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 photographed in Weston Park.](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2022-07/IMG_8766%20%281%29%20%281%29.jpg?h=d3579f05&itok=oHtPcA7B)
Dr Munitta Muthana
'Looking into the future, my main research goal is to drive my team’s discoveries from bench to bedside.'
![Aki Tsuchiya profile](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2023-09/IMG_1106.JPG.jpg?itok=9fFdWdOP)
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.'
![A photo of Mohammad S. Rajjaque - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Mohammad-1000x500.jpg?h=a7ed5366&itok=IQ6cXJzC)
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.'
![A photo of Dr Parveen Ali in front of a brick wall - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/parveen-ali-1000x500.jpg?h=92a4fd27&itok=JZeuzMe9)
Dr Parveen Ali
Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
![A photo of Dr Huma Zafar - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Huma-1000x500.jpg?h=ad5cb1f1&itok=2DVp4sru)
Dr Huma Zafar
Visiting Academic for Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Department of Psychology.
![A photo of Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh sat on a bench](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/stephanie-1000x500.jpg?h=2f3b0bdd&itok=a0FO-jWr)
Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh
Research Associate and postgraduate student in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
![A phot of Dr Kamal Birdi leaning agaisnt a glass window - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Kamal-1000x500.jpg?h=8d07908c&itok=h7dIz5qe)
Professor Kamal Birdi
Professor of Work Psychology at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University Management School and Head of the Institute of Work Psychology.
![A photo of Dr Munya Dimairo leaning agaisnt a window - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/munya-1000x500.jpg?h=2f3b0bdd&itok=vdwHgITA)
Dr Munya Dimairo
Research Fellow in Medical Statistics, ScHARR/DTS Clinical Trials Research Unit.
![A photo of Professor Chee Tan in a computer lab - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Chee-Tan-1000x500.jpg?h=e6d9e7fc&itok=AnJZfcbi)
Professor Chee Tan
Head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Professor of Opto-Electronic Sensors.
![A photo of Professor Karim Hadjri stood in front of architectural drawings - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Karim-1000x500.jpg?h=c9971700&itok=tbfD7Juk)
Professor Karim Hadjri
Chair and Head of the School of Architecture.
![A photo of Professor Amaka Offiah - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Amaka-full.jpg?h=a8de549b&itok=JLLpYSQF)
Professor Amaka Offiah
Chair in Paediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Radiologist
![EDU - Tony Williams](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-02/Tony-full.jpg?h=51d86e09&itok=QG9Ve3qs)
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
![A photo of Jesrine Clarke-Darrington stood outside the Students' Union - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Jesrine-full.jpg?h=07b1b1a2&itok=R9-bGp9v)
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.'
![A photo of Professor Visakan Kadirkamanathan in The Diamond - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Visakan-1000x500.jpg?h=a48d9189&itok=NKhKePqD)
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'
![Photo of a person in a park](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2021-10/BO4A7986.jpg?h=d6e3300d&itok=7adfOfqc)
Shikun Lin
Postgraduate Research Support Officer in the School of Journalism, Media and Communication.
![A photo of Fang Zheng in front of the Students' Union - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/fang-1000x700.jpg?h=742b1c76&itok=ajpAxMJD)
Fang Zheng
International Student Adviser for the International Student Support team.
![A photo of Maureen Howard in Firth Court - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/maureen-1000x500.jpg?h=3a9f79aa&itok=W7af8HSo)
Maureen Howard
Teaching Support Manager, Department for Sociological Studies.
![Professor Siddharth Patwardhan](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2019-02/S%20Patwardhan%2C%20.JPG.jpg?itok=xS_Jc8_G)
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.
![A photo of Dr Isaiah Durosaiye - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Isaiah-full.jpg?h=1f6f6312&itok=0eW-f5eg)
Dr Isaiah Durosaiye
Research Associate in the School of Architecture, former Communications Officer for the BAME Staff Network and Department Deputy Director Postgraduate Research.
![A photo of Betty Anyika - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Betty-full.jpg?h=a8de549b&itok=g5lRCYww)
Betty Anyika
Student Engagement and Development Manager in Residence Life.
Alumni
![A photo of Cheyenne Polius - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Chayenne-1000x500.jpg?h=e6d9e7fc&itok=Jh3JhR__)
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'.'
![A photo of Charles Hamilton - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Charles-Hamilton-1000x500.jpg?h=e6d9e7fc&itok=kRMMGKAA)
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.'
![Saima Eman](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2022-10/News%20stories%20-%202022-10-13T102146.191.png.jpg?itok=P3oyKWqW)
Dr Saima Eman CPsychol
Former Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Psychology.
![Photo of man in a park](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2021-10/BO4A7763.jpg?h=66f3ae2b&itok=YFPqvZzD)
David Kandrac
University graduate with BA (Hons) in Education, Culture and Childhood, and an Independent Roma Consultant and Freelance Interpreter.
![A photo of Dr Aarti Iyer outside Firth Court - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Aarti-1000x500.jpg?h=c9971700&itok=G-neDRUH)
Professor Aarti Iyer
Former Professor of Social Psychology at our University and is currently a Social Scientist at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
![A photo of Jade Powell-Thomas at their graduation - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Jade-1000x500.jpg?h=67889803&itok=GiyZ_cRo)
Jade Powell-Thomas
Former BMedSci Health and Human Sciences student.
![A photo of Dr Afua O Twum-Danso Imoh - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Afua-full.jpg?h=a8de549b&itok=RPK7zdtX)
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.'
![A photo of Paula Ugochukwu in a recording studio - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Paula-full.jpg?h=b986189b&itok=q2YH2wt3)
Paula Ugochukwu
'I want to own my own enterprise where I create, produce and develop videos, content and creative branding for different organisations.'
![A photo of Professor Michael T Siva-Jothy in a laboratory - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Mike-full.jpg?h=1f6f6312&itok=9oUVxkfS)
Professor Michael T Siva-Jothy
Former Professor of Entomology in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences.
![Dr Nicholas Liverpool in their graduation robes - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/NicholasLiverpool.jpg?h=19aa3ddf&itok=XGQdRgn7)
Dr Nicholas Liverpool (1934-2015)
Politician and jurist from Dominica who served as the sixth President of Dominica.
![A photo of Brian Lara at their graduation ceremony - image](http://cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2020-06/Brian.jpg?h=07a5e8dc&itok=SgWPxicE)
Brian Lara
Legendary Trinidadian cricketer and Honorary Graduate of the University of º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½.