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Dr Bilal Nazir

Lecturer

Bilal is a Lecturer in Education at the Carnegie School of Education. His area of expertise is in race and education with a special interest in vocational education policy and practice.

Bilal began his career in education as a Business Studies teacher in further education before entering education research in 2014. He undertook his doctorate studies at the University of Huddersfield researching ethnic minority students as they transitioned from further to higher education. His research focused on vocational policy and practice in both further and higher education, exploring the phenomenon of academic drift and its impact on ethnic minority students, particularly in relation to the ethnic awarding gap.

Currently, Bilal is a Lecturer in Education at the Carnegie School of Education, leading a range of modules within the interdisciplinary department, which includes Race, Education, and Life Chances, What is Education? and Comparative Studies in Global Education, amongst others.

Current Teaching

Race, Education, and Life Chances
What is Education?
Comparative Studies in Global Education
Personal, Professional, and Academic Development
Introduction to Education Philosophy
Introduction to Education Research
Introduction to Learning and Development

Research Interests

Bilal's research interests are in race and education, and vocational policy and practice, focusing mostly on the pedagogical and assessment approaches adopted by higher education institutions, and their impact on ethnic minority students.