David Bailey
@davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk
Marine biologist at the University of Glasgow
We have a great PhD project in partnership with British Antarctic Survey and Viking Cruises to study the underwater seascape of Antarctica. Full training and additional pay for time at sea @bas.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Closing Jan 5th 2026
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November 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
We have a great PhD project in partnership with British Antarctic Survey and Viking Cruises to study the underwater seascape of Antarctica. Full training and additional pay for time at sea @bas.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Closing Jan 5th 2026
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
We're almost at the end of the training week of the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Tropical Marine Biology field course in the beautiful Red Sea. More updates and pictures to follow. @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofglifesci.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We're almost at the end of the training week of the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Tropical Marine Biology field course in the beautiful Red Sea. More updates and pictures to follow. @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofglifesci.bsky.social
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A big thank you to all the staff and 3rd year Zoology and Marine & Freshwater Biology students who took part in the marine biology field course at FSC Millport!
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October 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A big thank you to all the staff and 3rd year Zoology and Marine & Freshwater Biology students who took part in the marine biology field course at FSC Millport!
@dommccafferty.bsky.social @tashamilne.bsky.social
@uofgmvls.bsky.social
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Victoria Paterson and I are abseiling off a building here at the University of Glasgow to raise money for student expeds. This is to help disadvanaged students take up these amazing, life changing opportunities @uofglasgow.bsky.social
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September 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Victoria Paterson and I are abseiling off a building here at the University of Glasgow to raise money for student expeds. This is to help disadvanaged students take up these amazing, life changing opportunities @uofglasgow.bsky.social
www.justgiving.com/page/paterso...
We'd appreciate you support
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We'd appreciate you support
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Glasgow university’s Zoology degree retains its top position in the Guardian university 2026 rankings, for the 4th year in a row!
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The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings
The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings
Find a course at one of the top universities in the country. Our league tables rank them all subject by subject, as well as by student satisfaction, staff numbers, spending and career prospects Continue reading...
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September 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Glasgow university’s Zoology degree retains its top position in the Guardian university 2026 rankings, for the 4th year in a row!
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New paper out in Royal Society Open Science: Biodiversity is the common factor for juvenile nursery habitat for 3 commercially important species. Marine protection should focus on whole-site health, not just individual features @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Seascape ecology of juvenile gadoid nursery areas | Royal Society Open Science
Availability of juvenile fish habitat provision can impact recruitment. This study focused on identifying which environmental variables characterize the juvenile habitats of three commercially important gadoid species: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), haddock ...
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September 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
New paper out in Royal Society Open Science: Biodiversity is the common factor for juvenile nursery habitat for 3 commercially important species. Marine protection should focus on whole-site health, not just individual features @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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🐬🐳 Check out our new paper lead by our @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk PhD student @rachlenn.bsky.social which looks at trends in cetacean strandings over the past 30 years. 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
All thanks to decades of reports from volunteers and the public!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
All thanks to decades of reports from volunteers and the public!
August 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🐬🐳 Check out our new paper lead by our @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk PhD student @rachlenn.bsky.social which looks at trends in cetacean strandings over the past 30 years. 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
All thanks to decades of reports from volunteers and the public!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
All thanks to decades of reports from volunteers and the public!
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This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent
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August 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent
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I found this article on neurodiversity in conservationists very moving and encouraging, for professional and personal reasons.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've got more to do to do on ethnic diversity, and inclusion of people from more disadvantged backgrounds, but this is a good story
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've got more to do to do on ethnic diversity, and inclusion of people from more disadvantged backgrounds, but this is a good story
‘Intrinsically connected’: how human neurodiversity could help save nature
Biodiversity is linked to people’s diversity, and nature lends itself to people who are different, says author Joe Harkness
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I found this article on neurodiversity in conservationists very moving and encouraging, for professional and personal reasons.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've got more to do to do on ethnic diversity, and inclusion of people from more disadvantged backgrounds, but this is a good story
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've got more to do to do on ethnic diversity, and inclusion of people from more disadvantged backgrounds, but this is a good story
We have a 12 month Marine and Freshwater teaching position in our School. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer... Closing date 11th August.
Interest in teaching on our Tropical Marine Biology course, would be great, but not essential. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Questions to @jlindstrom.bsky.social
Interest in teaching on our Tropical Marine Biology course, would be great, but not essential. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Questions to @jlindstrom.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
We have a 12 month Marine and Freshwater teaching position in our School. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer... Closing date 11th August.
