The PUNCH reports that Adebisi, who holds a Master of Laws degree from the same institution joined the institution in 2013.
According to a post by the Society of Black Academics which was sighted by our correspondent on LinkedIn, Adebisi’s appointment makes her the 61st black female Professor in the UK.
The statement by the SBA reads, “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.
“We wish her continued success in her career. Congratulations Professor Adebisi!.”
The PUNCH reports that Academics of Nigerian descent have continued to make waves globally.
In June 2022, Calvin University School of Health, United States appointed Adejoke Ayoola, a Nigerian-born and trained professor of Nursing as its inaugural dean, citing outstanding feats that stood her out for the job.
The university in an official announcement described her as an accomplished scholar and leader who has made vast contributions to the research of community-based nursing, maternal and infant health.
In July 2022, A Nigerian professor, Tunji Olaopa, was appointed to serve as a member of the international advisory committee of the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development, a pan-African intergovernmental organisation.
In December 2022, a Nigerian Professor, Abdulrauf Ambali was appointed by the Malaysian government to conduct a national security index study.
