Dr Uzma Zahid is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London.

She joined King's for her MSc in Early Intervention in Psychosis, followed by roles as a Research Assistant in the Department of Psychosis Studies, contributing to projects such as EUGEI, Parameters in Neuroimaging Study, Stress Inflammation and Psychosis, and the Child Health and Development Study.

Uzma's PhD project, supported by the Lord Leverhulme Charitable Trust, explored the relationship between antipsychotics, glutamate, and the brain in a MRI study called NECTAR.

Following her PhD, Uzma worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford before returning to King’s College London. She coordinated CONNECT, a relapse prediction project, and her current work focuses on the links between air pollution, climate, and mental health. She leads the HAVA Study, a Wellcome-funded project exploring the relationship between air pollution exposure and brain neurochemistry.

Research interests

• Air pollution, climate change, and mental health
• Early Intervention and Inequalities in Psychosis
• Neuroimaging and brain neurochemistry, particularly glutamate and related metabolites
• Sustainable, equitable, and community-informed approaches to mental health research

Teaching

Uzma is the co-module lead for Research Dissertations, MSc in Mental Health Studies 

Expertise and public engagement

Uzma was a trustee for the Anne Frank Trust. Supporting the education strategy and communications. The Anne Frank Trust is an education charity that empowers young people with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to challenge all forms of prejudice and discrimination.

Uzma also supports the work of local and national environmental groups and projects.