Dr Sophie Nedelec

About me:

I am a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow working on particle acceleration passive acoustic monitoring for mapping coral reefs. Broadly, I am interested in underwater sound, sensory ecology, human impacts on the environment and sustainability. Much of my work has focused on the impacts of anthropogenic noise on the reproduction and survival of fish. My current work is also focussing on engaging with policy-makers and translating research into behavioural change.

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Interests:

• Behavioural ecology
• Bioacoustics
• Anthropogenic impacts on the environment
• Conservation biology
• Behavioural change
• Evidence-based policy

Qualifications:

2011-15 PhD: Impacts of anthropogenic noise on behaviour, development and fitness of fishes and invertebrates (University of Bristol and the École Pratique des Hautes Études)

2009-10 MSc Bioacoustics and Behavioural Ecology (University of Bristol)

2006-09 BSc Hons Zoology (University of Durham)

Career:

2023-2031 Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow, Biosciences, University of Exeter

2021-2023 Part-time Lecturer, Biosciences, University of Exeter

2022-2023 Part-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biosciences, University of Exeter, collaborating with Australian Institute of Marine Science

2020 April-July Research Fellow Evidence-Based Policymaking secondment, funded by Research England Strategic Priorities. University of Exeter.

2019-2021 Project Manager, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter. Best practice guide for the measurement of underwater particle motion measurement for biological applications.

2017-2021 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter. Investigating impacts of anthropogenic noise on reproduction and survival in fish. PI Steve Simpson, CoI Andy Radford (Bristol).

2016-2017 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter. Investigating nocturnality in the fauna of Britain. PI Kevin Gaston.