About
Distinguished Senior Lecturer and candidate for Principal Lecturer in Real Estate, specializing in climate-informed valuation and decision-making under uncertainty, integrating real estate economics, climate risk analytics, and computational methods. Secured over £500,000 in competitive research grants from prestigious bodies like the International Real Estate Business School, DAAD, Investment Property Forum and RICS etc, driving impactful research in sustainable real estate. Recognized for exceptional academic leadership (best lecturer awards), curriculum innovation (SFHEA), and fostering professional judgment across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, while actively shaping international scholarly discourse and delivering institution-building impact.
Work
Harper Adams University
|Senior Lecturer in Real Estate
Newport, United Kingdom, UK
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Summary
Leads and contributes to modules in built environment and sustainable built environment, while securing significant research funding for climate risk studies.
Highlights
Designed and co-led curriculum for Introduction to Built Environment & Sustainable Built Environment (UG), implementing in 2025–26 and aligning with Harper Graduate Attributes.
Secured a £9,000 Investment Property Forum research grant for climate risk studies within the first three months of appointment.
Awarded the Emeritus Professor Sarah Sayce award (£3,500) for sustainability research within the initial three months at Harper Adams.
London Metropolitan University
|Course Leader and Programme Lead (UG & PG Real Estate)
London, United Kingdom, UK
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Summary
Provided comprehensive academic leadership for undergraduate and postgraduate Real Estate programs, ensuring curriculum coherence, assessment standards, and professional alignment.
Highlights
Exercised full academic leadership for UG and PG Real Estate programs, overseeing curriculum, assessment, and student progression for hundreds of students.
Led curriculum reconfiguration to strategically reposition programs around sustainability, valuation rigor, and professional judgment, enhancing alignment with contemporary real estate practice.
Acted as the final academic decision-maker on complex program matters, including progression and assessment irregularities, ensuring defensible judgment and regulatory compliance.
Represented programs externally to professional bodies and accrediting organizations, including managing RICS-facing academic assurance processes.
Provided academic leadership to teaching teams, setting standards and stabilizing program delivery through periods of significant organizational change.
Oxford Brookes University
|Module Leader and Senior Lecturer in Real Estate
Oxford, United Kingdom, UK
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Summary
Contributed significantly to undergraduate and postgraduate real estate education within a research-active built environment school.
Highlights
Contributed to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching across valuation, professional practice, and real estate finance modules.
Supervised numerous dissertations, guiding students through research processes and academic writing.
Engaged in curriculum development initiatives, ensuring course content remained relevant and research-informed within the built environment discipline.
Obafemi Awolowo University
|Lecturer in Estate Management
Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Nigeria
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Summary
Maintained a long-standing academic appointment, leading curriculum, delivering core modules, and supervising undergraduate research at scale.
Highlights
Held curriculum leadership responsibilities, ensuring the integrity and relevance of the Estate Management program.
Delivered core modules in valuation, property management, taxation, and planning to large student cohorts.
Supervised over 50 undergraduate research dissertations, fostering foundational research skills and academic independence.
Gained extensive experience in teaching at scale, curriculum stewardship, and cross-cultural higher education practices.
Volunteer
Redeemer’s University
|Visiting Senior Lecturer (Pro Bono)
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Summary
Contributed specialist teaching and mentorship to strengthen academic capacity in a developing higher education context.
Highlights
Designed and delivered advanced teaching in research methods, valuation, and real estate finance to postgraduate students.
Provided academic mentorship to early-career lecturers and postgraduate students, supporting curriculum development and scholarly progression.
Contributed to strengthening institutional research culture by modeling rigorous research design and critical engagement.
Future Leaders of the African Real Estate Society
|Vice Chair / Programme Chair
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Summary
Led strategic design and delivery of continent-wide academic and professional development programs for early-career real estate scholars.
Highlights
Elected to senior leadership within an international professional–academic body, shaping academic and professional development across Africa.
Held strategic responsibility for designing and delivering continent-wide academic and professional development programs, influencing content and engagement.
Led the coordination of structured programs supporting doctoral candidates, early-career academics, and emerging professionals, strengthening research capacity.
Oversaw planning and academic content for conference and seminar programs, ensuring relevance to contemporary real estate challenges.
Collaborated with senior academics and industry leaders to position AfRES as a credible platform for talent development and scholarly exchange.
Education
University of the Witwatersrand
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PhD
Real Estate (Investment & Finance)
University of Regensburg (IREBS)
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DAAD Visiting Doctoral Researcher
Real Estate (PhD Exchange)
Obafemi Awolowo University
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MSc
Estate Management
Obafemi Awolowo University
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BSc
Estate Management
Awards
Winner, Emeritus Professor Sarah Sayce Sustainability Research Award
Awarded By
Property Research Trust, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Aubrey Barker Fund, United Kingdom
Nationally competitive award recognizing research of exceptional originality and applied impact in sustainability, valuation, and real estate decision-making.
