Clare Bradshaw

Clare Bradshaw is a Professor in the Department of Ecology, Environment and Botany at Stockholm University. She is a marine ecologist and ecotoxicologist specializing in human impacts on marine ecosystems, with expertise in radioactive contaminants and bottom trawling effects. Her research focuses on how ecological processes determine the overall effects of disturbance, particularly in the Baltic Sea and Kattegat regions.

Dr. Bradshaw's research interests span marine ecology, ecotoxicology, and sediment biogeochemistry, with a strong emphasis on understanding how bottom trawling affects seabed processes, sediment dynamics, and contaminant suspension. She has extensive experience studying marine pollution, particularly radioactive contaminants, and has evolved from earlier work on coral bleaching in the Indian Ocean and bottom trawling effects in the Irish Sea to her current focus on Baltic Sea ecosystems.

Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on carbon cycling in marine environments, sediment biogeochemistry, and the cumulative impacts of human activities on seabed integrity. The research shows increasing attention to policy implications, with several publications addressing how scientific findings can inform marine conservation and fisheries management practices, particularly regarding carbon storage capacity in marine environments and the long-term recovery of benthic ecosystems.

• Member of the Bradshaw Research Group at Stockholm University
• Course organizer for the Marine Biology summer course
• Actively seeking Master's students for research on Baltic benthic macrofauna (as of Sept 2023)

Dr. Bradshaw collaborates extensively with multiple institutions including SLU Aqua, DHI, Aquabiota, University of Cagliari, Edith Cowan University, IAEA Marine Lab Monaco, and NIVA. Her research has significant implications for marine conservation policy, fisheries management, and understanding the role of marine ecosystems in global carbon cycling.