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Dr Benjamin Ajibade

Assistant Professor

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

Benjamin Olusola Ajibade is a Registered Nurse, Sign Off Mentor, a Registered Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Teacher, a Senior Lecturer in Nursing and Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy. He has made a sustained contribution to both general and mental health nurse education at national and international levels, which have had a demonstrable impact on practice development. His primary research interest is in the field of Dementia and Care of the Older person. He developed a narrative “My Life Story” book and an innovative care pathway for older people diagnosed with dementia in in-patient ward settings, which has been widely disseminated and received in practice. His work as an educationalist encompasses student transitions from international contexts to the United Kingdom, which underpins his continuing interest in the internationalisation and decolonisation of the curriculum. He was awarded the “Amazing Teachers Award” in 2015 by the University of Sunderland for being the best overall teacher at the London campus.

Aspects of his work have been presented at both national and international levels, by conferences, clinical presentations, and publications in peer-reviewed articles. He recently developed a new 'Qualitative research Data Collection Method using LEGO ® Serious Play ®'.

Benjamin Ajibade

My primary area of research interests are

Dementia and care of the older person and impact of mental on the individual and family

Internationalisation, and decolonisation of the curriculum

Innovative methods of qualitative data collection using LEGO® Serious Play®

Pedagogic research in relation to Students learning, assessments, and feedback

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Nursing Student Perceptions of Summative Assessment Feedback Using LEGO® Serious Play®, Ajibade, B., Hayes, C. 2 Apr 2024, In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
  • Enhancing health care for ethnic minority communities: a path to equitable care, Ajibade, B. 10 Oct 2024, In: British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
  • Fostering inclusivity: Navigating loneliness and wellbeing among Nigerian international students in the UK Higher Education, Ajibade, B., Mwalillanda, P. 11 Jun 2024
  • Mapping the Shadows: A Comprehensive Exploration of Breast Ironing’s Effects on Women and Girls through a Systematic and Scoping Review, Ajibade, B., Ubah, P., Kainesie, J., Suleiman, U., Omoruyi, M., Olubunmi, A. 25 Jun 2024
  • Building the blocks to successful PhD completion, Ajibade, B. 12 Jun 2023, Pro:NE Conference
  • Coping techniques and strategies for pursuing anti-racism within academe: A Collective autoethnographic account from minoritised academics in the UK, Garvey, A., Talhouk, R., Ajibade, B. 6 Nov 2023, In: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
  • Lost in the Cloud: Advancing Inclusive Learning and Teaching, Ajibade, B. 5 Jul 2023, In: Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education (TLTHE)
  • Recommendations for removing access barriers to effective Sexual/Reproductive Health Services (SRHS) for young people in South East Nigeria: A systematic review, Ajibade, B., Oguguo, O. 30 Sep 2022, In: International Journal of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
  • Using LEGO® Serious Play® Methodology in supporting Nigerian nursing students' sociocultural transitions to UK higher education: A phenomenological research study, Ajibade, B., Hayes, C. 1 Dec 2022, In: Nurse Education Today
  • Assessing the patient's needs and planning effective care, Ajibade, B. 11 Nov 2021, In: British Journal of Nursing

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Examination: Exploring Health Staff Perspective of Health and Well-being Resource Accessibility During Covid-19 Pandemic at Northumbria Healthcare National Health Service Foundation, United Kingdom, 2024
  • Consultancy: Joint Approval Event for BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) and BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health) 2021
  • Consultancy: External Advisor: Pre-Registration Nursing approval event 2020
  • Consultancy: Validation of the Nursing degree apprenticeship: FdA Health and Wellbeing (Nursing Associate) [higher apprenticeship] 2019
  • Visiting an external academic institution: University of Staffordshire 2019
  • Visiting an external academic institution: University of Wolverhampton 2019
  • Consultancy: Validation of the Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Supervision Training (LIST) and the Graduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) 2019
  • Publication Peer-review: SAGE Open Nursing (Journal) 2018

  • Nursing Studies PhD June 01 2020
  • Senior Fellow (SFHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2021


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