Portraits of Racial Diversity
We're striving to create a more diverse and inclusive university. Here we celebrate the achievements of some of our Black, Asian and Other Minority Ethnic staff, students and alumni.
Academic colleagues
Dr Munitta Muthana
'Looking into the future, my main research goal is to drive my team’s discoveries from bench to bedside.'
Professor Aki Tsuchiya
'I am a health economist, but it took me a while to find it. My first undergraduate degree was in law and politics, and then I studied philosophy and ethics.'
Mohammad S. Rajjaque
'My role as a teacher is to enable young people to achieve their full potential and to make them aware the challenges that we have as a society.'
Dr Parveen Ali
Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Dr Huma Zafar
Visiting Academic for Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Department of Psychology.
Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh
Research Associate and postgraduate student in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Professor Kamal Birdi
Professor of Work Psychology at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University Management School and Head of the Institute of Work Psychology.
Dr Munya Dimairo
Research Fellow in Medical Statistics, ScHARR/DTS Clinical Trials Research Unit.
Professor Chee Tan
Head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Professor of Opto-Electronic Sensors.
Professor Karim Hadjri
Chair and Head of the School of Architecture.
Professor Amaka Offiah
Chair in Paediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Radiologist
Dr Tony Williams
Academic and Professional Tutor on the Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology and a Senior Teacher within the School of Education.
Professional Services colleagues
Jesrine Clarke-Darrington
'My role is varied, rewarding and enables me to work with a range of staff and students and contribute to enhancing teaching and learning practice through the use of technology.'
Professor Visakan Kadirkamanathan
'My academic research is focussed on building mathematical and computational dynamic models from data with applications in aircraft engines, healthcare, life science and environmental systems'
Shikun Lin
Postgraduate Research Support Officer in the School of Journalism, Media and Communication.
Fang Zheng
International Student Adviser for the International Student Support team.
Maureen Howard
Teaching Support Manager, Department for Sociological Studies.
Professor Siddharth V. Patwardhan
Professor of Sustainable Chemical and Materials Engineering, and Head of the Green Nanomaterials Research Group, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
Dr Isaiah Durosaiye
Research Associate in the School of Architecture, former Communications Officer for the BAME Staff Network and Department Deputy Director Postgraduate Research.
Betty Anyika
Student Engagement and Development Manager in Residence Life.
Alumni
Cheyenne Polius
'I am using the specialist knowledge from my degree to educate St Lucians about the wonders of space and how space technology can benefit the island'.'
Charles Hamilton
'With the support of my faculty and the city, SheffWHO has attracted people from across the globe to develop innovative solutions for public health challenges.'
Dr Saima Eman CPsychol
Former Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Psychology.
David Kandrac
University graduate with BA (Hons) in Education, Culture and Childhood, and an Independent Roma Consultant and Freelance Interpreter.
Professor Aarti Iyer
Former Professor of Social Psychology at our University and is currently a Social Scientist at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Jade Powell-Thomas
Former BMedSci Health and Human Sciences student.
Dr Afua O Twum-Danso Imoh
'In terms of future plans academically, my aim is to continue to contribute to the development of my field of global childhood studies.'
Paula Ugochukwu
'I want to own my own enterprise where I create, produce and develop videos, content and creative branding for different organisations.'
Professor Michael T Siva-Jothy
Former Professor of Entomology in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences.
Dr Nicholas Liverpool (1934-2015)
Politician and jurist from Dominica who served as the sixth President of Dominica.
Brian Lara
Legendary Trinidadian cricketer and Honorary Graduate of the University of º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½.