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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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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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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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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 · 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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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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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 · 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 · 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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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 · 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 · 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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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

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

Steve Simpson at Sidmouth Science Festival

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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!

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