Adenike Akinsemolu

Adenike Akinsemolu is an accomplished academic and environmental researcher currently serving as an Hon. Associate Professor and IAS Vanguard Fellow at the University of Birmingham since October 2022. As Lead Author for the Global Environment Outlook GEO-7 at the UN Environment Programme and Founder & Principal Investigator at Green Microbiology, Adenike combines expertise in sustainability and environmental studies. With a significant role as Senior Research Fellow at Afe Babalola University, and an Associate Fellow at the Royal Commonwealth Society, Adenike has also founded The Green Institute. Notably, as a Book Author for Springer Nature, Adenike contributed to "The Principles of Green & Sustainability Science," which addresses environmental challenges through scientific approaches. Previous experience includes leadership in sustainability at Homaj Schools and participation in the scientific committee for sustainable development at Columbia University's Earth Institute. Adenike holds a PhD in Environmental Microbiology from the Federal University of Technology, earned between 2014 and 2018.