Fezile Sibanda (She/her) is a Doctoral researcher in Education at the University of Sussex, UK focusing on race and higher education. Fezile is particularly interested in how marginalised groups experience education. She holds an undergraduate degree in Education from the University of Brighton and MA in Social Justice and Education from the University College London UCL, Institute of Education.  

Fezile’s doctoral research examines the experiences of Black Brit-ish academics in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in England. The term Brit-ish is purposefully hyphenated to demonstrate the complexity of Black British identity. She uses storytelling as a form of intergenerational knowledge exchange and draws on the African (Bantu, Nguni) philosophy of Ubuntu as a research methodology.  Through her research Felizdenaims to amplify the voices of Black Brit-ish people who are often marginalised and/or silenced in the academy. Fezile is also interested in counter-hegemonic world and knowledge-making, and draws on anti-colonial scholarship. 

 Fezile has written about race, gender, and intersectional environmentalism for academic articles, magazines, and blogs. Additionally, Fezile is involved with SHY Collective, which aims to make academic work more accessible by challenging educational and academic structures.