G (Giulia) Bongiorno MSc

Giulia Bongiorno obtained a bachelor’s degree in Plant Production and Protection at the University of Milan in 2012. During her master degree in Plant pathology and Entomology at Wageningen University (WUR), Giulia developed an interest for the role of soil biota in agriculture, and in monitoring and counteracting the negative effects of intensive agricultural practices on soil biota. Giulia focused on this topic during her PhD from 2015 to 2020, which was part of the European project iSQAPER, and a collaboration between the Soil Biology group (SBL) at WUR and FIBL (Research Institute of Organic Agriculture) in Switzerland. Her work during these years ignited her interest in the role of agriculture in the broader economic and societal context.

Giulia worked as a post-doctoral researcher in SBL, and as coordinator of the WUR Soil Science Cluster from 2020 to 2024. The main topic of the post-doc was on researching the effects of various agricultural practices and systems (in Europe but also in tropical regions such as Latin America) on soil biodiversity and biological soil functions. Giulia is currently working as lecturer/researcher for the Soil Biology group and as outreach supporter for the Soil Science cluster. She is very interesting in merging science with other disciplines in order to reach a broader audience with knowledge and enthusiasm about soils.