Nigerian Woman Becomes Professor of Law at a UK University

CURSORY: The University of Bristol, United Kingdom has appointed a female Nigerian, Foluke Adebisi as a Professor of Law.

It is good to know that Nigerian education is making more waves globally. We have severally have recorded some outstanding feats Nigerians are achieving. Not just in Nigeria as a nation, but in other parts of the world.

Achieving this great feat by Prof Foluke Adebisi as a professor of law in the University of Bristol, United Kingdom is something worth celebrating.

The PUNCH reported that Prof Adebisi, who holds a Master of Laws degree from the same institution joined the institution in 2013, thereby, making her the 61st black female Professor in the UK.

Celebrating the great achiever, the Society of Black Academics took to their LinkedIn to say:

“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 the 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.