Joseph Holden (geographer)

Joseph Holden FRGS FRMetS (born 26 December 1975) is a British physical geographer who specialises in hydrological research, geomorphology and land management. He is Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Leeds.[1]

Joseph Holden
Born (1975-12-26) 26 December 1975
NationalityBritish
Alma materFitzwilliam College, Cambridge (MA)
Durham University (PhD)
AwardsPhilip Leverhulme Prize (2007)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Leeds
ThesisRunoff production in blanket peat covered catchments (2000)
Doctoral advisorTim Burt
Websiteenvironment.leeds.ac.uk/geography/staff/1049/professor-joseph-holden

Biography

Holden was born in Gateshead. He earned his bachelor's degree in geography (later upgraded to Master of Arts) from Cambridge University in 1997, and completed his doctorate at Durham University in 2000.[2]

After finishing his Ph.D. thesis, Holden joined the University of Leeds as a teaching fellow. He became Lecturer in Physical Geography in 2005, Reader/Associate Professor the following year, and was made a professor in Physical Geography in 2007. At the time he was the youngest full Professor in the country.[3]

He was a recipient of the 2007 Philip Leverhulme Prize, and in 2011 was awarded the Gordon Warwick Medal by the British Society for Geomorphology.[4][2]

Holden is one of the programme directors of a UK Research and Innovation project looking into river pollution.[5] As of April 2023, his h-index is 64.[6]

References
  1. "Professor Joseph Holden". School of Geography, University of Leeds. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. Cleaver, John, ed. (November 2013). "Members' News" (PDF). Journal of the Fitzwilliam Society: 74. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  3. "Joe Holden". Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme (iCASP). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. "Philip Leverhulme Prizes 2007" (PDF). Swansea University. The Leverhulme Trust. 2007. p. 4. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. Murugesu, Jason Arunn (2 April 2023). "How the UK's rivers are being overlooked and why we need to fix them". New Scientist. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  6. "Joseph Holden". Google Scholar. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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