Staff profile

Aisha Naz Ansari graduated from Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) in 2023 with an MPhil in Education. Prior to that, she completed her B.Ed (Hons.) at Sukkur IBA University in 2020, receiving a Gold Medal.

Between 2023 and 2025, Aisha worked as a Research and Teaching Associate at AKU-IED, contributing to large-scale studies, systematic reviews, and co-teaching three graduate courses. She subsequently served as a Research Specialist at AKU-IED, working on two large-scale studies and additional systematic reviews. In parallel, she has contributed to the Evidence Synthesis Infrastructure Collaboration (ESIC) as a working group member. Recently, she was recognised as an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK.

She has published over 30 research articles, systematic reviews, and research blogs in both national and international journals and prestigious forums. Her research interests include systematic reviews, teacher education, educational technology, public-private partnerships, and classroom teaching and learning.

Aisha is currently a PhD student at the School of Education, Durham University, United Kingdom, under the NINE DTP Scholarship.

• Teacher Education
• Educational Technology
• Classroom Teaching Practices
• Student Learning Assessment
• Socio-emotional Learning
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Evidence Synthesis

• 2025: Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy (Advance HE UK):
• 2020: Gold Medal: I was awarded with Gold Medal by securing top CGPA in my Undergrade (B.Ed Hons) at Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan.