Role
Tolulope is a Principal Lecturer and the Programme Leader for the Business Management and Human Resources course at Nottingham Business School. In this role, he works closely with the Head of Undergraduate Studies and the Head of the Human Resource Department to ensure that the course curriculum remains current, relevant and aligned with the school’s strategic direction. The curriculum is reviewed and refreshed regularly, drawing on research insights and real practice to create a meaningful learning experience for students.
To support these goals, Tolulope leads a team of dedicated colleagues who work together to ensure that students receive the academic and personal support they need throughout their studies. This includes providing guidance to student groups and individuals, and ensuring that learning is firmly informed by research and contemporary organisational practice.
A key part of Tolulope’s contribution is his leadership of the NBS Level 4 mentoring programme, which provides first year students with valuable transferable skills that support both personal and professional development. This mentoring ethos is also embedded within the final year module he leads, Developing Professional Impact, where students receive structured support to build confidence, workplace readiness and prepare for their next steps beyond university.
Tolulope is also committed to advancing equity and inclusion. He actively supports efforts to improve the attainment of ethnic minority students through his involvement in the NBS Black Leadership Programme and other university initiatives aimed at fostering fair and empowering learning environments.
With scholarly interests in organisational learning, knowledge management, people performance and wellbeing, Tolulope contributes to the development of colleagues through coaching and mentoring activities designed to strengthen professional skills and capabilities. Alongside this internal work, he builds meaningful partnerships with industry to co-create research-informed solutions that address real organisational challenges.
Career overview
Before joining Nottingham Trent University in 2015, Tolulope was a lecturer at the National Open University of Nigeria, where he contributed to the development of course materials for undergraduate students in Business Management. He also served as Coordinator for the Executive MBA programmes, where he developed and facilitated modules in Organisation Behaviour for senior professionals enrolled in the programme.
Tolulope’s experience extends beyond academia. He has worked in several strategic roles within the financial and manufacturing sectors in Nigeria, gaining practical insight into how organisations operate and make decisions. He was the co-founder and company director of Ella Enterprise, a logistics business in Nigeria, and also served as a consultant to Aella Financial Solutions Limited on matters relating to business investment.
These varied professional experiences place Tolulope in a unique position. Not only does he possess strong theoretical knowledge of human resource management and organisational behaviour, but he also brings an extensive understanding of real business practice. This combination allows him to offer students learning that is both academically sound and grounded in the realities of modern workplaces.
Research areas
Tolulope’s PhD research was titled ‘Using a Knowledge Management Approach to Improve Work Organisation and Management’ with Dr. Jain Aditya and Prof. Stavroula Leka
Specifically, Tolulope’s research interests include:
- Organisational learning
- Knowledge management
- Workplace Psychosocial risk management
- People performance and wellbeing
External activity
- Senior Fellow, of the Higher Education Academy, UK.
- Academic Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD)
- Member of the British Academy of Management (BAM)
- Committee member, University Forum of Human Resource Development (UFHRD).
- External Examiner for a Business Management course in a UK University
Sponsors and collaborators
- Dr. Aditya Jain - University of Nottingham, UK
- Prof. Stavroula Leka - University College Cork, Ireland & University of Nottingham, UK.
- Prof. Julius Okojie – National Universities Commission (NUC), Nigeria.
Publications
Rajasinghe, D. and Fadipe, T., 2026. Reframing course tutoring through coaching and mentoring: implications for learner development in higher Education. Human Resource Development International, pp.1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2026.2633994
Fadipe, T. and Rajasinghe, D. (2025). Coaching and mentoring: an inclusive approach to student learning and development. Advance HE, 8 October. Available at: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-views/coaching-and-mentoring-inclusive-approach-student-learning-and-development
Fadipe, T.G., Jain, A. & Leka, S. (2019). A binary approach to manage working conditions to improve employee engagement and performance. In: The University Forum for Human Resource Development Annual (UFHRD) Conference 2019. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham June 24–26, 2019
Fadipe, T.G., Jain, A. & Leka, S.(2019). Exploring the Potential of Knowledge Management to Improve Working Conditions and Employee Wellbeing and Performance. In: The British Academy of Management Conference on Organisational Psychology (Developmental paper), Aston University, Birmingham September 3-5, 2019.
Fadipe, T.G., Jain, A. & Leka, S.(2019). Using a Knowledge Management Approach to Improve Work Organisation and Management. Thesis submitted to the University of Nottingham for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. July, 2019.