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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🌟Congratulations to @lolavk.bsky.social on her 1st #Masters paper. 📢Out today in @asab #AnimalBehaviour: Cooperatively breeding white-winged choughs use recruitment calls selectively in food-associated contexts. @josharbon.bsky.social & I are #ProudSupervisors #birds doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

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Lola von Kietzell conducting fieldwork with white-winged choughs for her Masters

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

How To Live On Earth is LIVE!!! Never been to a YouTube Global Première before, but amazing to think that the most amazing "How To" film ever made is now being watched globally. Congratulations to all at Open Planet! (Check out the film, any time, any place, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3mR...)

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Congratulations to our wonderful Class of '26 for completing all 20 challenges of the @bristolbiosci.bsky.social MSc in Science Communication for a Better Planet, not to mention your inspiring summer projects, placements and internships. Best of luck from us all at @bristoluni.bsky.social!!!

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University of Bristol Biological Sciences @bristolbiosci.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We are hiring a new lecturer in Bioinformatics! Hit the link below to find out more and apply: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... #bristoluni #wearebristoluni #biologicalsciences

Job Alert! Lecturer in Bioinformatics. Come and join use in the world class Life Sciences Building at the University of Bristol! Closing date: Sunday 27 September.

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Congratulations to all involved in the @sascampaigns.bsky.social Paddle Outs. Bristol legend Luke Jerram brought his 30m long E. coli to the Harbourside, where surfers, SUPers, canoeists, swimmers, scientists, filmmakers - basically anyone who loves the ocean - called for cleaner rivers and seas.

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Best closing lines to a series? Still gives me goosebumps every time! "Never before have we had such an awareness of what we are doing to the planet, and never before have we had the power to do something about it." www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnME...

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Dear Sir David Attenborough, Happy 100th Birthday you living legend!

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

"Root everything in reality, but have that contract of imagination" - Delighted to host #KayVasey from oceanxorg.bsky.social during our summer retreat for the @bristolbiosci.bsky.social MSc in Science Communication for a Better Planet. Inspiring stories of personal adventure and epic missions.

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Delighted to host @danowild.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social to talk to our amazing MSc Science Communication for a Better Planet and MSc Global Wildlife Health and Conservation students. Inspiring examples of global collaborations to protect majestic animals. Can't wait for the new series...

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Wonderful to see our work with Maldives Underwater Initiative and Prof. Peter Harrison pop up on Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 Coral Special, and to talk more about the project with BBC Newsround: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Wonderful to celebrate Earth Day with astronauts and marine biologists under the bright lights of Piccadilly Circus! Old friends and new representing @marsglobalinc.bsky.social, @bluemarinef.bsky.social, @womenoceanscience.bsky.social. Strong messages of HOPE for a better ocean and planetary future.

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🌊 Professor @profstevesimpson.bsky.social, marine biologist, warns: overfishing threatens UK seas, communities & our climate 🐟 Join Steve and add your voice to our petition to tell the PM to end overfishing! act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Oil prices wouldn't be all over the news today if more of our economy was powered by local, secure renewable energy. This isn't an "energy crisis". It's a fossil fuel crisis. 44% of UK electricity came from renewables in 2025. More of that plus an electrified economy => no more oil shocks.

Crude oil prices, showing a very sharp increase in the last day, from around 65 to 101 dollars per barrel..

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

What a week in Bristol! Highlights included our @bristolbiosci.bsky.social MSc Science Communication for a Better Planet Art+Science exhibition tackling EcoAnxiety, Sir David Attenborough's Ocean with the Welsh National Opera Orchestra, and a chat on the Career Ladder with the wonderful Max Klymenko

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

🚨JOB alert🚨 We have three (yes, THREE) 🌟lectureships🌟 advertised in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol. Broad remit, including #AnimalBehaviour & #GlobalChangeBiology ⏱️Deadline: 8th March 2026 🙏Please circulate widely 😊Come join us! Full #job details: tinyurl.com/y3us95rc

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

5 days, 5 reasons to apply for a Lectureship @bristolbiosci.bsky.social (Day 5): Athena Swan Gold - Committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity Our teaching, research, local & global civic activities aim to make fair, supportive & inspiring contributions to society Job: tinyurl.com/3ebphy34

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

5 days, 5 reasons to apply for a Lectureship @bristolbiosci.bsky.social (Day 4): Plant Sciences and Transforming Sustainable Food Production Our research includes plant physiology, pollinator networks & sustainable agriculture www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/rese... Job advert: tinyurl.com/3ebphy34

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

5 days, 5 reasons to apply for a Lectureship @bristolbiosci.bsky.social (Day 3): Ecology & Reversing the Biodiversity Crisis Our research includes mapping ecosystems, monitoring ecological change & restoring biodiversity www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/rese... Job advert: tinyurl.com/3ebphy34

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

5 days, 5 reasons to apply for a Lectureship @bristolbiosci.bsky.social (Day 2): Behavioural & Sensory Ecology & Responding to Anthropogenic Change Theme includes animal senses, underpinning behavioural theory & mitigating human impacts www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/rese... Job: tinyurl.com/3ebphy34

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

5 days, 5 reasons to apply for a Lectureship @bristolbiosci.bsky.social (Day 1): Evolutionary Biology & Understanding the Evolution of Life This theme includes origins of life, evolution of complexity & drivers of biodiversity www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/rese... Advert: tinyurl.com/3ebphy34

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

We are recruiting three new lecturers! Read on if you'd like to bring your passion for biology to @bristolbiosci.bsky.social at @bristoluni.bsky.social and join our team of ambitious, creative, inclusive and collaborative researcher–educators: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

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University of Bristol Biological Sciences @bristolbiosci.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

To celebrate Women in STEM day on Wednesday 11 February we’ve printed some banners to highlight some of the incredible work that the women of Bio Sci at Bristol have achieved over the years! Pop into the LSB for the remainder of Feb to check out who’s done what and when!

