Dr Waheed Mughal
A Lecturer in Business Studies Social Researcher Social Policy Consultant/Education Social Influencer Philanthropist/Social Worker
I was raised and educated in a small village in Punjab, Pakistan. I completed my early schooling outdoors, often sitting on rugs on the ground, and began learning the English alphabet only in class six. In the 132-year history of my village school, I am proud to be the first student to earn a PhD from a public university in the UK. My doctoral research was also the first of its kind in Pakistan, focusing on the issue of out-of-school children.
I earned my BA from Government College Lahore and my MA in Economics from Forman Christian College Lahore—then the two most prestigious institutions in Pakistan. I later completed an MSc in International Money, Finance, and Investment at Brunel University London, followed by a PhD in Social and Policy Studies from Loughborough University, UK. I also completed a course in Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies at Harvard Business School, Harvard University.
My journey from an open-air village school to highly regarded UK universities exposed me to diverse education systems, teaching and learning cultures, and social interactions within varied learning communities. These experiences have shaped my understanding of education and equipped me to be an effective teacher and supportive tutor in my academic career.
I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), now known as AdvanceHE, and a member of the British Academy of Management (BAM), the UK’s leading authority in the academic field of management, supporting and representing scholars while engaging with international peers. I am also a member of the Social Policy Association (SPA), the UK’s professional association for lecturers, researchers, students, and practitioners of social policy both nationally and internationally.
I have over ten years of experience teaching business-related subjects and engaging with both domestic and international students in the UK higher education sector. I am committed to providing high-quality learning and support, particularly for students who have benefited least from their previous educational experiences. Through my work, I have developed a deep understanding of the culturally embedded learning needs of diverse students and those from backgrounds of relative educational disadvantage. Most recently, I taught for four years at two affiliated campuses of London Metropolitan University in London.
Earlier in my career, I worked at the National Bank of Pakistan as a Finance Processing Officer. I also supervised a non-formal female literacy project, Voicing of the Poor, funded by the World Bank through the Japanese Social Development Fund and implemented by the Department of Social Welfare, Women Development, and Bait-ul-Mal, Government of Punjab, Pakistan. Through this project, I gained practical experience in social innovation and entrepreneurship within a family-run business context.
More recently, I worked at Brunel University London as a Research Fellow on a project titled SMEs’ Digital Footprints and Their Ethical Implications During the Covid-19 Outbreak and Beyond, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). I also taught Issues and Controversies in International Business to undergraduate students, supervised dissertations, and assessed postgraduate assignments at Brunel Business School. Currently, I am the Course Leader for the MSc in International Business at an affiliated campus of Lincoln Bishop University in London.