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Omolabake Fakunle is a Senior Lecturer and Chancellor's Fellow at the Moray House School of Education and Sport (University of Edinburgh), affiliated with the Institute for Education, Community and Society (IECS). She holds a PhD in Education from the University of Edinburgh and has over two decades of professional experience in accounting, banking, and academia. Her research focuses on inclusivity in internationalisation, decoloniality, and graduate employability in global education contexts. She currently leads the EDI Curriculum Transformation Project and coordinates the MSc Education (General) pathway.
Education:
- PhD in Education, University of Edinburgh
- MSc Educational Research, University of Edinburgh
- BA (Hons) Business Admin (1st Class), University of Central Lancashire
- HND Accountancy, Yaba College of Technology
Research Interests: Her work examines how internationalisation policies and practices address inclusivity, particularly through micro-level analyses of student and staff mobility, intercultural exchanges, and international partnerships. She advocates for decolonial approaches to curriculum design and EDI leadership, emphasizing the intersection of employability and global citizenship. Recent projects include frameworks for inclusive internationalisation and cultural inclusivity in school communities.
Awards:
- 2018: SERA Estelle Brisard Memorial Prize (Early Career Excellence)
- 2017: SERA 3-Minute Capsule Competition Winner
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Leadership & Grants:
- Directed over £200k in projects (2016-2023) on EDI, internationalisation, and graduate employability
- Co-convenor of Race and Inclusivity in Global Education Network (RIGEN)
- Steering Group Member, IASH Decoloniality Project (2021-2024)
Labs/Teams: Active in the Internationalisation Research Group and the Moray House Race Equality Subgroup, contributing to global education equity initiatives.
