Dr Kelechi Anyigor

Assistant Professor

Department: Mechanical and Construction Engineering

Dr. Kelechi Anyigor is an Assistant Professor of Project Management in the School of Architecture and Built Environment. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria, and an MSc in Project Management from Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom. Motivated by a passion for urban development and the transformation of deprived communities, he pursued a PhD in the School of Built and Natural Environment at Northumbria University.

Before relocating to the United Kingdom for postgraduate studies, Dr. Anyigor gained substantial professional experience in Nigeria, serving as an Operations Manager in the real estate sector and later as a Geography tutor in the education sector. In the UK, he has held positions as an Associate Lecturer and as Head of Research and Training for a UK-based charity operating across Africa and Asia. In this role, he demonstrated strong leadership by coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver impactful poverty alleviation and community development projects in Africa, Asia, and the UK. Among his notable achievements is the establishment of a fully operational free school for orphans and disadvantaged children in Hyderabad, India.

Dr. Anyigor has made significant contributions to leadership and academic development, serving as Coordinator of the MSc Project Management programme at Northumbria University’s Amsterdam Campus, and subsequently as Programme Leader for the MSc Project Management and MSc Construction Project Management programmes. He currently serves as Head of Subject for the Construction Project Management Subject Group, where he continues to promote academic excellence and innovative pedagogy.

His research has been published in several high-quality, peer-reviewed journals, reflecting his scholarly engagement with themes such as project resilience, leadership, and sustainable community development. Dr. Anyigor remains deeply committed to advancing knowledge and practice in project management, leadership, and community empowerment.

Campus Address

Wynne Jones Building
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Kelechi’s research interest is the interplay of the social, economic, and environmental aspects of deprived urban communities in the delivery of sustainable improvement projects. He is also interested in Leadership and knowledge management for effective project delivery.

Key Publications

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BIM in retrospect for the existing built environment – Challenges and Implications, Anyigor, K., Butt, T., Muldoon-Smith, K., Gerges, M., Davidson, K., Maqbool, R. 3 Oct 2025, In: International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation
Micro and Small Business Growth Drivers in Nigeria: Evidence from Small Cities Small Federating State, Ezeoha, A., Nkwagu, L., Ama, U., Okorie, E., Iteshi, C., Anyigor, K., Ugwu, O. 19 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Asian and African Studies
Solar roads – a new potential renewable energy for Great Britain, Mukherjee, A., Benett, J., Anyigor, K., Olayinka, O., Khalafallah, A., Alencastro, J., Butt, T. 5 Dec 2024, In: Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)
Knowledge Sharing in the Construction Industry: Implications for the future of Projects, Anyigor, K., Osborne, A., Butt, T., Littlemore, M., Aboderin, O. 3 Jul 2023, Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society Conference 2023
The Effects of Scope Creep on Project Success, Anyigor, K., Osborne, A. 14 Oct 2022, 12th International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Production Management [EPPM2022]
Organizational culture and stakeholder success criteria in construction projects, Alhiddi, A., Osborne, A., Anyigor, K. 7 Nov 2019, In: Periodica Polytechnica Architecture
Inroads in Alleviating Slum Conditions across Nigeria, Pugalis, L., Giddings, B., Anyigor, K. 2015, Implementation of the Millenium Development Goals , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, OSSREA Publications
Informal Settlements: The Prevalence of and Barriers to Entrepreneurial Synergies in Slum Communities, Pugalis, L., Giddings, B., Anyigor, K. 2014, Enterprising Places: Leadership and Governance Networks, Bingley, Emerald
Reappraising the World Bank responses to rapid urbanisation: Slum improvements in Nigeria, Pugalis, L., Giddings, B., Anyigor, K. 24 Jun 2014, In: Local Economy
The Challenge of Entrepreneurship in Nigerian Informal Settlements, Anyigor, K., Giddings, B., Pugalis, L. 28 Aug 2014, RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2014

PGR Supervision

Athar Elmougi Human-LLMs Co-Creativity in construction Project management; the impact of LLMs on creative problem-solving. Start Date: 01/10/2024
Christopher Idiakojie Impact of Debt Management Strategies on Host Country viability for Construction Project Financing: Case Study of Selected Construction Projects in Nigerian Start Date: 01/05/2024
Jelili Kazeem Exploring ways to mitigate scope creep through the applications of Artifial intelligence Start Date: 01/10/2023
Obu Obu Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Slum Upgrading in Nigeria: A Case Study in Calabar, Cross River State Start Date: 01/10/2023
Oluwadamilola Aboderin Flexible Working in Construction Project Management: Enhancing and Sustaining Team Cohesiveness Start Date: 01/10/2021