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Steve Simpson
@profstevesimpson.bsky.social
Marine biologist, fish biologist, restoration ecologist, science communicator & ocean optimist I Professor of Marine Biology & Global Change, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol I Co-Director: MSc Science Communication for a Better Planet
Fabulous evening with #SophieLewis #WorldCetaceanAlliance, @tommustill.bsky.social & #LukeMcMillan @whalesorg.bsky.social exploring the past, present & HOPEFUL future for humpback whales (and their cousins!). Thanks to Rob Hutchins (@oceanographicmag.bsky.social) & #Finisterre for hosting
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Delighted to support the amazing #PratchayaPhinthong with his #PhuketBiennale2025 installation. Our collaboration took us to meet the Moken people, capture video and audio at degraded inshore and also pristine Surin Island reefs to bring to the installation, and build a restoration reef of hope!
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Two great opportunities to join a wonderful team working on the business of marine restoration...
We're hiring! 🥳 Come and join our team in Lancaster - we're looking for two senior postdocs to work on corporate sustainability and restoration ecology. 🌳 🪸 ♻️ (1 of 2)
@lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Keeping it cruisy gives reef residents space to hear!

Our latest paper, led by @sharkslikejazz.bsky.social, explores how motorboat noise can be minimised by adopting sensible cruising speeds around coral reefs:

doi.org/10.1121/10.0...

@sophienedelec.bsky.social
@andyradford.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Thanks to ‪@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social‬ for sharing the podcast of our recent event (www.alteredstate.org.uk/podcast), supported by #FUTURES Festival of Science, superbly hosted by #MirandaKrestovnikoff.

The next event THIS THURSDAY looks fascinating:

www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...
October 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Imagine choosing where to live for centuries when only 2 days old! How do free-swimming coral larvae detect their environment, and how are they wired to choose a suitable home? Find out with this fabulous PhD opportunity with @venky-vnm.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
📣 Fully-funded PhD opportunity in my Lab @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
🔬We will explore how coral larvae sense their environment and guide settlement.
Check out the details! 👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

#Coral #SensoryEcology #PhD #MarineScience
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Huge thanks to #Life'sABeach for enabling our @bristolbiosci.bsky.social 1st Year #BeachClean. >200 students collected >57 kg litter, including lego, shotgun cases and >30 shark/ray egg cases. All data uploaded to @mcsuk.bsky.social & #SharkTrust. Blog here: www.lifesabeach.org/back-with-br...
Back with Bristol Uni! – life's a beach uk
www.lifesabeach.org
October 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Looking for a PhD that combines global food security, climate change and environmental protection? Then read on...

The amazing #JoleahLamb is joining us in 2026 @bristolbiosci.bsky.social. You can join too with this exciting fully-funded PhD opportunity:

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Funded PhD - Nutritional value and vulnerability of blue foods at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Funded PhD - Nutritional value and vulnerability of blue foods at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Reposted by Steve Simpson
❓ Want to join us?
📢 Fully funded #PhD for UK-domiciled Black heritage candidates
🐵 Biological market monitoring & manipulation in social animals #mongooses #macaques #fieldwork

👥 With me, #LaurenBrent & #PatrickKennedy
🎓 @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

ℹ️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🙏Share widely
October 16, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Why is hiking in a zebra onesie a smart move if you want to avoid being devoured by flies? And why are skunks more stripy in predator-rich forests? Find out this, and more, from @bristolbiosci.bsky.social experts @drmartinjhow.bsky.social & Tim Caro on BBC CrowdScience: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - CrowdScience, Why are some animals black and white?
Why are zebras so stripy? Why do penguins wear tuxedos?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The PaddlePod: Sounds of the Reef - Top work by @gedwardsnature.bsky.social and @casey_sciencenature compiling the meandering river of conversation we shared on the River Avon. Two great series to paddle through...

thepaddlepod.substack.com/p/sounds-of-...

open.spotify.com/episode/5dOA...
Sounds of the Reef
The PaddlePod, Season 2, Episode 2
thepaddlepod.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Some amazing heroes of science celebrated this month in the foyer of our Life Sciences Building @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social. Wangarĩ Muta Maathai a particular favourite for building the Green Belt Movement that empowered women across Africa to engage in rewilding.
October 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Inspired by this fresh perspective. Thanks @wanderinggaia.bsky.social for showcasing the best of migration, albeit often driven by the brutality of climate change. Loved your BBC Radical podcast with #AmolRajan: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
October 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thanks to #BearingFruit for the invitation to speak at the #SidmouthScienceFestival. Programme also included #MyOctopusTeacher screening and #TomMustill's "How to be a Whale". Heartening discussions on the legacy of #DrJaneGoodall and the importance of sharing #OceanOptimism to inspire #ActiveHope
October 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Delighted to welcome our Y1 undergrads to the Uni of Bristol School of Biological Sciences. On retreat this week they forged new friendships over 22 activities, incl. pond dipping, woodland surveys, bat walks, and a mega Life’sABeach / Marine Conservation Society beachclean, removing 57kg of litter!
October 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM