Steve Simpson
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
- Very much looking forward to being part of this line-up. Roll on the conference and getting to meet everyone there.
- Missed our #ECBB2026 Plenary Speaker reveals? Not to worry! Here is a quick recap of all the excellent speakers we'll be welcoming at September's meeting!
- 🔊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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- Congratulations @rochellemeah.bsky.social @ecologyofvision.bsky.social (and all our wonderful coauthors!) on her first PhD publication in @currentbiology.bsky.social 🤩 Light pollution suppresses natural peaks in activity AND natural celestial polarization patterns at key times in arthropods 🕷️🦋✨
- Multiple anthropogenic stressors can negatively impact species but can a single stressor also have multiple, concurrent impacts? Here we show that light pollution creates several simultaneous impacts to the nocturnal movement ecology of a moth and a spider: tinyurl.com/5eku5bff (1/5)
- 📢NEW paper alert: consistent #bioacoustics in coral #reef fish calls. Learning more about the 🐟🐠 #orchestra to aid our understanding of #marine #ecosystems. #PAM Led by @sharkslikejazz.bsky.social With, among others, @profstevesimpson.bsky.social @timlamont.bsky.social doi.org/10.3389/frse...
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- 🌟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
- Thanks so much to ASAB and the #ASABwinter2025 organisers for a cracking conference. Not sure why I’m so excited here, I guess the yoghurt and granola had just been served…
- Congratulations to all but especially #Masters student @jfrobertshaw.bsky.social (because I am biased!!). 🎉🤗👍 The end of a #great conference. Thank you @asab-meetings.bsky.social and all the organisers.
- Congratulations to #ASABWinter2025 best talk winner Jonah Walker (“Multimodal signalling and mate choice across peacock spider species“) and poster winners Helena Norman, Joey Baxter and James Robertshaw 🙌🎨🏆
- Great presentation @jfrobertshaw.bsky.social Hope you enjoyed the experience and got loads of great questions. For those who missed it, seek James out tomorrow at @asab-meetings.bsky.social @asab.org @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
- Delighted to have presented my work on meerkat inter-group conflict at my first conference! If you didn’t get the chance today, come and say hi tomorrow 👋 #ASABWinter2025
- Congratulations to #ASABWinter2025 best talk winner Jonah Walker (“Multimodal signalling and mate choice across peacock spider species“) and poster winners Helena Norman, Joey Baxter and James Robertshaw 🙌🎨🏆
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[Not loaded yet]- New paper out in @commsbio.nature.com: Social bonds decrease epigenetic age in male bottlenose dolphins rdcu.be/eUoID led by @liviagerber.bsky.social @researchdolphin.bsky.social
- Andy has been such a fantastic mentor to so many this is the least recognition he deserves. I can’t put into words the transformative effect Andy’s guidance has had on how I conduct both my science and myself. Get yourself a mentor like Andy.
- Honoured & humbled to receive a #Nature #Award for #Mentoring in #Science yesterday. ☺️ Testament to the wonderful #ECRs I've been privileged to work with. THANK YOU to all who nominated me. 🙏 #proud #support @natureportfolio.nature.com @bristolbiosci.bsky.social www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
- Friendship is magic: male dolphins with close friends age more slowly theconversation.com/friendship-i...
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- Pleased to announce that @exetermarine.bsky.social will be a founding member of Marine Science UK - an umbrella organisation that will champion the ocean and communicate robust and coherent marine science evidence to government, industry and the wider community. 🌍🧪🦑 See also: marinescience.org.uk
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- 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
- 🌧️🌧️🌧️There's a LOT of rainfall and localised flooding today in the UK. Lizzie Kendon from @bristoluni.bsky.social and @metoffice.gov.uk shows how we're trying to improve prediction of flood risk and help save lives.🌧️🌧️🌧️ Watch the YouTube Short --> youtube.com/shorts/a3Q9M...
- LOVE the goggles! Sounds like an epic trip Steve & Alex!
- How noisy are small boats underwater? Our new paper shows that slower speeds aren’t always quiet and the importance of particle motion! doi.org/10.1121/10.0... @asa-news.bsky.social @sophienedelec.bsky.social @andyradford.bsky.social @profstevesimpson.bsky.social #Bioacoustics #OceanNoise
- 📢NEW paper out TODAY 👏 🎉Congratulations @sharkslikejazz.bsky.social 🛥️Motorboat sound in shallow waters and implications for mitigation 🫂 @sophienedelec.bsky.social @profstevesimpson.bsky.social #MichaelAinslie #HarryHarding #JamesCampbell #pollution #noise #speed #acoustics doi.org/10.1121/10.0...
- Out 🌟TODAY🌟 in the #new volume of @asab.org #AnimalBehaviour, is latest #PhD chapter from the fantastic #Chun-ChiehLiao: Functionally referential communication about danger in cooperatively breeding white-winged choughs #fieldwork #experiments With #RobMagrath #RobHeinsohn doi.org/10.1016/j.an... 1/
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- In a world bursting with colour, why go monochrome? I joined Tim Caro & Martin How on the BBC World Service’s Crowdscience to explore why some animals stand out in stark contrast. From 🦓🐼🐧 it turns out the answers aren’t always so black & white 😉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- CALL FOR SPEAKERS: Are you working with emerging technologies in freshwater monitoring? -Remote sensing -Drones -Underwater video / audio - eDNA - Robots - & more... Submit an abstract to our session at @aslo.org '26 in Montreal, Canada and join the discussion via: www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-2026/
- Starting a new job felt like a good time to join the BlueSky party! 🙌🦋 Excited to be starting a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship - look out for job ads soon on ecosystem restoration 🪸🌴🐠, business sustainability ♻️ and corporate accounting 🧮📊. Exciting plans ahead! www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
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- Our Vice-Chancellor @evelynwelch.bsky.social joined the UK’s largest trade mission to India with Keir Starmer. She reflected: “India is a key partner in global higher education. The visit strengthened ties and reaffirmed our commitment to collaboration.” Learn more: brnw.ch/21wWzJe
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