The third Global Soil Biodiversity Conference (GSB) will take place in Dublin from 13 to 15 March 2023. The gaiac research institute will be represented there and will present the first results from the project “BioDivSoil – Methods for recording and evaluating soil flora and fauna and their functions in agroecosystems and developing proposals for the targeted promotion of soil biodiversity in integrative nature conservation in the agricultural landscape (BfN, FKZ: 3520 84 1700)”. We look forward to meeting many colleagues there and exchanging views on current developments in the field of soil biology.