Emily (Kiki) Banadzem (She/Her)

Emily Banadzem, also known as Bandy Kiki, is a doctoral researcher and Postgraduate Teaching Associate whose research explores employee activism and the complexities of pursuing organisational change from within. Her work is driven by a broader question: how do LGBTQ+ people survive and create change in contexts that were not built for them?

Beyond academia, Kiki is engaged in LGBTQ+ advocacy, community building and storytelling. She currently serves on the board of Living Free UK, a community interest company that supports and advocates for LGBTQIA+ Africans, people seeking asylum and refugees in the UK. She previously served as a trustee of Rainbow Migration, supporting the charity's work with LGBTQI+ people navigating the UK asylum and immigration system.