Interest in teaching on our Tropical Marine Biology course, would be great, but not essential. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Questions to @jlindstrom.bsky.social
Interest in teaching on our Tropical Marine Biology course, would be great, but not essential. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Questions to @jlindstrom.bsky.social
Some good conservation news. The Scottish Government has closed >20 MPAs to wrasse fishing. This is a direct result of our team’s research and the tireless efforts of @siftscotland.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Some good conservation news. The Scottish Government has closed >20 MPAs to wrasse fishing. This is a direct result of our team’s research and the tireless efforts of @siftscotland.bsky.social
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Bottom trawling continues to destroy vulnerable marine ecosystems.
95+ scientists have signed a letter calling on States & @UN to fully implement existing commitments to protect seamounts from destructive fishing practices.
Are you a scientist? Add your name ⬇️
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95+ scientists have signed a letter calling on States & @UN to fully implement existing commitments to protect seamounts from destructive fishing practices.
Are you a scientist? Add your name ⬇️
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Scientists Call for Urgent Protection of Deep-Sea Ecosystems
Join scientists in calling for immediate action for full implementation of existing commitments to protect deep-sea biodiversity.
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June 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Bottom trawling continues to destroy vulnerable marine ecosystems.
95+ scientists have signed a letter calling on States & @UN to fully implement existing commitments to protect seamounts from destructive fishing practices.
Are you a scientist? Add your name ⬇️
@oceanipso.bsky.social
95+ scientists have signed a letter calling on States & @UN to fully implement existing commitments to protect seamounts from destructive fishing practices.
Are you a scientist? Add your name ⬇️
@oceanipso.bsky.social
I don't know how many times I've registered for Elsevier's Editorial Manager system, or linked my Orcid to it, it has never worked properly.
Maybe they could spend part of their billion dollars of profit on fixing it.
I know, not the biggest problem in the world today
Maybe they could spend part of their billion dollars of profit on fixing it.
I know, not the biggest problem in the world today
June 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I don't know how many times I've registered for Elsevier's Editorial Manager system, or linked my Orcid to it, it has never worked properly.
Maybe they could spend part of their billion dollars of profit on fixing it.
I know, not the biggest problem in the world today
Maybe they could spend part of their billion dollars of profit on fixing it.
I know, not the biggest problem in the world today
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🌿Last week, MASTS held a 2day workshop with @scotlandbnz.bsky.social on Coastal and Marine Natural Capital Markets. Participants explored how Scotland’s coastal and marine science community can provide evidence to assess the feasibility, risks, and opportunities of natural capital markets.
June 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🌿Last week, MASTS held a 2day workshop with @scotlandbnz.bsky.social on Coastal and Marine Natural Capital Markets. Participants explored how Scotland’s coastal and marine science community can provide evidence to assess the feasibility, risks, and opportunities of natural capital markets.
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New paper alert! Worldwide Soundscapes: metadata from 12,343 PAM sites across land, sea, freshwater & even underground.
This is the first global synthesis of acoustic biodiversity monitoring.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70021
#AcousticEcology #PAM #BiodiversityMonitoring #Ecology
This is the first global synthesis of acoustic biodiversity monitoring.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70021
#AcousticEcology #PAM #BiodiversityMonitoring #Ecology
May 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
New paper alert! Worldwide Soundscapes: metadata from 12,343 PAM sites across land, sea, freshwater & even underground.
This is the first global synthesis of acoustic biodiversity monitoring.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70021
#AcousticEcology #PAM #BiodiversityMonitoring #Ecology
This is the first global synthesis of acoustic biodiversity monitoring.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70021
#AcousticEcology #PAM #BiodiversityMonitoring #Ecology
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New paper! We estimated the reproductive timing of the critically endangered #flapperskate by making use of a pre-existing #citizenscience photo ID database 📸 with @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk @jathorburn.bsky.social Paper ⏩ doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... & summary below ⏬
April 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
New paper! We estimated the reproductive timing of the critically endangered #flapperskate by making use of a pre-existing #citizenscience photo ID database 📸 with @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk @jathorburn.bsky.social Paper ⏩ doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... & summary below ⏬
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Our new paper on marine mapping and biodiversity, using a combination of underwater imaging techniques:
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A novel use of Stereo Baited Remote Underwater Video and Drop-Down Video for biodiversity and marine landscape mapping and prediction
To make the best-informed decisions on managing marine resources whilst also restoring biodiversity, the creation and analysis of benthic maps is highly valuable. This study focuses on benthic mapping...
