Big developments at the YSJ #LivingLab: exploring the campus FOOD SYSTEM. We want to link students to local orgs working for food sustainability & justice. Hit us with ones we're not aware of! St Nicks #YorksGreenHeart Abundance York (a project from Edible York) Edible York Food Circle York CIC University of York Students' Union OnePlanetYork

#COP27 starts today in #Egypt and we are living on borrowed time. Worsening climate chaos is causing pain and suffering. We cannot postpone #ClimateAction. The people of #Africa need action at #cop27 and beyond. If you carry your own water, you will know what every drop means.

It’s not all rosy for Chinese students: Kindness can help Olalekan Adekola @SHU_SIoE UniversityWorldNews #ChinaHE22 universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

Our paper "Extinction Rebellion in The Gambia" just published in Social Movement Studies! Co-authored with @TomOB_NZ Tiago Carvalho Olalekan Adekola Read the full profile here: tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.10… Department of Sociology York St John University @CIES_Iscte

Starting our @YSJGeography second year field trip with a walking tour of Edinburgh Old Town. It is going to be an exciting week exploring everything Geography. School of Humanities

Field Trip - Day 2! A really good day exploring the history of the Earth Dynamic Earth , followed by an amazing and very informative lecture on urban green spaces by Roberto Valiente, then a visit to National Museums Scotland. @YSJGeography

On Thurs Olalekan Adekola and I will lead a workshop on the @YsjSocial Suitcase Stories project on climate adaptation education through storytelling at York St John University's Talk About Teaching. Prompted me to rewatch the proj film & feel, once again, moved by it... /1 youtube.com/watch?v=cC7CxY…

A new research article for those interested in #SustainableDevelopment is now published in World Development Perspectives: Bottom-up and bottom-top institutional changes in environmental manage... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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My coauthored article Employability in higher education: A review of key stakeholders’ perspectives, has won an award for Outstanding Paper in the 2023 Emerald Literati Awards! emerald.com/insight/conten… Olalekan Adekola @SHU_SIoE SIRKE

Delighted to announce the publication of my latest paper "Confronting the Climate Crisis in Africa". We explore how Extinction Rebellion in Nigeria and South Africa approach climate justice. With @TomOB_NZ, Olalekan Adekola & Tiago Carvalho Department of Sociology tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Suitcase Stories was climate adaptation education through storytelling and - it worked. We @matthewAreason Olalekan Adekola Natalie Quatermass intend to keep developing. Today is publication day! Open access. Thanks Natural Environment Research Council Batley Girls' High School Students Organising for Sustainability🌍 @YSJURO journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

Second year @YSJGeography students enjoying the sunny sights of Edinburgh. Thankyou Roberto Valiente for the urban green space walking tour ☀️ @DrPaulineCouper School of Humanities

Delighted to be attending #hga24, my first in person conference post-covid. Just the first set of presentations, but I am realising the value of conferences for keeping up to date and talking to colleagues on topics we are passionate about.

All is set for our British Council funded workshop and training. Thanks to colleagues, especially Carl in @YSJURO. I am looking forward to having a great time. Let's empower the next generation of female leaders in higher education in Nigeria. @YSJUNews British Council Higher Education

We had many fruitful discussions and ideas from the workshop today. #WorkLifeBalance #MaleAllyship #Boundry Management #Believe in Yourself #Support and Mentorship. I am looking forward to the training tomorrow! @YSJGeography School of Humanities Kaduna State University British Council York St John University

Why might storytelling and story-sharing hold the key to approaching challenging topics like climate adaptation in schools? Me and Natalie Quatermass Olalekan Adekola make the case here: theconversation.com/how-stories-ca…

blog.yorksj.ac.uk/geography/2025……The latest @YSJGeography blog discusses how our British Council-funded project is championing gender equality in Nigerian HEIs. Kaduna State University #GenderEquality #HigherEd #WomenInLeadership #BritishCouncil

yorksj.ac.uk/courses/postgr… Are you passionate about addressing environmental challenges and making a real impact in the fight for social, environmental, and ecological justice? The MA in Environment and Social Justice is for you! #SocialJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #EcoSocialChange

Are you an early career researcher from Southern or Eastern Africa with an interest in climate adaptation? If so, this opportunity could be for you! yorksj.ac.uk/news/2025/clim… UN Climate Change South Africa Climate Action Network (SACAN) Africa Climate Adaptation Coalition #climatechangeadaptation