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Working with the community

The School of Management has an open door policy when supporting our local communities. The vision is to enrich people's lives in Bradford and surrounding areas by providing accessible learning opportunities to our local community. We work with Bradford charities, community groups, faith groups, voluntary organisations and parents' groups and organisations to help deliver this.

Our community programmes act as a facilitator for delivering our work to the community and providing opportunities for all. Our Faculty Community Fellows help to support our engagement by working with students and staff in community.

Faculty Community Fellows

Our Faculty Community Fellows are ambassadors for the passion we have for the local community. They play a role in inspiring our students and staff, engaging within the community and supporting the development of the City and University.

Working with faculty members they help to develop sustainable collaborations with the local community (non-profit, local government, businesses, etc) aiming for mutually beneficial outcomes. They aim to educate and inspire the local community about the work undertaken at the University of Bradford with a focus on the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences and the business and community engagement team.

Nigel Greenwood

Faculty Community Fellow

Nigel Greenwood

Nigel is a former Head of Channel Management and Head Of Customer Loyalty for the Financial Services Division of HBOS where he first discovered customer journey mapping. In 2014 he launched Simply Customer Ltd to bring the benefits of journey mapping and customer experience improvement to SMEs.

Having worked with the University on an innovation project, and being an active member of the School of Management’s KTN, Nigel understands not only how the University can help local businesses, but also how local businesses can help the University!

As a Community Fellow, his focus is on bringing local businesses and the University closer together to learn and help each other.
Nigel Greenwood

Faculty Community Fellow

Dr Ruby Bhatti OBE DL

Faculty Community Fellow

Dr Ruby Bhatti OBE DL

Ruby is a highly successful Solicitor with over 27 years’ experience in the legal field. She has over 25 years ‘ experience both in public and private sectors as a Non-Executive Director and also has various Chair positions in the community.

As a Faculty Community Fellow she feels she is able to play an important role to inspire, motivate and present opportunities for students and staff to engage with the community which will strengthen and connect the community, the University and the City of Bradford.

Her aspiration is to work in collaboration with both staff and students to promote engagement with different stakeholders within the community. This will give opportunities for students within the faculty to further their employability and gain invaluable skillsets to become successful and confident in their chosen career paths, whilst engaging in higher education.

Contact

Email
R.K.Bhatti@bradford.ac.uk
Dr Ruby Bhatti OBE DL

Faculty Community Fellow

Aamnah Rahman

Faculty Community Fellow

Aamnah Rahman

Aamnah Rahman works as a Research Fellow (Community Engagement) at the Bradford Institute for Health Research. In one of her previous roles she worked as an Access and Widening Participation Officer at the University of Bradford so strongly connected to understand the needs of the community and positioning this within the university.

She has many years of experience of working with communities through her roles within the NHS, education, community and voluntary sectors and realises the importance of building rapport and trusting relationships with communities for the long term.

As a Faculty Community Fellow Aamnah sees her role will avail opportunities for the community, organisations and business, current university staff and students to work more collaboratively to create a 'Community University' which will be a great asset for the city. She sees this working two ways; the university will benefit by recruiting and harnessing the talents that are out in the community and in return the community will have a well equipped and skilled workforce to meet the demands of the city.

Contact

Email
a.rahman26@bradford.ac.uk
Aamnah Rahman

Faculty Community Fellow

Fereshteh Fallah

Faculty Community Fellow

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After completion of my studies in Nursing (BSc), health visiting (BSc), Health promotion and Health Education (MSc), as well as PhD in management of air pollution and its differential impact on different socio-economic group, I started working on various health related topics in UK.  I have also been engaged in teaching and mentoring students at various levels.

I have experience of working with Dementia, Alzheimer, Mental health as well as cancer research in a professional and voluntary capacities within the community.

I have contributed and taken part in a number of international conferences and workshops both in UK and overseas.

Contact

Email
f.fallah2@bradford.ac.uk
Professional Photo of Fereshteh Fallah

Faculty Community Fellow

Tim Rogers

Faculty Community Fellow

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Tim has worked in the technology and space sectors globally for over 15 years'. With a focus on providing digital transformation operations and adapting user experiences. Tim has worked with artificial intelligence and data analytics strategies to further enrich the understanding and productivity of local and regional communities.
Since childhood Tim has held a strong passion for space exploration and the understanding of our universe. He has channelled this passion into his work and now holds roles as a STEM Ambassador and sits on various technology boards across the Leeds City Region.
As a community fellow Tim is passionate about helping start-ups, particularly female led tech companies that provide a social value to diverse communities. Using his network and experience in the tech and space sectors as well as the university he is wanting to bring new spin outs into the local economy, strengthening Bradford's ambition to become the UKs best place for entrepreneurship. 