8 posters all describing influential women that have passed through Biological Sciences

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Thanks to @lukejerram.bsky.social for bringing some glorious sunshine into our lives in the depths of winter. Helios, compiled from 400,000 photographs, shows the architecture of the sun in exquisite detail. Deeply warming to swim so close to the sun

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Great #BBC1 Breakfast feature on protecting sharks from illegal fishing in the Mediterranean. Some great science from @virginiatech.bsky.social and @bluemarinef.bsky.social, and top contribution from @bristolbiosci.bsky.social shark expert @clemencywhite.bsky.social

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Lucille Chapuis @sharkslikejazz.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

🔊New paper: coral reef #fish #calls exhibit consistent acoustic characteristics across different bioregions! #bioacoustics @timlamont.bsky.social @profstevesimpson.bsky.social @andyradford.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/rem...

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Congratulations to @sharkslikejazz.bsky.social for leading this collective analysis of coral reef soundscapes, building a universal songbook for the tropics. Valuable guide for #ecoacoustic biodiversity surveys. www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... @timlamont.bsky.social @andyradford.bsky.social

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🌟Huge CONGRATULATIONS to @patrick-kennedy.bsky.social who has won the @asab.org Christopher Barnard Award for Outstanding Contributions by a New Investigator. 🤗 Research on social evolution and what links climate & cooperation in a changing world, using #wasps as models. #worthywinner #ECR #proud

Dr Patrick Kennedy, winner of the ASAB Christopher Barnard Award.

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Patrick Kennedy @patrick-kennedy.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Sad to be missing the #ASABWinter2025 @asab-meetings.bsky.social conference this week, but two postdocs that may interest ASAB members:

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Thanks to Rosa Vásquez Espinoza for bringing "The Spirit of the Rainforest" to our @bristoluni.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social MSc Science Communication for a Better Planet Christmas Lecture. Stunning combo of biochemistry, traditional medicine, conservation, indigenous wisdom & spirituality

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Covid 2020: The year of the quiet ocean Imagine an ocean without noise pollution. The pandemic gave a rare opportunity to listen to the ocean, and we were ready! Fabulous article by #FrankieAdkins for #BBC_EARTH covering our work in the #IQOE community: www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

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Covid 2020: The year of the quiet ocean

During the lockdowns of 2020, global shipping was severely restricted and ocean noise pollution all but ceased. Instead the songs of fish filled the sea.

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

WHALES! Excited to see the latest Usborne Beginners book is out in time for Christmas. Great honour to contribute into these wonderful books as scientific consultant. As a boy growing up in London, I know I would have spent days and days in my local library discovering the wonders of the deep.

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Bahr al-Hayat ("Sea of Life") is out! – immerse yourselves for 11 mins of hope... www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH8z... Congratulations to our PhD, Research MSc and MSc Science Communication for a Better Planet students for producing this stunning film, showcasing our valued collaboration with #HEPCA

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Bahr al-Hayat "Sea of life"

YouTube video by Marine Restoration Films

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Thanks to @hugotagholm.bsky.social and all @oceanauk.bsky.social and @oceana.bsky.social for curating a fabulous gathering at the @royalsociety.org of ocean advocates, scientists and conservationists. Plenty of powerful and hopeful messaging, including from #BaronessJennyJones and #LizzieDaly

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Thanks to #ProfPeteFalloon @metoffice.gov.uk for hosting our wonderful @bristolbiosci.bsky.social MSc Science Communication for a Better Planet students. Great to hear from the #KnowledgeIntegrationTeam, @stottpeter.bsky.social & #JenniferWeeks, and visit @alexdeakin.bsky.social in the weather room

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Well we went early with this year's research group Christmas Symposium, and what a superb collection of talks and films from a wonderfully talented collection of MScR, PhD & Postdocs! Great to mix wasps, birds, mammals with our fish & corals thanks to @andyradford.bsky.social & #PatrickKennedy

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

A brilliant afternoon #symposium and evening of #fun with the best #researchgroup in the world (I may be slightly biased!). Fantastic talks from everyone; interesting discussions; great food; laughter throughout. What more could you want? @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @profstevesimpson.bsky.social

Research group of Professor Andy Radford, Professor Steve Simpson and Dr Patrick Kennedy following annual symposium in Bristol.

Research group enjoying dinner at Coconut Tree in Bristol.

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

@bristolbiosci.bsky.social on tour at the #ClovellyHerringFestival. Great food, stunning choral music, mulled cider, and a cheeky dip in the sea with #HugoHarrison and #ShelbyTemple

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

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!

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Two great opportunities to join a wonderful team working on the business of marine restoration...

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

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

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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...

Steve Simpson giving an Altered State talk

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

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...

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Back with Bristol Uni! – life's a beach uk

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

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...

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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

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

❓ 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

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

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...

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BBC World Service - CrowdScience, Why are some animals black and white?

Why are zebras so stripy? Why do penguins wear tuxedos?

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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...

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Sounds of the Reef

The PaddlePod, Season 2, Episode 2

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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.

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