https://franciskadevries.com/my-publications/2026-02-06T19:00:22+00:00weekly0.6https://franciskadevries.com/media-and-outreach/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-06-at-09.27.00.pngScreenshot 2026-02-06 at 09.27.00https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-30-at-20.00.53.pngScreenshot 2026-01-30 at 20.00.53https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-31-at-13.30.00.pngScreenshot 2026-01-31 at 13.30.00https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-30-at-12.58.59.pngScreenshot 2026-01-30 at 12.58.59https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_3519.jpegIMG_3519https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-30-at-11.46.41.pngScreenshot 2026-01-30 at 11.46.41https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/debalie.jpgDeBaliehttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_2162.jpgIMG_2162https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/de-balie-2-credit-jan-boeve-de-balie.jpgDe Balie 2 credit Jan Boeve De BalieNederland Amsterdam 11 oktober 2023. Aan de Landbouwtafel met Charles C. Mann. Foto: Jan Boeve / De Baliehttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-30-at-11.31.32.pngScreenshot 2026-01-30 at 11.31.322026-02-06T08:28:18+00:00weekly0.6https://franciskadevries.com/2020/04/20/are-women-with-kids-struggling-more-under-lockdown/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/writing-during-lockdown.jpgWriting during lockdownNumbers of men and women who have done writing since the lockdown, split by those that have kids vs. those that don't. Bars represent total number of respondents belonging to that particular category. https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screenshot-2020-04-20-at-09.49.33.pngScreenshot 2020-04-20 at 09.49.332026-01-30T20:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2021/01/14/my-lockdown-plan/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/photo-2020-05-01-13-01-49.jpgPHOTO-2020-05-01-13-01-49I started drawing my lockdown-life during the first lockdownhttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/photo-2020-05-01-13-01-50.jpgPHOTO-2020-05-01-13-01-50One of the drawings I made during the first lockdownhttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/img_5235.jpgIMG_5235A walking Zoom call in the sunshinehttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/img_5188.jpgIMG_5188My attic home office2026-01-30T20:01:37+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2022/01/16/my-recipe-for-a-proposal/2026-01-30T20:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2022/11/08/plant-soil-interactions-the-cycle-of-life/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/circle_of_life-1.pngCircle_of_lifeHow I see the circle of life in my mind. Plants photosynthesise and take up CO2 from the atmosphere. Part of this carbon is allocated below ground, via roots and their exudates, and decomposed by soil organisms. As s result, CO2 is emitted back into the atmosphere, but a small part of that carbon is locked up in the soil for a long time.https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/circle_of_life.pngcircle_of_lifehttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/soil-profile-bardgett.jpgsoil-profile-bardgettA soil profile. Photo: Richard Bardgett.2026-01-30T20:01:04+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2023/01/19/the-key-ingredients-of-an-academic-paper/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/writing_methods_results_graphic.jpgwriting_methods_results_graphichttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/writing_intro_disc_graphic.jpgwriting_intro_disc_graphic2026-01-30T20:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2024/06/16/three-pillars-on-which-to-build-an-inclusive-research-group/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-15-at-20.54.37.pngscreenshot-2024-06-15-at-20.54.372026-01-30T19:59:49+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2026/01/30/klimaatmitigatie-door-landbouwbodems-iedereen-wil-het-maar-het-werkt-niet/2026-01-30T19:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/blog/2026-01-30T19:52:40+00:00weekly0.6https://franciskadevries.com/about/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/pn_vk_franciska_de_vries_25_09_14_118-edit.jpgPN_VK_Franciska_de_Vries_25_09_14_118-Edithttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/fra-62-lr-def.jpgFra-62-LR-defhttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/screenshot-2022-03-20-at-15.24.40.pngScreenshot 2022-03-20 at 15.24.40My grandfather (pake in Friesian) milking his 13 cows.https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/screenshot-2022-03-20-at-15.34.29.pngScreenshot 2022-03-20 at 15.34.29My grandfather with one of the first milk machines, milking his 13 cows in the field. This is the typical Friesian "coulissen" landscape.https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/mg_9734-1.jpg_MG_9734-1Photo by Lisette van Velzenhttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fran_2bw.jpgFran_2BWhttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/l1002021.jpgL10020212026-01-30T18:52:12+00:00weekly0.6https://franciskadevries.com/de-levende-natuur/2026-01-30T18:50:28+00:00weekly0.6https://franciskadevries.com/2023/01/23/writing-paragraphs-and-stringing-them-together/2023-01-23T11:06:03+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2020/03/31/de-nederlandse-no2-kleurplaat/2020-03-31T08:21:42+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2019/11/01/why-are-dutch-farmers-and-builders-angry-and-why-have-i-started-tweeting-in-dutch-the-dutch-nitrogen-crisis/2019-12-06T20:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2019/06/25/maar-in-nederland-hebben-vrouwen-toch-al-lang-gelijke-kansen/2020-04-15T13:57:35+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2019/03/19/do-we-need-quota-for-men-in-science/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_1882.jpgIMG_1882The organisers and all female line-up of the PE&RC symposium on Plant-Soil Feedback and Root Traits. Photo credit: Vicky Tempertonhttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_1847.jpgIMG_1847Me arguing for quota for men in science. Photo credit: For Women In Sciencehttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/women-professors.jpgWomen professorsAn extrapolation of the increase in time of the percentage women professors in The Netherlands. Data from https://www.lnvh.nl/monitor 2019-03-19T21:07:12+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2018/09/05/an-extremely-dry-summer-in-manchester/2018-09-05T14:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2018/08/02/what-is-the-current-weather-doing-to-our-soils/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_4753compressed.jpgIMG_4753compressedOur field-based pot experiment assessing the aboveground and belowground effects of extreme summer drought. 