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Personal profile
Biography
Water is our most precious natural resource and critical to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). I am a hydrologist, and my research interests lie in the field of environmental monitoring and modelling with a particular interest in the application of novel technologies and analysis approaches. My work focuses on understanding how our freshwater environments function and how they respond to different drivers of change (land-use, climatic) and pressures (pollution, abstraction). I am an associate member of the Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science.
Research
My interdisciplinary research is interested in providing critical understanding about how our freshwater environments and their associated ecosystems, can be managed to deliver the many, and sometimes conflicting, ecosystem services and functions needed by society.
Pollution is a significant threat to our freshwater environments. My research is focused on understanding and quantifying pollution risk and impacts, considering known and emergent pollutants and how pollution can be prevented and mitigated. I am also interested to understand the vulnerabilities of the Scottish freshwater resources to hydrological extremes (droughts/floods) and how these events impact freshwater quality, ecosystem function, and service provision (drinking water/key industries). I am interested in topics such as drinking water security, and how this links to the One Health agenda. My historic research has also looked at the role of in situ high-frequency hydrochemical monitoring, in developing new understanding of catchment biogeochemical processing and the role of instream processes. I am also interested in how the new process understanding gained from this work, can be used to inform and improve the development and implementation of effective water quality legislation.
I am interested in collaborations and/or postgraduate projects relating, but not limited, to the following topics:
- Controls on freshwater quality
- Role of legislation in addressing freshwater pollution
- Emergent contaminants within the freshwater environment
- Drinking water security
- Influence of drought on freshwater ecosystems
- Understanding climate driven land-use change impacts on freshwater ecosystems
- Public communication on sustainable water use and water scarcity
Current postgraduate students:
- Sayali Pawar (PhD). HydroNation Scholar. Future-proofing Scotland’s water security: delivering safe and resilient water supplies
- Emrah Acaroz (PhD). The significance of hydromorphological alteration to aquatic ecosystem function in lakes
Research Projects:
- 2020 - 2021: GCRF project - Tackling water security-health connections in rural Malawi
- 2020 - 2021: CREW project - Scoping the Development of a Model to Estimate Phosphorus (P) Loads to Water from Septic Tanks
- 2017 - 2019: Scottish Government Funded - River Health Project, Ramganga, India
- 2012 – 2016: NERC Macronutrients project Turf2Surf
- 2014 – 2016: DEFRA Developing more effective models for managing water from the local to the national scale from a risk and pollution perspective (LM0308)
- 2014: DEFRA Understanding the implications of climate change on the quality condition of water environment in the UK (WT1540)
- 2010 – 2014: EU FP7 project REFRESH
- 2009 – 2012: EPSRC Novel technologies for in situ environmental monitoring: linking sensor development to improved pollutant transport models
Teaching
Module Lead:
- EV21001 - Management and Monitoring
- EV22002 - Mechanisms and Measurements
- GE32021 - Data Handling and Statistics
Module Contributor:
- EV11001 - The Physical Environment
- EV12002 - Environments for Life
- GE22003 - Geography Field Course (UK)
- GE31019 - Research Methods in Human Geography
- GE31004 - Hydrology and Water Resources
- GE41007 - Advance Hydrology and Water Resources
- GE52024 - Applied GIS and Geospatial Data Analysis
- GE52033 - Climate Change: Processes and Impacts
Environmental Science Tutor:
- Second Year
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PGCert THE, Associate Fellow status of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
Award Date: 23 May 2018
Doctor of Science, New insights into catchment biogeochemical processing gained from high-frequency water quality data, University of Reading
27 Sept 2009 → 28 Nov 2012
Award Date: 28 Nov 2012
Master in Science, MSc Environmental Monitoring Modelling and Management (Distinction), King's College London
Sept 2006 → Sept 2007
Award Date: 28 Sept 2007
Bachelor of Science, BSc Geography and Mathematics, University of St Andrews
Sept 2002 → Jun 2006
Award Date: 22 Jun 2006
External positions
Associate
1 Jan 2021 → …
Climate Action Team
Mar 2020 → …
Editorial Board Member
2020 → …
Keywords
- GE Environmental Sciences
- Water Resources
- Water Quality
- Hydrology
- Water Resource Management
- Hydrochemcial Modelling
- Catchment Management
- Drinking Water
- Water Scarcity
- Drought
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Tackling Water Security-health connections In Rural Malawi: Fluoride-fluorosis Assessment Extension (with Fishermans Rest)
Geddes, A., Halliday, S. & Mossey, P.
