Tamella Abdiyeva

email: 2830809A@student.gla.ac.uk

email: Tamella.Abdiyeva@glasgow.ac.uk 

Research title: The impact of displacement on the educational aspirations of Azerbaijani internally displaced women to pursue higher education

Research Summary

Thesis title: The impact of displacement on the educational aspirations of internally displaced women to pursue higher education in Azerbaijan


My study aims to understand the displacement journey of Azerbaijani women and explore their experiences and aspirations in pursuit of higher education in a post-conflict society.

Publications

Translation:

  1.  "Fiesta" (novel) by Ernest Hemingway, Baku Book Club LLC;
  2.  "Anna Liza and the Happy Practice" by Eoin Colfer, TEAS Press;
  3.  "Painted Veil" (novel) by Somerset Moem, PAN Publishing House.

Supervisors

External supervisors

Dr.Yulia Nesterova

Dr. Maria Grazia Imperiale 

Conferences

Abdiyeva, T. (2023) Exploring the Representation of Rural School Graduates in Higher Education in Azerbaijan. Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) (Oral Presentation), 22-24 November 2023, Edinburgh.

Abdiyeva, T. (2024) The Barriers to Higher Education in Azerbaijan prisons: Connections between the Constitution, laws, and practice. Montreal International Conference for Education in Prison (Accepted), October 16-18, 2024, Canada.

Abdiyeva, T. (2025) The Impact of Displacement on the Educational Aspirations of Internally Displaced Women to Pursue Higher Education in Azerbaijan. European Conference of Educational Research (ECER)(Accepted), September 09-12, 2025, Belgrad.

 

 

Teaching

PhD Tutor. University of Glasgow (2023- present)

School of Education, College of Social Sciences 

GTA @ The Evolving Concept of Inclusion | 2024-25

GTA @ Major Dissertation | 2024-25

Additional Information

  • PeaceEdChat Podcast Intern with the School of Education, November 2023.
  • Research Assistant, 1 November 2023 - 30 April 2024.