Professor Syma Khalid

Professor Syma Khalid was born in Wolverhampton to a family of first-generation immigrants from Northern Pakistan. She was the eldest child and started school without being able to speak a word of English (but being fluent in Punjabi and Urdu). She was educated at a local comprehensive school followed by a girl’s grammar school. Syma read Chemistry at Warwick, followed by a PhD at the same institution. She started her professional academic career in the Department of Chemistry at Southampton. In 2021 she was appointed Professor of Computational Microbiology at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow in Biochemistry at St Anne’s College, Oxford. She is a keen supporter of Liverpool football club and a fan of qawalli music.

There will also be an exhibition on the day of the event  (from 1pm). Entrance by advance ticket only. Razwan Baig will exhibit historic and rare Islamic artefacts from the Baig collection, alongside works from his own practise of calligraphy. To book your tickets for a guided event book via Eventbrite. Click here

The event will be chaired by Professor Adeeba Malik CBE

The lecture this year is in Bradford to coincide with the Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture. 

The event catering is kindly sponsored by My Lahore.