Hadia

Tutor, Oxbridge Applications, Mentor (PhD)

With extensive teaching experience across several countries, Hadia has worked with students from diverse pedagogical, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. A graduate of a School of Pharmacy and holder of a PhD in Chemistry, Hadia specialises in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Design, and related life sciences, while also teaching widely across Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

In the UK, Hadia has taught at leading institutions including Oxford, Cambridge, and UCL, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her consistently excellent teaching evaluations led to recognition as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Internationally, she has served as an Assistant Professor, designing and delivering courses that integrate lectures, tutorials, practical classes, and assessment methods.

In addition to her subject expertise, Hadia is a native Arabic speaker and offers tuition in Arabic at all levels. Her interactive teaching style draws on problem-based and game-based methods to engage learners and build confidence.

She is passionate about supporting students at all stages, from GCSE and A-level Chemistry through to postgraduate research. Her guidance includes dissertation and thesis support (literature reviews, methodology, questionnaire design, and systematic reviews), as well as mentoring for Oxbridge and UK university applications, personal statements, and academic writing. Alongside teaching, Hadia is an active reviewer for international Chemistry journals and provides proofreading and feedback for research proposals and dissertations.