Dr Mawada Abdellatif obtained her BSc (Hon.) and MSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Khartoum (Sudan). She has a postgraduate Diploma in Hydraulic Engineering for River Basin in Egypt. She obtained her PhD degree in Environmental Modelling from Liverpool John Moores University in 2013.

Besides pursuing her academic training in Sudan, Dr M Abdellatif also worked as lecturer, delivering Civil Engineering modules to undergraduate students in Sudan. She engaged with the UNESO Chair in Water Resources (Sudan) as a contract researcher and involved in numerous projects related to water and environment. Following completion of her PhD she joined LJMU as postdoctoral researcher at the Low Carbon Hub for 5 years to provide services and research work to SMEs in Liverpool, UK to help them implementing low carbon technologies and sustainable solutions for their engineering problems.

Currently she is a senior lecturer in Civil Engineering teaching different modules in the field of energy management and water engineering.
She has published widely in the area of sustainable building, climate change and hydrology, reaching over 42 peer-reviewed journals and conference papers.