Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
International Education
Interdisciplinarity: Arts Based Methodologies, History, Sociology, Sport
Decolonising Curriculum Knowledge
20th Century Black-British histories to the present
Black histories and experiences in competitive cycling
Anti-Racism
Recent and current international collaborations:
Principal Investigator - Consolidation, learning and evaluation in Kenya and Rwanda: A critical review of Changing the Story projects in Eastern Africa (Decolonsing Curriculum Knowledge). Arts Humanities Research Council, Global Challenges Research Fund, October 2019 to June 2021.
Principal Investigator - Examining Interpretations of Civil National Values made by Young People in Post-Conflict Settings (Kenya and Nepal) Arts Humanities Research Council, Global Challenges Research Fund, March 2019 to March 2020.
Principal Investigator/Creator - Advancing Anti-Racism in Cycling (see www.antiracismcycling.com) Science in Sport, November 2020 to December 2021.
Knowledge exchange
Dr Moncrieffe's groundbreaking monograph Decolonising the History Curriculum: Eurocentrism in Primary School Education. London: Palgrave Macmillan https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783030579449#aboutAuthors has led him to be called to share his leadership, expertise and evidenced-based research work on Decolonising Curriculum Knowledge with many national and international authorities including:
The House of Commons - UK Parliament;
The Chartered College of Teaching;
The National Education Union;
The British Educational Research Association;
Dr Moncrieffe's leadership on Decolonising Curriculum Knowledge has been disseminated widely and internationally in publications such as Decolonising the Curriculum - Transnational Perspectives see https://cris.brighton.ac.uk/admin/files/11981971/MONCRIEFFE_2020_Special_issue_pages_BERA_Research_Intelligence_142.pdf.
Dr Moncrieffe is presently co-editing Decolonising Curriculum Knowledge: International Perspectives, Interdisciplinary Approaches, to be published by Palgrave MacMillan in 2022.
Dr Moncrieffe is a world leading expert on the history and lives of Black cycling champions.
His original research work entitled Made in Britain: Uncovering the life-histories of Black-British Champions in Cycling has won wide international acclaim for its anti-racist messaging in support of diversity and inclusion in cycling. Dr Moncrieffe's work has been exhibited in various famous venues across the UK. This has also featured in multiple publications and broadcasts on BBC Television, BBC Radio, Sky TV, Eurosport, ITV Tour de France, Australian and USA Radio. He continues to advise national and international organisations such as British Cycling and the 2023 World Cycling Championships Sports Advisory Group.
His forthcoming monograph is Desire*Discrimination*Determination: International histories and narratives of Black champions in cycling. This will be published in Summer 2021 by Rapha Editions, Blue Train Publishing
Supervisory Interests
Dr Moncrieffe is interested in supervising PhD and EdD doctoral candidates with an interest in advancing knowledge on the following themes:
Decolonising Curriculum Knowledge (Primary School, Secondary School, Higher Education)
Anti-Racism in Education;
Anti-Racism in Sport;
20c Black-British History;
Black athlete experiences in cycling.
Send your CV and a two page project proposal overview to M.L.Moncrieffe@brighton.ac.uk
Scholarly biography
Recent publications (2020 to current date):
Moncrieffe, M. L., (2020) Decolonising the History Curriculum: Eurocentrism in Primary School Education. London: Palgrave Macmillan https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783030579449#aboutAuthors
Moncrieffe, M. L. (2021) The Art of Racing: black professional cyclists together for a special reflective conversation. Advancing Anti-Racism in Cycling, supported by SIS, 7th March. https://www.antiracismcycling.com/learning-from-black-professional-cyclists/
Moncrieffe, M. L. (2021) How do we applaud anti-racist action in cycling beyond a sense of tokenistic superficiality? Advancing Anti-Racism in Cycling, supported by SIS, 19th February. https://www.antiracismcycling.com/how-do-we-applaud-anti-racist-action-in-cycling-beyond-a-sense-of-tokenistic-superficiality/
Moncrieffe, M. L. (2021) Young Powerful Women in Cycling, Advancing Anti-Racism in Cycling, supported by SIS, 9th February. https://www.antiracismcycling.com/young-powerful-women/
Moncrieffe, M. L. (2021) The Past, The Present and the Future Possibilities in Cycling. Advancing Anti-Racism in Cycling, 30th January. London: Science in Sport. https://www.antiracismcycling.com/the-past-the-present-the-possibilities/
Moncrieffe, M. L. (2021) British schools must teach Black British history. The Big Issue, 19th January 2021. https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/black-history-schools-in-britain-must-teach-stories-of-our-people/
Moncrieffe, M. L., Stokes, L., Alexander, C. A., Nokes, C., Colburn, E., Crawley, A., Evans, C., Gibson, P., Johnson, K., McKinnell, C., Osborne, K., Bell, A-R., (2020) Oral Evidence: Black history and cultural diversity in the curriculum, HC 8793. Women and Equalities Committee and Petitions Committee. London: House of Commons, UK Parliament, 18th November 2020. https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1258/pdf/
Moncrieffe, M. L. (2020) Part 2. Raising the profile of Black-British excellence in cycling through anti-racist education and leadership. Advancing Anti-Racism in Cycling, 1st December. London: Science in Sport. https://www.antiracismcycling.com/part-2-leadership-raising-the-profile-of-black-excellence-in-cycling-through-anti-racist-education/
Moncrieffe, M. L. (2020) Part 1. Raising the profile of Black-British excellence in cycling through anti-racist education and leadership. Advancing Anti-Racism in Cycling, 30th November. London: Science in Sport. https://www.antiracismcycling.com/the-narrative-of-anti-racism-in-cycling/
