While a student, Ayaz founded the Climate Action Society (CAS) at UCL in 2018.[18][19] Ayaz heads a series of London-based conferences, workshops, campaigns and the annual "Sustainability Symposium"[20] hosted at UCL to engage the UK wide youth in pushing for climate resilience.[21]
Ayaz organised workshops to motivate positive changes in climate-related behaviours with a range of experts given her passion to tackle the climate change health impacts as an emerging cause of morbidity that became apparent during her undergraduate studies.[22] With her team at Climate Action Society,[23] she is known to have facilitated diversity and inclusion in the fight against climate change through organising BME-focused networking dinners and conferences;[24] and Ayaz was invited to a governmental round-table discussion by Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey.[25] The first UK-wide "Sustainability Symposium" which won the Students' Union "Event of the Year" award was introduced by her.[26] The Symposium's concept connects various disciplines such as engineering and art to participate in the mitigation and adaptation to the effects of climate change.[27]
Ayaz worked on rolling out the UK Kickstart Scheme with Rishi Sunak (Chancellor of the Exchequer at HM Treasury), providing funding to employers to create job placements for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.[8][28] Simultaneously, she was also involved with the UK Green Homes Grant given her passion for tackling fuel poverty and carbon emissions.[29][30]
Ayaz was invited to the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival to design the Festival's sustainability strategy.[31] Ayaz was the only British Pakistani and the youngest attendee at the Marché du Film and spoke on a panel about the importance of film production to be environmental conscious.[32]
Ayaz was awarded the "Professional Leadership in Banking & Finance" award by Women In Management UK at the House of Lords in London in March
, 2024[33] for her role as the Executive Director of Climate Action Society & business consultant, thus becoming the youngest person to have won this award in history.
Ayaz was born on 14 June. Ayaz resides in London, England[34] with friends and family, but is often travelling.[35] She credits her parents Mohammad Ayaz and Dr. Rana Najmi for her success and inspiration.[36]
Ayaz is involved with global health policy initiatives at UCL's department under the Vice-Provost (Health) David Lomas. She is currently enrolled on an undergraduate program for Population Health Sciences at UCL.[34]
She has written about universities' carbon-neutrality policies,.[37]
She was ranked number three on The Pakistan Daily's 30 under 30 list in 2021.[48] Ayaz regularly participates at global climate forums on behalf of the UK Government and previously spoke at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).[49][50][51]
Ayaz is often interviewed on lifestyle related climate topics, and has spoken extensively on how Gen-Z cope with climate anxiety.[52] Ayaz is a frequent speaker in the corporate sector, invited by organisations to assist them with their sustainability goals.[53] She has delivered keynotes at significant conferences such as the ESG and Climate Summit 2023.[54]
Ayaz has been involved in the Ayaz Rana Foundation, a charity launched in 2022 to provide assistance to the impoverished and the deprived.[55]
Aliza has been invited to speak at The Economist Sustainability Week in 2024 as the only youth sustainability leader.[56] She regularly mentors students, such as through the University of Leeds careers events and participates in regional events, such as International Women’s Day celebrations.[57]
Najmi, Rana; Ayaz, Aliza (1 January 2021). "An Investigation of the Relationships between Ethnicity and Occupational Classes with Mental Wellbeing in the UK: Cross-Sectional Findings from the Health Survey for England 2014-16". Journal of MAR Pulmonology. 2 (1).[58]
^Agoston, Dorottya (1 November 2019). "Sustainability Symposium 2019". Savage Journal. UCL. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.