Dr Basirat Ashabi Oyalowo

Lockdowns and spatial justice: unpacking community responses to Covid-19 urban policies in Lagos, Nigeria

Funding period: 1 November 2022 – 1 February 2023
Type of funding: International Fellowship

Dr Basirat Oyalowo is a researcher at the department of Estate Management, University of Lagos, Nigeria, where she also manages the Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development. Her research in housing studies and sustainability broadly focusses on issues around informality, resilience, housing finance, regeneration and real estate sustainability. She promotes transdisciplinary research through her work with various communities and multidisciplinary teams. As a USF International Fellow, Dr Oyalowo will spend three months working with Dr Tom Goodfellow at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield.

Profileboyalowo@unilag.edu.ng | @OyalowoBasirat