Alex Holder has recently joined CEP as a Research Intern. Alex has a background in Chemistry, graduating with an Integrated masters degree in Chemistry from the University of Leeds. More recently she completed an MSc in Environmental Technology at Imperial College London, specialising in Urban Sustainable Environments.
Her thesis was conducted in partnership with the World Energy Council. The work involved developing a framework for a tool to assess the sustainability performance of urban energy systems. During her studies, she delivered a research project on the societal benefits of low pollution activities for Global Action Plan and led the development of a social enterprise project for cleaner cooking fuels in Nairobi.
She also has experience in science publishing, gained whilst working on the editorial team at Springer Nature, as well as experience working on research projects in Higher Education and delivering programs in youth work.
Alex will be working on a number of CEP projects including FORENV and the Biodiversity Net Gain evaluation framework.