Dr. Peter ELIAS
Faculty
Geography Department, Faculty of Social Sceinces

Peter Elias holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Ibadan and is an Associate Professor in the  Department of Geography, University of Lagos. He leads the Lagos Urban Studies Group (LUSG),  University of Lagos, a transdisciplinary research group on urbanization, environment, and sustainable development. He has almost two decades of teaching, research, and consultancy experiences in science policy-society orientation. He has managed several international and cross-disciplinary research projects with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant for Idea maps Data Ecosystem (2022-2025);  Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) grant on Slum Utilization of Early Warning Systems in  Nigeria (2023-2024); Volvo Research and Educational Foundation (VREF) fund for Critical Thinking and  Writing Short Courses for Postgraduate Students in Africa (2022-2-23); International Science Council  (ISC)/Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) LIRA 2030 Research Grant in Africa in 2018 and  2020 respectively; UKRI GCRF for Digital Innovation for Development in Africa, and National Research  Foundation COVID-19 Rapid Fund Grant in 2020, University of Lagos Central Research Committee (CRC)  Research Grant (2015-2016 & 2018-2019), Global Environmental Change Research in Africa (GEC) Award  (2011). 

Education

EDUCATION 

Secondary and Post-Secondary Education 

2004 - 2009 University of Ibadan 

2001 - 2002 University of Lagos 

1996 - 1999 University of Ibadan 

1991 - 1995 University of Lagos 

1981 - 1986 Alimosho Grammar School, Alimosho, Lagos State 

Academic Qualifications 

 2010 Ph.D. 

 2002 M.Sc. 

 1996 MURP 

 1995 B.Sc. 

 1986 WASC O’Level 

Professional Qualification 

 2010 Registered Town Planner (RTP) 

 2006 MNITP 

Certification

Spatial Data Science, ESRI, 2023

Foundations of Project Management Google, March 14, 2023

Environmental Standards Training of  Trainers (A SPESSE Program) World Bank/NUC, August 2-11, 2021

Social Risk Management Curriculum  Development Design Workshop World Bank/NUC, June 15-16, 2021

Ethics Training Curriculum, Fhi360 The Science of  Improving Lives, April 10, 2020

Address
Geography Department, Faculty of Social Sceinces