Dr Mehtab Khan (FHEA)

Mehtab Khan is an Assistant Professor in CEPS, MSc Project Management at the University of the West of Scotland, London campus. She leads and coordinates the Change Management and Leadership module within the MSc Project Management programme. Before her academic career, Dr Khan honed her strategic skills as a strategist for an HMRC-affiliated organisation. She was recently appointed Chair of the School Governors at Oxhey Wood Primary School. Dr Khan also champions employability projects for MSc Project Management students, aiming to help them pave their career paths. She was awarded a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) by the University of the West of Scotland

in November 2021. Her specialist interests include business research, strategy planning, and project leadership. She is currently involved in research projects aligned with the UN SDGs 3, 12, and 13. She recently chaired a panel discussion titled “Redefining a Career Success for Women in Project Leadership” at the APM WiPM conference in October 2025. And also hosted and chaired the “International Men’s Day Event Breaking the Silence: Embracing Vulnerability and Mental Resilience in Project Management for Men’s Well-Being,” organised by the APM London Network, in November 2026. Her accolades include promotion to assistant professor in 2024, winning the internal research competition Crucible in 2023, and a nomination for the Best Lecturer of the Year award at the student-led Big Awards in March 2022. In her role, Dr Khan teaches a diverse community of international students from across the globe and collaborates
with a varied academic teaching team at UWS. This rich environment deepens her understanding of the critical need to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into her work, enabling her to connect meaningfully with colleagues and students from all backgrounds.

Quote: “Diversity at the workplace is an opportunity to experience the world’s colour and charm,
culture and creed, creativity and cleverness daily at work without travelling the world”: Mehtab Khan