Ufuoma Akpojivi (PhD, Leeds, FHEA) is an independent researcher. Previously, he served as Policy, Research, and Learning Lead at Advocates for International Development in the United Kingdom; Associate Professor/Head of Department in the Media Studies Department at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; and Visiting Professor at the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. He is also a Research Fellow in the Department of Communication Science at the University of South Africa (UNISA). He has over 16 years of professional experience, with exceptional teaching and research in Media and Communications, with numerous teaching and research awards to his credit. He holds a PhD and M.A. in Communications Studies from the University of Leeds; a B.A. in Mass Communication from Delta State University; a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education from the University of the Witwatersrand; and a Postgraduate Certificate in Climate Change from Queen’s University Belfast. His research interests span new and emerging technologies and citizenship, democratisation, media and communication policies, and the intersection of climate change and culture.