Ifeanyi Ibe
A Nigerian, Foluke Adebisi, has been appointed a Professor of Law by the University of Bristol, United Kingdom.
Adebisi holds a Master of Law degree, and a Ph.D from the University of Bristol which she joined in 2013.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelIn a post by the Society of Black Academics on LinkedIn, Adebisi, by this appointment becomes the number 61 of black female professors in the UK.
The Society in a statement said: “We congratulate Dr Foluke Adebisi on her appointment as Professor of Law at the University of Bristol School of Law, University of Bristol. This Professorial appointment makes Dr Adebisi the 61st Black Female Professor in the UK.
“Professor Adebisi’s scholarship focuses on Decolonial Thought in Legal Education and its intersection with a history of changing ideas of the ‘‘human’’. She holds an LL.M with Distinction from Lancaster University in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. She also completed her Ph.D. in the same institution.
“Before joining University of Bristol Law School in September 2013, she had a background in Legal Practice and NGO work. She is the founder and director of Forever Africa Conference and Events – FACE. Professor Foluke has published widely about Law, Africa, Pedagogy and life in general.
“We wish her continued success in her career. Congratulations Professor Adebisi!.”
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