Day AND/OR Excursion (including lunch) – €30.00
If you wish, become a member of the SSSB (https://www.soilbelgium.be/?page_id=3635) and benefit from a discount for this event (20€ in place of 30€).
Non-member SSSB - Thematic Day OR Excursion (without lunch) – €15.00
If you wish, become a member of the SSSB (https://www.soilbelgium.be/?page_id=3635) and benefit from a discount for this event (5€ in place of 15€).

Registration is closed

SSSB Thematic Day + Excursion 2025
Digging into Urban Soils: Science, History and Practice

9:00	9:30	Arrival registration – Installation of posters – book for sale

9:30	10:00	Mikkelsen J., Ampe C. & Pieters M. – Introduction & Presentation of the book “Field Soil Science in Archaeological Research” (Veldbodemkunde voor archeologisch onderzoek) by Roger Langohr et al. (2025)
10:00	10:20	Devos Y. (VUB) – Dealing with complexity: the legacy of urban soils in Belgium
10:20	10:40	Vasenev V. (WUR) – University Campuses as Living Labs to study Carbon Stocks and Fluxes in Urban Green Infrastructure
10:40	11:00	Vandecasteele B. (ILVO) – Microbiome and C supply strategies for the rooting medium of an urban rooftop vegetable farm
11:00	11:20	Hulsmans E. (PXL) – Linking soil health with plant diversity in road verges: a case study of Hasselt
11:20	11:40	Deckers J. (KU Leuven) – Anthrosols Revisited
11:40	12:00	Mikkelsen J. – Intro to the excursion

12:00	13:45	Lunch break (+ Poster session) / SSSB Board meeting

14:00	16:30	Walking excursion, visiting one or more urban construction sites in Bruges, linking history with urban soil science

The Groeningemuseum is at 1.2 km from the train station. If you arrive by train and need assistance for mobility, please contact us at contact@soilbelgium.be.