Zuleikha Chikh

Zuleikha Chikh

Doctoral Researcher at Loughborough University

Research

Loughborough University Profile
Women and Equalities Committee Inquiry Evidence: Non-playing routes into sport for girls and women
Exploring racialised minority women’s lived experiences of negotiating sports boardroom positions in the UK
Settler Colonialism–Genocide–Athleticide: The Destruction of Sport in Occupied Palestine
Research Gate

Speaking Engagements 🎧 👩🏽‍🏫

Guest Lecture (Sport Leadership Development Programmes): Institute for Sport Business, Loughborough London
PGMO CORE X Workshop: Gender Inclusive Behaviours and Active Allyship
BAMREF Referee Conference 2025 - Panellist: Notts County F.C.
WiSEAN Conference 2025, Leeds
Sport and Discrimination Conference 2025, Germany
SSEHS Doctoral Researcher Annual Conference 2025
Amnesty UK: Chair - Amplify Human Rights Festival - Sport and Women's Rights

International Projects 🌎

Innovating Football Leadership through Practice and Policy (iFLIPP) training programme, Slovenia
Youth Sport Trust International Tutor: Nike Made to Play Coach Educator Training, Netherlands
Refugee Leadership Programme 2019, Greece

Community Outreach

Featured in Dream Like Me: South Asian Football Trailblazers (p167-169)
Manchester United Foundation: International Women’s Day 2022

Achievements

Shortlisted: PhD Awards 2025: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion
Annual Research Conference 2023: Best Talk - Sport, Health and Wellbeing
Doctoral Summer Showcase 2023: Poster Winner
UCLan Students' Union President Highlights 2020-22
Youth Sport Trust Character and Leadership Award Winner 2021
British Universities and Colleges Sport: Chris Potter Bursary Winner 2020
Lancashire Sports Awards: Volunteer of the Year 2019

Judging Panels

Active Lancashire Awards 2022
Handshake’s Careers2030 Design Thinking Bootcamp