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Professor Nadia Siddiqui is a Professor in the School of Education at Durham University, with affiliations at the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing. She leads projects on education equity, poverty impacts, and program evaluations in the UK, Pakistan, and India. Her research uses large-scale datasets like the National Pupil Database and ASER to inform policy.
Her work includes over 300 publications, four books, and grants from the British Academy, ESRC, and others. Notable achievements include the BERA 2023 award for her book Making Schools Better for Disadvantaged Students and inclusion in UPSIGN’s 75 Notable British Pakistani Academics. She advises government bodies and organizations such as the Early Intervention Foundation and the Nuffield Foundation.
Research interests focus on school improvement, non-cognitive outcomes (e.g., Philosophy for Children programs), and breaking cycles of poverty through education. Current projects assess early childhood education in Pakistan and India, and the role of schools in shaping fair societies.
- Recent articles analyze ethnic disparities in schools, teacher recruitment, and interventions for disadvantaged students.
- Awards include BERA’s Landmark Study recognition and UK government invitations for policy contributions.
As a mentor, she supervises doctoral students in rigorous, large-scale studies. Her grants fund evaluations of education policies and programs, with findings influencing BBC radio discussions and policy reports on fair admissions and school effectiveness.
She co-leads the Durham University Evidence Centre for Education and collaborates internationally on capacity-building for early-career researchers.
