Marlon Moncrieffe

Dr Moncrieffe’s research focuses on advancing teaching and learning through cross-cultural encounters and multicultural education. He is leader in the field on research into the history of minority-ethnic group participation in competitive cycling in Britain. His groundbreaking race education work entitled 'Made in Britain: Uncovering the life-histories of Black-British Champions in Cycling' has won wide acclaim for illuminating issues of racial inequality, mono-ethnic representation and the need for broader inclusion and diversity. It is work that has been exhibited in various famous venues across the UK. It has also featured on BBC Television.  

Dr Moncrieffe is an Arts and Humanities Research Council, Global Research Challenges Fund 2019 Award Winner for 'Changing the Story'. He is Principal Investigator for Examining and presenting interpretations of civic national values through voices of children in Kenya and Nepal - a comparative study.

Dr Moncrieffe is a University of Brighton Rising Stars Research and Enterprise Award Winner 2018 for Made in Britain - Uncovering the life-histories of Black-British Champions in Cycling.

He is a Teaching and Learning Scholarship Award Winner 2018 for Decolonising the Curriculum - Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching and Learning. 

Dr Moncrieffe is the University of Brighton's Race Equality Charter Mark Steering Leader for Teaching and Learning sub-group.

He taught in Primary Schools from 1999 to 2013 and was a Deputy-Headteacher leading on curriculum, monitoring and assessment. His doctoral research focused on advancing teaching and learning opportunities in Initial Teacher Training and Primary School education through the exploration of cross-cultural encounters for critical multicultural education. He uses narrative inquiry as a method for teaching and learning on Race Equality. He focuses particularly on the application of 20th century Black-British history and its cross-cultural interaction with White-Britain for helping to advance education, teaching and learning about fundamental British Values (civic national values) and for 'Decolonising the Curriculum'. He takes an interdisciplinary approach to  research through education, history, sociology, arts and humanities.