Dima Khazem

Dima Khazem is a Lecturer (Teaching) and Programme Leader at the UCL Institute of Education (IOE) since 2024. She leads the new BA Youth, Society and Sustainable Futures program and has extensive teaching experience across six IOE programs since 2015, including Critical Realism, Global Learning, and Education for Sustainability.

• PhD research: Climate change health impacts in Egyptian school curricula
• Current projects: UCL Grand Challenges Climate Crisis funded research on youth understanding of climate-health connections

Education & Qualifications

• MA in Education, Health Promotion and International Development (University of London, 2008)
• BSc in Biology (American University of Beirut, 1985)
• Diploma in Science Education (Institute of Education, 1987)

Research Focus

Her work bridges education, health, and environmental sustainability through three key areas:

1. Climate Change Education: Analyzing health impacts in curricula using critical realism
2. Youth and Sustainable Futures: Developing interdisciplinary approaches for climate justice
3. Education in Conflict Zones: Examining intersections between education and peacebuilding

She maintains active collaborations with institutions in Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, and the UK while emphasizing interdisciplinary research methods.

Scientific Contributions

• Senior Women in Leadership (2024)
• Multiple UCL Student Choice Roll of Honour awards (2023-2025)
• Published in Research in Science Education and International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning

Supervision & Collaboration

Currently supervising one PGR student, with particular interest in:

• Greening higher education curricula
• Climate change education frameworks
• Youth studies in sustainability contexts
• Conflict resolution pedagogies

Active in collaborative projects including:

• Qatar research associate with Professor Dillon
• CPA research DREEM team member
• UCL ChangeMakers project (2020-2021)