Nehaal

Hi! My name is Nehaal and I have been a private tutor for over 10 years. Teaching is a huge passion and hobby of mine, I love to share knowledge in an accessible way whilst also making the content enjoyable. I promise a unique style of teaching which will help students maximise their potential and reach their goals.

About myself:

Final year PhD in Organic Chemistry at University College London (UCL)
First class MSci degree from UCL (Deans List - 89% average over 4 year degree)
Tutors Chemistry at all levels (Primary, GCSE, A level, University)
10 years experience as a private tutor, with over 50 references available on request.

Published author in world leading journals (American Chemical Society & Royal Society of Chemistry)

Awards: UCL Graduate Research Scholarship, Tuffnell Scholarship, Dean's List, Christopher Ingold Prize x 2

Highly skilled and experienced, worked in a variety of chemistry labs all around the world:
Deuteratation total synthesis placement at STFC (Science and Technology Facilities Council) located in Oxford
ESPRC Funded project at UCL in the Chudasama group
Air sensitive synthesis at Universität Bremen, Germany

Tutoring Experience

10 Years experience as a tutor, internationally and within the UK. Over 1200 hours of in-person and online tutoring. Tutored over 50 students in the past, including through online chemistry software and in person private 1 on 1 tutoring. References are available on request and all my students have gone on to achieve A/A* grades in Chemistry and passed their university interviews. Undergraduates have often ended up with first class marks. I have worked for many top tutoring companies in London and have consistently helped students achieve higher than their target grades. I have years of experience studying chemistry at the highest level, including publications of my own novel work and discoveries in the laboratory. Some of the services I offer:

• GCSE Sciences/A Level Chemistry
• Degree level Organic Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry
• Oxbridge Chemistry interview prep
• Chemistry/NatSci personal statement support
• Chemistry/NatSci University interview prep
• Masters Thesis support
• Coursework support

Past feedback (publicly available online)

"My tutor Nehaal Ahmed was very good and I definitely recommend. He made sure I understood everything and he helped me go through questions that I was unsure of. He was also very flexible with booking lessons and was easy to talk to. After the sessions I felt much more confident in the topics we covered.
Definitely recommend!" - Amina (Medicinal Chemistry undergraduate)

"My tutor Nehaal was excellent, he explained all the concepts to me very well and made sure I understood everything. He was very good at helping me answer questions myself rather than just telling me the answer. we covered topics much faster than my lectures did and gave me a fuller understanding at the end." - Patrick (Organic Chemistry undergraduate)

"Nehaal has been a brilliantly patient tutor, who went above and beyond in providing me with the tools and expertise to achieve an A* at A level in Chemistry. Thanks to him, I have been able to meet my offer to study Chemistry at Oxford. He provided a style of teaching which was extremely progressive and unique which allowed me to approach problems in an efficient way. Alongside this his university interview prep was thorough and prepared me for the level expected at Oxford. I will be staying in touch for any help I may need throughout my degree. Cannot recommend enough!" - Natasha (now studying at Chemistry at Oxford)

"I had A level chemistry tutoring from Nehaal for about 2 months prior to my exams and he really helped me hone my skills, specifically in the longer, more complex questions which had more marks allocated to them. This enabled me to make the jump from an A to an A* so I am very grateful. He was an amazing tutor and would recommend to anyone wanting to jump up grade boundaries and learn more in chemistry." - Lara 2022 A level Chemistry

Enhanced DBS check available on request.

Tutoring Approach

My teaching approach is unique and very specialised. The goal is made clear (i.e. achieve a grade, pass an interview or coursework related problems). Each lesson will be specifically designed to the students need and the syllabus specifications. This will be very interactive with the student as opposed to a 'lecturing' style with the goal of achieving the best grades possible. An interactive style works best with chemistry given the drawing elements and 3D modelling/visualisation skills required. I can guarantee results and money back if the student is unhappy (has not happened yet!). Personalised notes and question banks are available on request, including mock papers and mark schemes. This will be unique content designed by myself.

Publication list:

• Functionalisation of ethereal-based saturated heterocycles with concomitant aerobic C–H activation and C–C bond formation. N. Ahmed, R. Spears, T. D. Sheppard, V. Chudasama, Chem. Sci., 2022.
• Aerobically-initiated C(sp3)–H bond amination through the use of activated azodicarboxylates. Shamsabadi, A., Maruani, A., N. Ahmed, Chudasama, V., Org Biomol Chem, 2020.
• Formation of Synthetically Versatile 2-Aminobenzophenones from Readily Accessed Acyl Hydrazides. N. Ahmed, Shamsabadi, A., Chudasama, V . ACS Omega, 2019.