David Sims#
| Membership Number: | 4306 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION |
| Elected: | 2016 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.mba.ac.uk/movement-ecology-sims/ |
| Twitter: | @TheSimsLab |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2012 - present: Professor of Marine Ecology, School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, UK
- 2005 - present: Senior MBA Research Fellow, Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA), The Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
- 2008 - 2012: Professor of Marine Ecology, Marine Institute, University of Plymouth, UK
- 2007 - 2018: Deputy Director for Research, Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA), The Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
- 2007 - 2008: Reader, School of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK
- 2000 - 2005: NERC-funded Research Fellow, Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA), The Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
- 1998 - 2000: Lecturer in Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- 1995 - 1998: Lecturer in Marine Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK
- 1994 - 1995: Postdoctoral research, with P.L.R Andrews (University of London) & J.Z. Young (University of Oxford)
Fields of Scholarship
- Biotelemetry and bio-logging technology for animal tracking
- Conservation biology of marine fish
- Animal movement ecology
- Behavioural ecology
- Climate change
Honours and Awards
- 2020 European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant Award
- 2019 Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation
- 2016 Elected Member of Academia Europaea
- 2010 Distinguished Lecturer, Stazione Zoologica-Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
- 2008 Stanley Gray Silver Medal, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), UK
- 2007 FSBI Medal, Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI), UK
- 2007 Stanley Gray Award, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), UK
- 2001 Awarded Life Membership, The Royal Institution of Great Britain (R.I.), London
- 2001 The Times/Novartis/Royal Institution 'Scientist for the New Century 2001' Award