2018-08-02T12:50:15+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2018/07/30/your-child-might-choke/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/facebook-foto.jpgfacebook-foto2018-07-30T10:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2018/03/08/the-reality-of-maternity-leave/2018-07-30T08:52:22+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2017/03/01/soil-science-a-mans-world/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/soil-security-small-grants.jpgsoil-security-small-grants2018-10-08T01:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2016/11/13/this-time-its-personal/2016-11-18T14:57:04+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2016/08/08/on-gender-bias-in-research-funding/2016-08-08T12:11:40+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2014/12/02/how-i-got-my-fellowship-and-how-you-might-get-yours/2019-12-07T14:54:39+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2015/10/14/soil-boring-my-take-on-the-image-problem-of-soil-science/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/soil-in-the-street.jpgSoil in the streetSoils are everywhere, but we're not treating them very well.2017-05-23T21:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2015/09/15/im-quite-busy/2017-10-29T16:08:30+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2014/11/18/quite-a-year/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1557.jpgIMG_1557Me and my new human being.https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1550.jpgIMG_15502015-09-15T20:05:11+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2014/04/24/soil-carbon-storage-the-headache-of-grazing/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_2186.jpgIMG_2186Grazing by sheep in the Yorkshire Dales2015-10-15T04:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2014/02/02/one-year-later/2014-02-24T09:53:36+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/08/14/blood-sweat-and-tears-the-story-behind-the-paper/2013-08-14T14:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/08/02/cucumber-time/2013-08-02T19:10:56+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/07/18/drought-belowground/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_4769.jpgIMG_4769Does this look dire? Then take a look at what's happening belowground! Pots from my on-going drought experiment.2013-07-18T21:04:03+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/07/15/switching-off/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0608.jpgIMG_0608Road cycling - not so good for switching off, but great for thinking!https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_2996.jpgIMG_2996Mountain biking - great for switching off!2013-07-15T20:14:14+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/05/16/no-time/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4871.jpgIMG_4871Kite surfing is very relaxing indeed, but afterwards you pay the price!2013-05-16T21:10:29+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/04/07/to-share-or-not-to-share/2013-04-09T11:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/03/26/to-observe-or-to-extract-different-methods-for-studying-soil-organisms/https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscn0355.jpgDSCN0355A fungal hyphae. Dead or inactive parts are stained with blue dye that colours cellulose, active or alive parts are stained with red dye that colours RNAhttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscn5338.jpgDSCN5338A melanised fungal hyphae - these dark coloured fungi have thick cell walls and are clearly visible through a normal microscopehttps://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscn5353.jpgDSCN5353A fungal hyphae as seen through a normal microscope. You can't see the hyphae, only the soil particles that it has collected (image by An Vos)https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscn5351.jpgDSCN5351The same fungal hyphae as seen through an epifluorescence microscope - the blue parts are inactive, the red parts are active (image by An Vos)https://franciskadevries.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/foodweb-new.jpgFoodweb newAn example of a soil food web, with the fungal decomposition pathway (dashed arrows) and the bacterial decomposition pathway (solid arrows). Both fungi and bacteria are consumed by a chain of soil fauna, that consists of protozoa, nematodes, collembola, and mites.2013-05-13T16:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/03/11/two-careers-one-journey/2013-03-11T20:31:20+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/03/04/a-very-short-history-of-creativity-in-science/2013-03-04T21:51:50+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/02/10/manchester/2013-06-07T10:33:28+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/02/28/the-perks-and-perils-of-short-term-research-contracts/2013-03-04T20:48:37+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/02/14/the-diversity-beneath-our-feet/2013-02-14T18:25:52+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/01/25/cheating-in-academia/2013-01-26T13:56:25+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/01/12/a-little-bit-of-background-on-my-latest-paper/2013-01-22T08:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/01/17/blog-and-twitter-etiquette-in-academia/2013-01-30T06:44:04+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.com/2013/01/06/the-first-one/2013-01-13T10:47:33+00:00monthlyhttps://franciskadevries.comdaily1.02026-02-06T19:00:22+00:00