Dr Nahed Ahmed

Dr Nahed Kamal Ahmed is an academic and researcher at the University of Oxford. She holds a PhD in Female Entrepreneurship and Social Capital from York St John University and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) in the United Kingdom.

She has more than 15 years of academic and professional experience in higher education, research and academic leadership across Palestine, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain. Her experience encompasses teaching, research and academic administration, and she has contributed to academic programme development, institutional capacity building, and academic and research collaboration at regional and international levels.

Her research interests include women’s entrepreneurship, social capital, migration and displacement, women’s economic empowerment, and resilience in communities affected by conflict and crisis.

She currently serves as a postgraduate external examiner at Ahlia University in the Kingdom of Bahrain and as an editorial board member and peer reviewer for the Journal of Business and Socio-economic Development. She has also worked as a researcher, lecturer and academic consultant at a number of international educational and research institutions, including the University of Oxford, York St John University, King’s College London, Leeds Trinity University and Midocean University.

Throughout her career, Dr Ahmed has held several leadership positions in higher education, including Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Vice Dean for Planning and Development, Head of the Business Administration Department, Director of the Projects Department, and Director of the Admissions and Registration Department. These roles have enabled her to combine academic expertise with institutional leadership and contribute to the development of higher education in diverse contexts.