Dr. Iyiola Solanke

Biography

Iyiola Solanke is the Jacques Delors Professor of European Union Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Somerville College. He previously held the position of Professor of European Union Law and Social Justice at the University of Leeds Law School, where he also served as the Dean for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Professor Solanke has been a visiting professor at the University of Hawai’i School of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, and Harvard University School of Public Health. He has had a distinguished research career, being awarded the Jean Monnet Fellowship at the University of Michigan and the Fernand Braudel Fellowship at the European University Institute. His academic inquiries focus on institutional change and law's role in organizations, employing socio-legal and historical comparative methodologies. He is the author of notable works including 'EU Law' (CUP 2022), 'Making Anti-Racial Discrimination Law' (Routledge 2011), and 'Discrimination Stigma - Theory Anti-Discrimination Law' (Hart 2017). Beyond academia, he founded the Black Female Professors Forum to increase the visibility of women professors of color and has participated in initiatives promoting engagement between legal professionals and students in Yorkshire. He is currently leading several research projects, including those focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on well-being and resilience in Black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities as well as initiatives aiming to enhance access and success in postgraduate studies for BAME women.

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