Dr. Michael Bradshaw

Biography

Professor Bradshaw's academic background is in human geography. He completed his undergraduate training at the University of Birmingham (BSc) and earned his MA from the University of Calgary (Alberta) before gaining his PhD from the University of British Columbia. His work focuses on the interface of economic and political geography, business management, and international relations. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a past Vice President, as well as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. His research interests include the geopolitical economy of global energy, with a specific examination of the role of foreign investment in Russia's oil and gas industry, particularly in Sakhalin. He also explores the global energy dilemmas, including the interrelationship between energy security, climate change, and economic globalization, alongside the challenges related to the UK's gas security. He serves as the academic lead for the University's Global Research Priority in Energy and has authored and edited multiple works, including 'Global Energy Dilemmas' (2014) and 'Global Energy: Issues, Potentials and Policy Implications' (2015). Currently, he is involved in a five-year research program on the UK's energy transition in a global context with the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC 4).

Research Interests