Higher Purpose

By Siraj Shaikh

Are you an aspiring student, wanting to get into higher education? Or a professional wanting to further your professional development? Or a parent concerned about university education for your children? "Higher Purpose" aims to raise debate and discussion on issues and challenges faced by minority communities around higher education in the UK and beyond, including degree choices, campus culture, access and accommodation, and personal journeys. We aim to discover role models and mentors, overcome barriers, raise aspirations and explore opportunities to build on.

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Higher Purpose - Jawwad Darr

Higher PurposeNov 11, 2022

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Higher Purpose - Kashif Siddiq

Episode 38. Siraj Shaikh with Kashif Siddiq (Oxford RF)

Sep 25, 202342:51

Higher Purpose - Furrkh Aslam

Episode 37. Siraj Shaikh with Furrkh Aslam (Coventry University)

Sep 06, 202346:02

Higher Purpose - Ghulam Ali Shair

Episode 36. Siraj Shaikh with Ghulam Ali Shair (University of Warwick)

Aug 25, 202342:28

Higher Purpose - Mohammed Jakhara

Episode 35. Siraj Shaikh with Mohammed Jakhara (Newman University Birmingham)

Aug 15, 202342:30

Higher Purpose - Ash Ahmad

Episode 34. Siraj Shaikh with Ash Ahmad (Changing Mindsets)

Jun 25, 202350:32

Higher Purpose - Uthman Ali

Episode 33. Siraj Shaikh with Uthman Ali (The University of Law and University of Birmingham)

Jun 19, 202356:57

Higher Purpose - Asma Patel

Episode 32. Siraj Shaikh with Asma Patel (Aston University)

Jun 07, 202345:39

Higher Purpose - Raghib Ali OBE

Episode 31. Siraj Shaikh with Raghib Ali OBE (Cambridge University)

Jun 06, 202349:41

Higher Purpose - Muhammad Azmat

Episode 30. Siraj Shaikh with Muhammad Azmat (Aston University)

May 30, 202348:21

Higher Purpose - Fawaz Aslam-Pervez

Episode 29. Siraj Shaikh with Fawaz Aslam-Pervez (University of Oxford)

May 17, 202337:25

Higher Purpose - Mahrukh Shameem

Episode 28. Siraj Shaikh with Mahrukh Shameem (University of Sheffield)

May 04, 202354:58

Higher Purpose - Zahid Parvez

Episode 27. Siraj Shaikh with Zahid Parvez (Markfield Institute of Higher Education)

Apr 23, 202341:18

Higher Purpose - Sarah Junaid

Episode 26. Siraj Shaikh with Sarah Junaid (Aston University)

Apr 23, 202350:56

Higher Purpose - Alnarjes Harba

Episode 25. Siraj Shaikh with Alnarjes Harba (St George's, University of London)

Apr 18, 202350:53

Higher Purpose - Claire Lucas

Episode 24. Siraj Shaikh with Claire Lucas (King's College London)

Mar 16, 202355:34

Higher Purpose - Zain Sardar

Episode 23. Siraj Shaikh with Zain Sardar (The Aziz Foundation)

Mar 07, 202351:00

Higher Purpose - Luqman Ali

Episode 22. Siraj Shaikh with Luqman Ali (Khayaal Theatre Company)

Mar 02, 202348:08

Higher Purpose - Huda Ahmed

Episode 21. Siraj Shaikh with Huda Ahmed (University of Manchester)

Feb 22, 202351:51

Higher Purpose - Yunus Jabalpurwala

Episode 20. Siraj Shaikh with Yunus Jabalpurwala (Honda R&D Europe/Coventry University)

Feb 16, 202345:49

Higher Purpose - Atif Syed

Episode 19. Siraj Shaikh with Atif Syed (Wootzano/University of Edinburgh)

Feb 06, 202352:02

Higher Purpose - Omar Alkadri

Episode 18. Siraj Shaikh with Omar Alkadri (Birmingham City University)

Feb 01, 202352:52

Higher Purpose - Madiha Sajid (Follow-On)

Episode 17. Siraj Shaikh with Madiha Sajid (Imperial College London)

Jan 25, 202348:07

Higher Purpose - Madiha Sajid

Episode 16. Siraj Shaikh with Madiha Sajid (Imperial College London)

Jan 10, 202347:51

Higher Purpose - Samana Khimji

Episode 15. Siraj Shaikh with Samana Khimji (JLR/University of Warwick)

Jan 05, 202351:38

Higher Purpose - Jamal Uddin

Episode 14. Siraj Shaikh with Jamal Uddin (University of Birmingham)

Dec 29, 202251:20

Higher Purpose - Imran Zawwar and Syed Yaqzan

Episode 13. Siraj Shaikh with Imran Zawwar and Syed Yaqzan (Cranfield University)

Dec 21, 202252:16

Higher Purpose - Imran Zawwar

Episode 12. Siraj Shaikh with Imran Zawwar (Cranfield University)

Dec 13, 202253:06

Higher Purpose - Hasina Begum

Episode 11. Siraj Shaikh with Hasina Begum (University of Warwick)

Dec 07, 202247:10

Higher Purpose - Ali Shah and Sarah Shah

Episode 10. Siraj Shaikh with Ali Shah (University of Southampton) and Sarah Shah (Aston University)

Nov 15, 202251:32

Higher Purpose - Jawwad Darr

Episode 9. Siraj Shaikh with Jawwad Darr (University College London (UCL))

Nov 11, 202253:10

Higher Purpose - Khaled Oozeer and Babar Haq (Future Focus)

Episode 8. Siraj Shaikh with Khaled Oozeer and Babar Haq (www.futurefocus.pro)

Oct 29, 202251:52

Higher Purpose - Khaled Oozeer and Babar Haq

Episode 7. Siraj Shaikh with Khaled Oozeer (Imperial College London) and Babar Haq (University of Oxford)

Oct 29, 202251:53

Higher Purpose - Hafza Iqbal

Episode 6. Siraj Shaikh with Hafza Iqbal (Coventry University)

Oct 19, 202251:53

Higher Purpose - Aisha Janki Akinola

Episode 5. Siraj Shaikh with Aisha Janki Akinola (University of Edinburgh)

Oct 19, 202248:27

Higher Purpose - Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (Follow-On)

Episode 4. Siraj Shaikh with Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (Coventry University) (Follow-On)

Oct 17, 202248:42

Higher Purpose - Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor

Episode 3. Siraj Shaikh with Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (Coventry University)

Oct 14, 202251:53

Higher Purpose - Ajmal Hussain

Episode 2. Siraj Shaikh with Ajmal Hussain (University of Warwick)

Oct 06, 202254:31

Higher Purpose - Siraj Shaikh

Episode 1. Ibrar Khan with Siraj Shaikh (Swansea University)

Oct 05, 202250:11