Moncrieffe, M. L. (2020) Anti-Racism Force, or Anti-Racism Farce? What next for cycling? Advancing Anti-Racism in Cycling, 6th December. London: Science in Sport. https://www.antiracismcycling.com/force-or-farce/
Moncrieffe, M.L. (2020) 'How to support white British teachers in their thinking and teaching about Black-British histories'. London: The Conversation, 30th September. https://theconversation.com/how-to-support-white-british-trainee-teachers-in-their-thinking-and-teaching-about-black-british-histories-146948
Moncrieffe, M. L., & Harris, R. (2020) 'Repositioning Curriculum Teaching and Learning through Black-British history'. In Research Intelligence, Issue #144. London: British Educational Research Association (BERA). https://www.bera.ac.uk/publication/repositioning-curriculum-teaching-and-learning-through-black-british-history
Moncrieffe, M. L. (2020) 'When will Britain have a black rider in the Tour?' Pro cycling Magazine, October 2020. London: Pro cycling Magazine. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w7MyTOoIl_vwINu48U-Av8S32TgHMk39/view?usp=sharing
Moncrieffe, M. L., (2020) 'Tour de France 2020: professional cycling's history of anti-blackness'. London: The Conversation, 26th August. https://theconversation.com/tour-de-france-2020-facing-up-to-professional-cyclings-history-of-anti-blackness-142092
Moncrieffe, M.L., (Ed.) (2020) Decolonising the Curriculum: Teaching and Learning about Race-Equality. Issue 3 - July 2020. Falmer: University of Brighton. https://cris.brighton.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/14207553/Decolonising_the_Curriculum_Issue_3_Teaching_and_Learning_about_Race_Equality_July_2020.pdf
Moncrieffe, M. L. (2020) 'Where are the black Britons in elite cycling?', The Telegraph, 28th June 2020. London: The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2020/06/28/black-britons-elite-cycling/
Moncrieffe, M. (2020) 'Reflections on the 'velodrome of whiteness' at the London Olympics', VeloNews, 25th June 2020. Colorado: VeloNews https://www.velonews.com/culture/commentary-reflections-on-the-velodrome-of-whiteness-at-the-london-olympics/
Moncrieffe, M. L. (2020) #BlackLivesMatter in Education, The BERA Blog, 11th June 2020. London: British Educational Research Association (BERA) https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/blacklivesmatter-in-education
Moncrieffe, M. L. (2020) 'British Cycling's Deep Breath', The Road Book Journal. https://www.theroadbook.co.uk/2020/06/04/dr-marlon-moncrieffe-blackbritishlivesmatterincycling/
Moncrieffe, M. L., (Ed.) with Harris, R., & Race, R. (2020) Decolonising the Curriculum: Transnational Perspectives. Research Intelligence, Issue #142. London: British Educational Research Association (BERA).
Awards:
2019 Excellence in Facilitating and Empowering Learning Award - University of Brighton.
2018 Rising Stars 'Research and Enterprise' Award - University of Brighton.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Reading
Master, University of Surrey
Bachelor, University of Surrey
External positions
2023 Cycling World Championships, Sports Advisory Group Member
British Educational Research Association (BERA), Council Member
Chartered College of Teaching, Fellow
Nottingham Trent University, External Examiner
British Cycling, Track Commission Member
Social Sciences, Journal Board, Topics Editor
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- Black British History
- Teaching and Learning
- Education
- Cycling
- Decolonising Curriculum Knowledge
- Anti-Racism
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Projects
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Consolidation, learning and evaluation in Kenya and Rwanda: A critical review of Changing the Story projects in Eastern Africa
1/05/20 → 30/06/21
Project: Research Councils / Government Depts.
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Examining Interpretations of Civil National Values made by Young People in Post-Conflict Settings (Kenya and Nepal)
31/03/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Grant
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Research output
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How do we applaud anti-racist action in cycling beyond a sense of tokenistic superficiality?
Moncrieffe, M., 19 Feb 2021Research output: Other contribution
Open Access -
The Art of Racing: black professional cyclists together for a special reflective conversation
Moncrieffe, M., 7 Mar 2021, In: Advancing Anti-Racism in Cycling.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The past, the present, and the future possibilities in cycling
Moncrieffe, M., 30 Jan 2021Research output: Other contribution
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Young Powerful Women in Cycling: Advancing Anti-Racism in Cycling
Moncrieffe, M., 9 Feb 2021Research output: Other contribution
Open Access -
#BlackLivesMatter in education
Moncrieffe, M., 11 Jun 2020Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
Activities
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African Stamina - Advancing Anti-Racism in Cycling
Marlon Moncrieffe (Keynote speaker)
21 Mar 2021Activity: External talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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The Art of Racing (anti-racism in cycling)
Marlon Moncrieffe (Keynote speaker)
1 Mar 2021Activity: External talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Decolonising the primary school history curriculum Transforming approaches to teaching and learning about national identity and nation
Marlon Moncrieffe (Keynote speaker)
25 Feb 2021Activity: External talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Young Powerful Women in Cycling
Marlon Moncrieffe (Keynote speaker)
7 Feb 2021Activity: External talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Decolonising the primary school history curriculum Transforming approaches to teaching and learning about national identity and nation
Marlon Moncrieffe (Keynote speaker)
29 Jan 2021Activity: External talk or presentation › Oral presentation