Tolulope Ayanbola
Other affiliations
St Antony's College
Biography
Tolu is a part-time DPhil candidate at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. Her doctoral research adopts a socio-legal approach to understanding the everyday politics and practices of industrial policymaking in Nigeria. Her research is supervised by Professor Nicole Stremlau with funding from the Faculty of Law.
Tolu holds an MPhil in African Studies from the University of Cambridge, where her research explored youth politics and technology, and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. She also completed her professional legal training at the Nigerian Law School and is qualified to practise law in Nigeria.
Alongside her doctoral studies, Tolu works as a Strategy Advisor at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Previously, she practised law in Nigeria, advising companies across the technology, media and telecommunications sectors.
Outside her academic and professional pursuits, Tolu enjoys volunteering and exploring music, theatre and film.