Research Overview
My research ranges across British colonialism, legal pluralism, and postcolonial legal orders, with a particular focus on Nigeria and its wider global connections. I approach these fields through a historical and interdisciplinary lens, examining how colonial legal infrastructures were constructed and how they continue to shape contemporary systems of governance and authority.
My work also engages broader questions of race and inequality, including how colonial legacies continue to shape institutional life, knowledge production, and access within higher education.
Research Interests
Colonial History
Legal Pluralism
Educational Inequalities
Civic Universities
Research Projects
Please contact me for further details about these research projects and for summaries of the findings.
2022-2026 National Civic Impact Accelerator. Role: Member of the research team.
2021-2025 Accomplished Study Programme in Research Excellence. Role: Member of the research team.
Recent Talks
11/2025 ‘The role of the connector in the Civic University Mission’, Hamburg: Encouraging Active Citizenship
09/2025 ‘Aligning civic purpose with widening participation: building inclusive regional partnerships’, London: NERUPI Convention
05/2025 'Beyond What Works, Who Works, How and at what Scales for the Civic University', Portugal: University of Porto
10/2024 ‘Decolonisation and liberation movements: reflections on the (de)colonial experience in Nigeria’, University of Leeds
06/2024 ‘Research methods’, Sheffield Hallam University
12/2023 ‘Decolonising knowledge in higher education: lessons from the colonial experience in Northern Nigeria’, Sheffield Hallam University
03/2022 ‘Addressing the BAME awarding gap in higher education’, History Lab Plus
03/2021 ‘British Colonialism, Law and the Emancipation of Enslaved Women in Kano, Northern Nigeria: 1900-1914’, London School of Economics