Fariza Tolesh
Multidisciplinary Scholar

Fariza Tolesh, PhD

I study education, language, labour markets, digital public discourse, and social change in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, combining academic research with institutional analytics and evidence-based decision support.

Research

Language, education & stratification

Multilingualism, academic literacies, educational pathways, labour markets, and social mobility.

Digital methods

Public discourse & big data

Computational and mixed-methods approaches to multilingual digital publics and socio-economic change.

Institutional work

Evidence for student success

Curriculum development, programme review, survey research, performance monitoring, and decision support.

Current research

British Academy / Leverhulme · 2025–2027
Sentiments in Transition

Public perceptions of socio-economic change in Kazakhstan amid the Russia–Ukraine War, using multilingual digital discourse data.

Conferences

Presentations, travel & reflections

A growing archive of talks, photos, slides, and notes from academic travel.

My Students

Research, mentoring & collaboration

A consent-based space for selected student projects, collaborative work, and shared academic experiences.

News

Plans, ideas & updates

A place for research ideas, upcoming plans, brief updates, and work in progress.

Achievements

Certificates & accomplishments

A record of professional development, awards, fellowships, certificates, and milestones.