Dr Karim obtained her PhD in Physics from Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech in 2016. She completed her PhD in MASCIR foundation and worked as researcher for 3 years before joining Cranfield University. Dr Karim was a scientist reseacher in Solar Energy at Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. She was also the course director of Renewable Energy MSc course in the University. She is currently Senior Researcher in Solar Energy and Zero Carbon at the University of Derby in the UK