Nikodem is an associate professor at University College London and the director at the Bartlett Real Estate Institute. He moved to UCL from the London School of Economics where he worked after getting a PhD from Cambridge University. He is also an academic visitor to the Bank Of England and a Research Affiliate of the UCL Centre for Finance. His work has been featured in leading non-academic outlets such as the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, World Economic Forum - Strategic Intelligence, the Guardian, Bloomberg Businessweek or IPE Magazine. His research focuses on applied urban economics and finance and consulting and advisory projects include forecasting, nowcasting and market analysis.