Educator and Design Researcher
Dilusha Rajapakse, with a distinguished career spanning over a decade, has demonstrated a scholarly commitment to the pedagogy of Fashion and Textile Design at various education levels, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral tiers. Currently, he holds a research tutoring position at the Royal College of Arts in London. In addition to his role as an educator, Dilusha is also recognised as a member of the UKRI Talent Peer Review College, where he plays a pivotal role in supporting the future landscape of academic research and building professional communities.
Dilusha earned his PhD from Nottingham Trent University and is a recipient of the Harold Tillman Scholarship Award, which enabled him to obtain an MA in Digital Fashion from the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. Dilusha also holds a BA (Hons) in Fashion Design and Product Development from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.