In Loving Memory of

Laiba Amjad

Laiba Amjad

Laiba Amjad was a valued member of our School community. She was known to staff as an engaged and enthusiastic learner, and a kind and thoughtful young woman. Laiba stood out amongst our students as highly articulate, bright and creative, and staff and students have spoken about how they feel privileged to have known Laiba during her time here. Laiba will be sadly missed by all of the staff and students who knew her.

Everyone at the School of Social and Political Sciences sends their deepest sympathies to Laiba’s parents, family and friends. 

 

 

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Beatrice Heuser, Professor of International Relations, who taught Laiba

Your daughter stood out amongst our students as a vivacious, bright, articulate and interesting person.  She was very strong on international relations theory, and one could see that she did not compartmentalise what she had learned but applied it creatively to new subjects: you could see her clever mind at work as she was …

Dr Katherine Allison, Laiba’s dissertation supervisor

I will always recall ‘meeting’ Laiba for the first time. The unusual circumstances of her being in the mountains of Pakistan while I was at my desk in Glasgow made for a memorable first conversation. The conditions for talking, with the zoom connection continually dropping, were less than perfect but I was very much …

Poem and paintings by Laiba

I write for you and in-spite of you I feel these feeling for you And in-spite of you I follow you for you And  in-spite of you I want to show you all seasons Spring in its bloom And winter in its gloom I want to take you with me Not as a painter …

Rory MacNeish

I only met Laiba on a couple of occasions through sharing classes with her in third year on the Science, Technology and Medicine in the Middle East course. But after reading your post I remembered her well, as I had formed the strong impression of a friendly, bright and curious person when chatting with …

Sarah, Laiba's Flatmate in first year

I had the joy of living with Laiba in our first year flat together. I remember her smile very well, and I feel so lucky to have been able to start our journeys at university together. We would chat about how important it was to us to cook food that reminded us of home …

Saleem Shah, Laiba's first year neighbour and course mate

We both came from a Pakistani background, and I would momentarily feel like less of an outsider when we would have small conversations about culture, food and music that no one else would know about. She was the only other person that I’d met at University that spoke Urdu.  In these conversations she would …

Noa Driver, Senior Hons Economic and Social History

I remember Laiba as incredibly bright and always up for a chat. We became friends in first year ESH lectures and braved the debate society events together as brand new Uni students. In later years we were student reps together and bonded over the frustrations of online classes during the pandemic years. We weren’t …