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April 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Our new paper on marine mapping and biodiversity, using a combination of underwater imaging techniques:
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
@davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @plosone.org
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@davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @plosone.org
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The apprentice is now the master.
March 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The apprentice is now the master.
Some amazing pictures to cheer up your timeline www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Seals, sharks and spiny squat lobsters: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 – in pictures
The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Some amazing pictures to cheer up your timeline www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Charles Darwin the barnacle taxonomist, a story in two parts
February 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Charles Darwin the barnacle taxonomist, a story in two parts
In a shock development* when asked whether whole MPAs should be closed to fishing, or just zones within them "The consultation revealed a fundamental divide between advocates of conservation and industry stakeholders when it came to zonal or full site measures."
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Fisheries management measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): consultation analysis
Analysis of responses to the consultation on proposed fisheries management measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The consultation sought input on implementing management mea...
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February 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In a shock development* when asked whether whole MPAs should be closed to fishing, or just zones within them "The consultation revealed a fundamental divide between advocates of conservation and industry stakeholders when it came to zonal or full site measures."
www.gov.scot/publications...
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New job opening for a Professor/Reader/Senior Lecturer of Applied Animal Nutrition/Metabolomics/Microbiome within the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow.
Closing date 4th March 2025.
More information here: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/professo...
Closing date 4th March 2025.
More information here: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/professo...
Professor/Reader/Senior Lecturer of Applied Animal Nutrition/Metabolomics/Microbiome
Job Purpose To make a substantial and positive contribution to the strategic direction of the School/College through leading and contributing to research of international standard, high quality tea...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
February 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
New job opening for a Professor/Reader/Senior Lecturer of Applied Animal Nutrition/Metabolomics/Microbiome within the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow.
Closing date 4th March 2025.
More information here: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/professo...
Closing date 4th March 2025.
More information here: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/professo...
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@uofglasgow.bsky.social Maths&Stats / GES / @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
have several funded PhD studentships in Exascale Computing for Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Solutions for UK and international students starting in October - www.exageo.org - deadline Monday 17th February.
have several funded PhD studentships in Exascale Computing for Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Solutions for UK and international students starting in October - www.exageo.org - deadline Monday 17th February.
ExaGEO DLA – Be part of the solution
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February 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
@uofglasgow.bsky.social Maths&Stats / GES / @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
have several funded PhD studentships in Exascale Computing for Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Solutions for UK and international students starting in October - www.exageo.org - deadline Monday 17th February.
have several funded PhD studentships in Exascale Computing for Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Solutions for UK and international students starting in October - www.exageo.org - deadline Monday 17th February.
Great to see our research on wrasse used to inform this investigation. Our work with @naturescot.bsky.social found that wrasse are "typical species" of protected reef features, and as such needed to be monitored and safeguarded
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Wrasse Fishing Activities Case Summary - Environmental Standards Scotland
Consideration of the current arrangements in respect of wrasse fishing activities on protected areas and species in Scotland. Case Reference: IESS.24.029
environmentalstandards.scot
January 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Great to see our research on wrasse used to inform this investigation. Our work with @naturescot.bsky.social found that wrasse are "typical species" of protected reef features, and as such needed to be monitored and safeguarded
environmentalstandards.scot/our-work/our...
environmentalstandards.scot/our-work/our...
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#PhD opportunity: Last chance - applications close on Monday 13th January! @benciotti.bsky.social 🏖️🐟
#PhD opportunities are like buses - you wait for ages and then two come along at once! Check out this chance to work with @benciotti.bsky.social, Michael Collins & me on 'Environmental drivers of variation in populations of sandy beach #fishes' www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/scho... Please share 🏖 🐟
Environmental drivers of variation in populations of sandy beach fishes
This PhD project will will involve extensive field sampling, laboratory assays and analysis of large datasets to understand what controls variation in...
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January 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#PhD opportunity: Last chance - applications close on Monday 13th January! @benciotti.bsky.social 🏖️🐟