Sodiqov duia a terme una investigació per al projecte anomenat Rising Powers and Conflict Management in Central Asia (Poders Creixents i Gestió de Conflictes a l'Àsia Central), del British Economic and Social Research Council, en el qual també es troba involucrada la Universitat de Newcastle i l’ONG Saferworld.
Sodiqov was conducting research for a British Economic and Social Research Council project called Rising Powers and Conflict Management in Central Asia which also involves the University of Newcastle and the NGO Saferworld.