Md Sahariar Rahman is a Research Associate in the Department of Education, where he leads the quantitative components of a project exploring the hopes and aspirations of British Pakistani and Bangladeshi sixth-form students. His research focuses on educational inequalities, hope theory, international student experiences, and culturally responsive scale development.
Md Sahariar completed his PhD in International Education Development at Peking University, where he examined how higher education shapes the human, linguistic, social, and cultural capital of Bangladeshi graduates. He brings expertise in advanced quantitative methods, mixed-methods research design, and survey development, with peer-reviewed publications in leading international education journals.