Contact

Email
t.rogers2@bradford.ac.uk
Professional Photo of Tim Rogers

Faculty Community Fellow

Dr Mohammed Iqbal

Faculty Community Fellow

Dr Mohammed Iqbal

Dr Mohammed Iqbal is a retired Healthcare Manager who has worked for some of the biggest global pharmaceutical companies over the last 35 years, including Novartis and AstraZeneca and has served as a Non-Executive Director on a variety of NHS organisations in the Bradford District over the last 15 years and is a member of the University of Bradford Council.

Mohammed takes a deep interest in current affairs and follow social, cultural and political developments locally, nationally and internationally very closely and belongs to a dynamic global religious community, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He has contributed widely to many of the Community’s innovative projects and initiatives locally and nationally.

As a passionate ‘Bradfordian’ and UK citizen Mohammed is keen to play an active role in addressing the challenges that face the City and the Country. A strong believer in leading by example and that the best route to organisational success is through collaborative working and empowering individuals to excel. On that note Mohammed feels that the University is one of Bradford’s strongest institutions and plays a key role in giving Bradford recognition and respect on a national and international platform.

As a Community Fellow Mohammed wants to ensure that he can provide all the support and direction to University colleagues which will help the University to meet the many challenges it faces. He is keen to see the University play a leading role in the social and economic regeneration initiatives across Bradford and the Yorkshire Region and deeply committed to building bridges between different cultures and faith groups within the city and across the world, using the expertise within the University to make Bradford a ‘Model City’ for the UK and the world.
Dr Mohammed Iqbal

Faculty Community Fellow

Supporting West Yorkshire Scouts

Over a number of years Elaine Dean (Business Engagement Manager) and David Spicer (Director of Business Engagement) have had a close personal relationship with the West Yorkshire Scouts. This has developed into them collaborating with the scouts to offer support for events over the last 2 years to help the scouts to continue to deliver their ethos to local communities and young people.

The relationship was built around the University vision for inclusion, community impact and the aim of preparing young people for life - something that Ian Womersley (West Yorkshire Scouts Commissioner) believed matched up perfectly with the Scouting strategy and vision. The relationship aimed to provide unique and interesting skills for life for young people within the scouts.

There was also a shared vision to improve local communities by helping to create greater integration no matter faith, background, race or abilities. In return the University continues to showcase to young people across scouting that University life and further education has strong advantages.

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I always enjoy working with academia as it really gives you a different perspective and makes you consider the bigger picture. The University team have have been so welcoming, enthusiastic and supportive throughout the relationship.

Ian Womersley, West Yorkshire Scouts Commisioner

Shared passion for local communities

Early on the University and Scouts found it difficult to identify real tangible opportunities but a continued belief of it being the right thing to do drove the collaboration forward. This shared passion has since bloomed in the last couple of years and both parties know that there is a bright future for the collaboration with more big ideas and plans being developed.

The University has offered support in delivering Badge Days to young people within the scouts with staff, students and lecturers all being involved in delivering the events on the City Campus. The latest international badge day was fully booked within 24 hours which Ian believes showcases the quality of the offerings from the relationship.

After the pandemic the University hosted the West Yorkshire Scout conference which provided a great kick start to the Scouts after the post pandemic world. The conference included sessions to help volunteers develop the skills required to provide the best futures for the young people within the scouts. 

Ian has also seen an environmental impact for the scouts as they continue to reduce their carbon footprint. This helps the scouts to focus and deliver on their vision of protecting the planet.

In the future the team hope to continue the development of on campus events and Scout activity support with an extended reach within the local community.

Community Career Booster Programme

Community Career Booster offers access to 1 to 2 day courses which are available at zero cost. Upon completion of the course each participant will receive a University of Bradford Certificate of Learning.

We have previously delivered courses including SAS, Amazon Cloud, SAGE 50, Microsoft Office and mental-health and wellbeing which have been supported, endorsed and delivered by our partners and academics.

Lecturer delivering Knowledge Transfer Network Session

Join our community support programme

If you share a passion for the city of Bradford then you can get involved in shaping and influencing the work we do. You can email us to register your interest in supporting the local community in collaboration with the University of Bradford

bace@bradford.ac.uk