Kate Ashbrook

Dr Kate Ashbrook is a Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences at the University of Worcester's School of Science and the Environment. She joined in 2015 following post-doctoral work at the University of Bath. Her research focuses on ecological modeling for conservation management, working with organizations like the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and RSPB. She currently supervises PhD projects on habitat preferences using satellite imagery and agricultural sustainability.

• BSc Zoology, University of Newcastle (2006)
• PhD in Behavioural Ecology, University of Leeds (2010)
• PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Worcester (2017)

Research interests include threatened species conservation, invasive species, ecosystem service enhancement, and the impacts of social behavior on population dynamics. She collaborates with the Sustainable Environments Research Group and promotes public engagement in biological recording.

• Key projects: Great Bustard reintroduction trials, bumblebee habitat analysis, microplastic pollution studies

Advises four current PhD/MPhil students and has supervised multiple completed projects. Maintains memberships with the British Ecological Society and British Trust for Ornithology.