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Kate Cooper

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Honorary Professor of Practice at Harper Adams University
📍 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Kate Cooper is a specialist in societal preparedness and crisis management, serving as an Honorary Professor at Harper Adams University and a Visiting Fellow at Aston University. She founded scenarios. org. uk and was the longtime Executive Director of the Birmingham Food Council. She holds an MSc from Aston University.

Describing herself as a pragmatist rather than a "foodie, " Kate is a community builder focused on systems-level change. She is passionate about making complex scientific and policy issues accessible to the public through creative mediums, believing that engagement is key to building resilience and shaping the future.

Unique fact: Kate commissioned a musical about food crime to communicate the key findings of a formal government report.

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Experience
38 Years
Current Role
Honorary Professor of Practice
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Societal Preparedness
Her work with scenarios. org. uk involves authoring reports on preparing for and navigating major societal shifts, a theme reflected in her recent social media posts.
Food System Resilience
As the former Executive Director of the Birmingham Food Council, her work focused on risks and threats to local and global food supply systems.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Honorary Professor of Practice
Harper Adams University
10-2025
Founder
scenarios.org.uk
9-2020 - 1-2026
Visiting Professional Fellow
Aston Business School
6-2014 - 12-2025
Director
Birmingham Food Council CIC
2011 - 2017
Founder
Science Forward
In the press

Media appearances

Professor named Chair of Red Tractor Beef and Lamb Technical Advisory Committee. Featured in Harper Adams University – News
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Professors launch year with farming conference appearances. Featured in Harper Adams University – Blog
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Education
1984 - 1985
MSc
Aston University
1980 - 1981
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
The Open University
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