Rate My Professor Catherine Bradshaw

Catherine Bradshaw is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Exeter. She holds a joint part-time Senior Lecturer position with the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter and serves as a Senior Scientist at the UK Met Office Hadley Centre. Bradshaw, who holds a PhD, has a broad background in environmental science. Her research encompasses palaeoecology, paleogeography, paleoceanography, climate reconstruction, stable isotope analysis, insect pests, air dispersion modelling, Miocene climate dynamics, vegetation feedbacks, climate extremes, and the impacts of climate change on crop pests and diseases. She contributes to understanding historical climate transitions and future projections relevant to food security and climate adaptation.

Bradshaw joined the University of Exeter and Met Office as a joint lecturer in early 2020 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2025. Key publications include: MioVeg1: A Global Middle Miocene Vegetation Reconstruction for Climate Modeling (Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 2025); Vegetation feedbacks accelerated the late Miocene climate transition (Communications Earth & Environment, 2025); Moisture variability in northeast Tibet following the middle Miocene Climate Transition (Communications Earth & Environment, 2024); Climate change in pest risk assessment: Interpretation and application (EPPO Bulletin, 2024); Unprecedented climate extremes in South Africa and implications for maize production (Environmental Research Letters, 2022); Changes in climate extremes, fresh water availability and vulnerability to food insecurity projected at 1.5°C warming with a higher-resolution global climate model (Environmental Research Letters, 2018). Her research outputs have accumulated over 2,200 citations, demonstrating impact in climate and environmental sciences.