Laura Holliday’s biography
- 2024 to present: Hydrogeologist, British Geological Survey
- 2020 to 2024: Hydrogeologist, Groundwater Relief
- 2018 to 2021: MSc Hydrogeology (part-time), University of Strathclyde
- 2017 to 2018: Laboratory Demonstrator, University of Glasgow
- 2016 to 2016: Assistant Surveyor, Atlantic Geomatics
- 2014 to 2018: BSc Earth Science, University of Glasgow
Current projects
- Developing a Groundwater Governance Tool for West Africa – Develop a tool that will enable government agencies to establish a tailored governance system for sustaining the socioeconomic benefits of their groundwater resources
- Developing a Groundwater Decision Support Tool for Africa – Develop a GIS-based tool that will support decision-making for groundwater development and investment across Africa at multiple scales, from continental to sub-national
- Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) – Designing groundwater infrastructure to facilitate the hydrological science and innovation to make the UK more adaptable and resilient to floods and droughts
- Hydrogeological Typologies of Lagos State, Nigeria – Provide a summary of the groundwater system of Lagos State, highlighting recommendations to address key knowledge gaps to support the future development of groundwater resources, and the necessary associated policy frameworks, as part of a wider strategy for resilient water supply in Lagos.
- Water security in developing countries
- Development and management of groundwater resources
- Emergency groundwater supply interventions
- Hydrogeophysics, particularly ERT
- Fellow of the Geological Society of London