Dr Steve Simpson
Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology and Global Change

Teaching

2nd Year: Marine Biology; Coral Reef Ecology

3rd Year: Current Issues in Marine Biology; Ecology of Environmental Change

3rd Year Dissertations: Global Fisheries and Climate Change; Anthropogenic Noise and Marine Ecosystems; Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification

MRes: Aquatic Biosciences and Resource Management

Postgraduate Supervision:

• Lead supervisor for 2 PhD studentships (Exeter & Edinburgh, incl. 1 CASE)
• Co-supervisor for 8 PhD studentships (Exeter, 2xBristol, York, Essex, Liège, Nijmegen and Adelaide)
• Supervised/co-supervised 16 Masters and 23 Honours students around the world

I have a diverse range of previous teaching experience:

• Postgraduate training modules in Knowledge Exchange, Science & the Media, Public Engagement in Science, University of Bristol
• Marine Biology lectures for Certificate in Wildlife Biology, University of Bristol
• Field Zoology - 2rd Year module, University of Edinburgh
• Behavioural Ecology - 3rd Year module, University of Edinburgh
• undergraduate lectures (Edinburgh & St Andrews), tutoring & demonstrating
• chalk boards on Belizean beaches (marine scientist, Raleigh International)
• eco-restaurants and community centres in the Caribbean (lecturer, Sea & Learn on Saba)
• primary school assemblies (coordinator, Biodiversity Weeks)
• secondary school classrooms (Researcher in Residence, York and Cornwall)
• on stage at the Bristol M-Shed (TEDx), the Edinburgh Filmhouse and Bristol Tobacco Factory (Cafe Scientifique) & Edinburgh Traverse Theatre (Underground Talent)
• Dive instructor (27 trained divers)