The University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, are exploring new opportunities for research collaboration and campus sustainability following a visit by a delegation from Birmingham during UNILAG’s 2026 International Week.
A key highlight of the visit was an engagement between Professor Francis Pope, Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Birmingham, and Professor Rose Alani of UNILAG’s Department of Chemistry, alongside members of the University’s Air Quality Monitoring Research Group.
The discussions focused on air pollution, its effects on human health and the environment, and opportunities for further research collaboration.
During the engagement, the delegation also experienced UNILAG’s electric mobility initiative, which supports the University’s drive towards a greener campus, and visited UNILAG Radio 103.1 FM, Nigeria’s first campus radio station, where Vice-Principal and Provost of the UK-based institution, Professor Nick Vaughan- Williams who spoke regarding the partnership and its benefits.
The visit builds on the longstanding relationship between both institutions, which recently led to the launch of two joint postgraduate programmes: MSc Artificial Intelligence and Data Technologies, and MA Digital Media and Communications. Teaching for both programmes is scheduled to commence in September 2027.
Report: Bayo Salau
Photographs: Maleeq Daniel Quadri
