About Arij Asad

Mathematics, teaching and opportunity.

I am a mathematics tutor, STEP examiner and marking supervisor, and final-year PhD researcher in fluid dynamics. My teaching is shaped by experience across university teaching, admissions, assessment and widening participation.

Cambridge Undergraduate Mathematics degree
150+ Students taught
2019 Tutoring since 2019
STEP Examiner and marking supervisor
Arij Asad after graduating in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge
Mathematics graduate of Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge.
My background

Mathematics and fluid dynamics.

I want students to experience difficult mathematics as something they can explore, understand and eventually solve—not something accessible only to a small group of naturally confident people.

I studied Mathematics at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge, from October 2019 to June 2022, graduating with a BA (Cantab). My MA (Cantab) was conferred in April 2026. My undergraduate experience introduced me to the depth, creativity and challenge of university mathematics, as well as the distinctive style of teaching provided through Cambridge supervisions.

I later began a PhD in fluid dynamics at the University of Bristol in November 2022, with completion expected in October 2026. My research concerns the mixing of plumes in confined environments, with applications to the safe storage of nuclear waste.

Alongside my research, I have continued teaching mathematics at school and university level. This combination of research, examining and tutoring allows me to help students see both the precision required in examinations and the broader mathematical ideas that make the subject interesting.

Read my full curriculum vitae (PDF).

Professional experience

Experience that informs my teaching.

My approach has developed through examining, admissions, university teaching, private tuition and outreach.

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Examining and admissions

I am a STEP examiner and marking supervisor, with responsibility for leading markers, the mark scheme, moderation and the examiner's report. My previous work includes Cambridge admissions interviews, Pearson VUE review work for TMUA and ESAT, and UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls vetting and marking.

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Teaching

I have supervised undergraduate mathematics for Cambridge colleges since October 2024, teaching Part II Fluid Dynamics II to 29 students across ten colleges in 2024/25 and 2025/26. I was a Graduate Teacher Level 1 and Demonstrator at Bristol from September 2023 to January 2026.

I have tutored privately since October 2019, worked as an independent admissions mathematics tutor and mock interviewer with Blue Education since November 2019, and tutored and conducted mock interviews with Dipont International since October 2025.

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Access and outreach

I previously directed the She Talks Science STEP Summer School at Murray Edwards College. My widening-participation tutor role at Bristol runs from July 2023 to October 2026, alongside other university access programmes.

Teaching philosophy

Develop the student, not just the solution.

Strong preparation should improve how a student approaches future problems independently, rather than only helping them complete the problem currently in front of them.

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Carefully judged guidance

I use hints and questions to help students restart productive thinking without removing the central challenge.

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Broad problem experience

Students encounter a wide range of mathematical ideas so they become more adaptable when a question looks unfamiliar.

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Honest, detailed feedback

Feedback addresses mathematical understanding, written communication, efficiency, exam technique and independent work.

Beyond private tuition

Research and widening participation.

Fluorescent laboratory image of a turbulent buoyant plume impinging on a ceiling
Planar laser-induced fluorescence showing a turbulent buoyant plume and the evolving mixing beneath a rigid boundary.

Mathematical research

My PhD research uses theoretical, experimental and computational fluid dynamics to study how buoyant plumes mix within confined environments.

  • Applied mathematics and fluid dynamics
  • Laboratory experiments and imaging
  • Mathematical modelling
  • Computational simulation and data analysis
  • MSc research project support, January–September 2026
View my current research page →

Access and outreach

I have worked across mathematics outreach, university access programmes and widening-participation initiatives supporting students considering competitive university courses.

  • She Talks Science STEP Summer School — Tutor, 2019–2022; Deputy Director, 2023–2024; Director, 2025
  • Murray Edwards STEP, Sutton Trust and Intro to Maths at Uni summer school teaching, 2019–2022
  • Insight into Bristol, Next Step Bristol and Virtual Summer School outreach talks
  • Sutton Trust Experience Cambridge Day and university admissions talks
  • COMPOS interview-preparation webinar through Blue Education, August 2026
  • Dipont International residential summer camp, Wuxi — 33 hours of mathematics teaching and mock-interview preparation, July 2026

See my summer school and outreach work.

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