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Adeniyi (Ade) Adeleye is a critical care nurse who is an experienced nursing academic. He completed his PhD in Nursing in March 2026. Ade began his academic career as an adjunct academic at Griffith University and has been teaching in higher education since 2015. Ade has been a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) since 2021, demonstrating his commitment to supportive learning and teaching environments at CQUniversity and beyond. Ade immigrated from Nigeria following his initial nursing registration. Before teaching in higher education, Ade worked in various clinical roles overseas and in Australia, including the emergency department, ICU, HDU, CCU, and other acute care areas, and served as a rural and remote nurse educator. Ade's last clinical role was as a Clinical Nurse Consultant in the Medical Assessment Unit at Gold Coast University Hospital.

General

Background

Ade is keen on health workforce development and completed his PhD on the transition experiences of Nigerian-educated nurses in Australia.

Universities Studied At

University of Canberra

University of Wollongong

Griffith University

University of Sydney

Central Queensland University

Universities Worked At

Griffith University

Central Queensland University

Media Citations

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https://www.cqu.edu.au/news/1216140/graduate-nikita-keeps-nursing-in-the-family-at-mackay-hospital

https://www.cqu.edu.au/news/706988/cqu-provides-workshops-to-improve-maternal-health-outcomes-in-timor-leste

https://www.cqu.edu.au/news/1157042/cqu-first-in-australia-to-deliver-internationally-qualified-registered-nurses-requirement-online

https://hail.to/rotary-on-the-move/article/znegAKL#:~:text=MUMS%20AND%20BUBS%20IN%20TIMOR%2DLESTE%20GET%20BETTER%20MATERNAL%20CARE,-PDGs%20Merewyn%20Wright&text=Rotary%20Foundation%20Coordinator-,District%209560%20has%20recently%20funded%20a%20highly%20successful%20Vocational%20Training,more%20about%20their%20own%20fields.

https://thenationonlineng.net/fct-nursing-school-hails-old-student-donating-books/

Professional Memberships

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

Australian College of Nursing (ACN)

Professional Interests

Adeniyi's professional interests include:

nursing migration
health care systems;
acute care nursing;
nursing workforce;
legal, policy and ethics in nursing and health.

Key Achievements

As a convener of a five-week training workshop at CQUniversity, Australia (Mackay city campus) for midwives and nurses from Timor-Leste.

Recent Research Projects

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Research Supervision

Accreditation

I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:

4205 Nursing
4410 Sociology
5003 Philosophy

Current Capacity

I am currently available to supervise more research candidates

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Research Interests

Education

Education policy, sociology and philosophy - Education policy, sociology and philosophy not elsewhere classified

Human Society

Other human society - Other human society not elsewhere classified

Medical And Health Sciences

Nursing - Nursing not elsewhere classified

Publications

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Teaching

Higher Education

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Vocational Education and Training