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Awarded By
Advance HE, United Kingdom
Recognition of sustained leadership, influence, and impact in learning and teaching across higher education.
Principal Investigator, Competitive Research Grant
Awarded By
Investment Property Forum, United Kingdom
UK industry-funded research grant supporting applied research on climate risk, valuation, and investment decision-making.
Recipient, 100 Global Thought Leaders of Excellence
Awarded By
Excellence Talks (563,000 Followers), LinkedIn
Recognized as one of the outstanding and TOP 100 Thought leaders of the year by Excellence Talks.
Top 3 Outstanding Member of Academic Staff
Awarded By
London Metropolitan University Students’ Awards, United Kingdom
Institution-wide recognition for teaching excellence, leadership, and student impact.
Best Paper Award
Awarded By
African Real Estate Society / International Real Estate Business School, Ghana
Awarded to the highest-rated refereed paper at an international real estate conference.
Best Paper Award
Awarded By
African Real Estate Society / International Real Estate Business School, Zambia
Competitive award recognizing originality, rigor, and scholarly contribution.
Fellow, Wits–ASRI Civic Leadership Programme
Awarded By
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Competitive fellowship recognizing academic leadership, civic engagement, and institutional contribution.
Winner, Rising Talent Award
Awarded By
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
University-wide award recognizing early-career academic distinction and future leadership potential.
Doctoral Completion Grant
Awarded By
IREBS Foundation for African Real Estate Research, Germany
Awarded to support timely doctoral completion and high-quality research output in real estate economics.
Doctoral Research Fellowship
Awarded By
DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service, Germany
Highly competitive international fellowship supporting advanced doctoral research and academic exchange in Germany.
Doctoral Scholarship
Awarded By
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Nigeria
Competitive national scholarship funding doctoral training and research in real estate and the built environment.
Best Lecturer Award
Awarded By
Estate Management Students’ Association, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Student-led recognition of excellence in teaching, clarity, and mentorship.
Publications
Pricing the Unseen: Integrating Climate Risk into UK Real Estate Investment Strategies under the Thames Estuary 2100 Plan.
Published by
Property Research Trust / RICS
Summary
Winner of the Sarah Sayce Sustainability Research Award for research on climate risk integration in UK real estate.
Empirical Evidence on the Measurement of Information Asymmetry on the Pricing of REITs on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Published by
11th Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Postgraduate Research Conference
Summary
Refereed book chapter accepted for presentation, exploring information asymmetry in REIT pricing.
Languages
English
Certificates
Senior Fellow (SFHEA)
Issued By
Advance HE, United Kingdom
Chartered Membership (interview stage)
Issued By
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, United Kingdom
Registered Estate Surveyor and Valuer (A.3685)
Issued By
Estate Surveyors & Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria, Nigeria
Associate Member (ANIVS 3974)
Issued By
Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, Nigeria
Skills
Real Estate & Valuation
Climate-Informed Valuation, Real Estate Economics, Investment Analysis, Property Development, Property Management, Real Estate Finance, REIT Governance, Land Use Policy, Rural/Peri-Urban Systems, Asset Pricing, Portfolio Construction, Regulatory Compliance, Facilities Management, Sustainability Assessment, Thames Estuary 2100 Plan.
Research & Analytics
Climate Risk Analytics, Spatial Econometrics, Machine Learning, Volatility Modelling, High-Frequency Data Analysis, Research Design, Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Applied Empirical Analysis, Climate Value-at-Risk (CVaR), GARCH Analysis, Statistical Software (e.g., Stata, R), Data Interpretation, Policy-Shock Identification.
Academic Leadership & Pedagogy
Curriculum Development, Assessment Design, Postgraduate Supervision (MSc, MBA, PhD), Doctoral Mentorship, Academic Governance, Quality Assurance, Programme Leadership, Teaching Innovation, Jollof Research Framework, Workforce Development, CPD Design, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Module Design, Student Progression, Academic Misconduct Adjudication.
Communication & Engagement
Professional Dissemination, Editorial Leadership, Peer Review, Public Speaking, Conference Presentations, Stakeholder Engagement, Grant Writing, Policy Advocacy, Digital Dissemination, International Networking, Academic Consultancy, Mentorship.
Professional Affiliations
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), Registered Estate Surveyor and Valuer (RSV), Associate Member, Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (ANIVS), Chartered Membership (MRICS - interview stage), African Real Estate Society (AfRES), American Real Estate Society (ARES), International Real Estate Society (IRES).
Projects
Harper Climate Risk Valuation Lab
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Summary
Proposed development of a valuation-focused, asset-level climate risk lab embedded within a land and rural university context, positioning Harper Adams at the forefront of climate-adjusted valuation research for rural, peri-urban, and land-based assets.