1/04/22 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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What does the future hold? Using Standardised Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) to project drought in Scotland
Pawar, S., Halliday, S., Glendell, M. & Pol, P. O., 27 May 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) EGU General Assembly 2022. European Geosciences Union, 2 p. EGU22-3707Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Land Use Change to Reduce Freshwater Nitrogen and Phosphorus will Be Effective Even with Projected Climate Change
Wade, A. J., Skeffington, R. A., Couture, R-M., Lampa, M. E., Groot, S., Halliday, S. J., Harezlak, V., Hejzlar, J., Jackson-Blake, L. A., Lepistö, A., Papastergiadou, E., Riera, J., Rankinen, K., Shahgedanova, M., Trolle, D., Whitehead, P., Psaltopoulos, D. & Skuras, D., 6 Mar 2022, In: Water. 14, 5, 829.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing a probabilistic risk model to estimate phosphorus, nitrogen and microbial pollution to water from septic tanks
Halliday, S. J., Glendell, M., Gagkas, Z. & Richards, S., 8 Jun 2021, https://www.crew.ac.uk/sites/www.crew.ac.uk/files/publication/CRW2018_12_Septic_Tank_Modelling_Report_FINAL.pdf: Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW) Facilitation Team, James Hutton Institute. 39 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Reflections on collaboration and capacity-building for sustainable groundwater quality monitoring in rural Malawi
Halliday, S. J., Gomo, F., Geddes, A., Chichlowska, S. & Chichlowski, W., 2022, p. EGU22-12846.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Modelling the risk of water pollution impacts on ecosystem services in the Ramganga Basin, India
Glendell, M., Helliwell, R., Hutton, C., Gimona, A., Akoumianaki, I., Halliday, S. & Allan, A., 2019, p. 2.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Datasets
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Hourly physical and nutrient monitoring data for the River Enborne, Berkshire (2009-2012)
Halliday, S. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 17 Feb 2015
DOI: doi:10.5285/11d712e0-7456-4ea9-8af8-fe81a666e91b
Dataset
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Hourly physical and nutrient monitoring data for The Cut, Berkshire (2010-2012)
Bowes, M. (Creator) & Halliday, S. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 7 Feb 2015
DOI: doi:10.5285/abe4dd7c-a340-4595-a57f-8c1446ff7656
Dataset
Prizes
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DUSA Student-Led Teaching Award Winner
Halliday, Sarah (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Accelerated Advancement Award (University of Dundee)
Halliday, Sarah (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other distinction
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Activities
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Festival of the Future 2021 - COP26 Series -Launch Event/Water
Sarah Halliday (Host), John Rowan (Presenter), Caroline Clason (Presenter), Nandan Mukherjee (Presenter), Andrew Black (Presenter), Andrew Allan (Chair), Emma Preston (Organiser) & Jon Urch (Host)
7 Oct 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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EGU General assembly 2022
Sarah Halliday (Member of programme committee)
2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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British Hydrological Society 14th National Symposium
Sayali Pawar (Speaker), Sarah Halliday (Contributor), Miriam Glendell (Contributor) & Paola Ovando Pol (Contributor)
13 Sept 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Scottsh Freshwater Group (SFG) 106th Spring Meeting - nforming practical action to address the impacts of climate change on freshwaters in Scotland
Sarah Halliday (Chair) & Rachel Helliwell (Chair)
21 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Primary 4 Careers Talk on being an Environmental Scientist
Sarah Halliday (Member)
6 Sept 2022Activity: Other activity types › Schools engagement
Press/Media
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Press coverage of Festival of the Future COP26 Series
4/10/21 → 5/11/21
7 items of Media coverage, 5 Media contributions
Press/Media: Research
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Dundee experts issue grim warnings as heatwave hits Scotland
18/07/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Should I be worried about water shortage after River Tay ‘scarcity’ alert?
15/06/22
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Research