Personal statement

Kate teaches plant biology and other natural history-related topics across all three years of undergraduate study. Having worked in communications and community engagement for a plant conservation charity, she is keen to bring the wonderful world of plants to life for more people.

For three years Kate led the national road verge campaign for Plantlife, working with councils, contractors and community conservation groups to save and bring back wildflowers to our verges. She has appeared on BBC local radio and television to discuss conservation initiatives.

Her own research focused on plant ecology and evolution. In recent years she has developed an interest in human connections with plants and is keen to explore the natural world in more creative and interdisciplinary ways. Do get in touch with Kate if you are interested in collaborating on projects. 

Academic qualifications

  • Bsc (Hons) Biology with Professional Placement (University of Bath)
  • PhD in Biology (University of Bath)

Professional memberships

  • Member of British Ecological Society
  • Associate Member of Royal Society of Biology (AMRSB)

Teaching subjects

  • Plant Science
  • Ecology
  • Conservation.

Research and academic outputs

Go to ResearchSPAce

Book chapters or sections

Blue-green infrastructure on highways
Book chapters or section

Sterling, P, Hewlett, B and Petty, K (2023) 'Blue-green infrastructure on highways.' In: Washbourne, C-L and Wansbury, C, eds. ICE manual of blue-green infrastructure. Emerald, Leeds, pp. 159-186. ISBN 9780727765420

Theses

Searching for evidence of local adaptation in Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima Scop.)
Thesis

Petty, K (2020) Searching for evidence of local adaptation in Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima Scop.). PhD thesis, University of Bath.