I come from an inter-disciplinary background, having obtained a BA in Politics and International Relations (Baku State University), followed by an MA in Mass Communications (University of Leicester), and a PhD in Sociology and Social Policy (University of Leeds). Most recently, I have obtained a Certificate of Higher Education in Philosophy from Birkbeck, University of London. 

I am currently a Research Fellow at the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 years). My academic interests coalesce around questions of morality and ethics and efforts to achieve equity, justice, and fairness in educational contexts. My commitment to promoting education for all finds expression in my work with the Brilliant Club, a charity that supports under-represented students to access and succeed in higher education.