Dr Benjamin Ajibade

Assistant Professor

School: Healthcare and Nursing Sciences

Benjamin Olusola Ajibade is a Registered Nurse, Sign Off Mentor, a Registered Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Teacher, an Assistant Professor in Mental Health 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 ®'. His unique contribution to LEGO Serious Play methods in its situational context, which essentially makes this approach a new one with transitioning students in relation to his own research.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

My primary area of research interests are

Racial Equity and Workforce Development in Nursing

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

Key Publications

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Decolonising the Sciences: Enhancing the Experience of Staff and Students from Racially Minoritised Ethnic Groups Using LEGO® Serious Play®, Ajibade, B., Hayman, R., Burns, C., Navarro-Reguero, C., Milian, J. 31 Jan 2026, In: Equity in Education & Society
Beyond the textbook: ensuring culturally responsive education in mental health nursing, Ramluggun, P., Ajibade, B., Masuku, S., Joseph, S. 4 Sep 2025, In: Mental Health Practice
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. 27 Jan 2025, In: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
Exploring access to postgraduate research: Perceptions and experiences of ethnic minority students at a Post-92 United Kingdom university, Ajibade, B., Hayman, R., Ackah, M., Oguna, C. 14 Mar 2025, In: Equity in Education & Society
Falls Risk Assessment and Prevention in Older People in Healthcare Facilities, Ajibade, B. 3 Apr 2025
The Effects of Music Interventions on Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Older Adults with Dementia: Systematic Review, Akinboye, M., Ajibade, B. 21 Dec 2025, In: Advances in Mental Health
The Integration and Impact of International General Nurses in Community Mental Health Teams: A Thematic Analysis, Ajibade, B., Murray, P., Humble, A., Clibbens, N. 5 Nov 2025, In: British Journal of Mental Health Nursing
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

Professional Activity

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Editorial work: Journal of Further and Higher Education (Journal) 2025
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
Visiting an external academic institution: Teesside University 2023
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