SIMONE ERINGFELD

''Unleash Your Potential''

I believe that education can help us flourish. To prepare ourselves for the problems of this new decade, we must prioritize creativity, innovation and critical thinking.

Between 2016 and 2019, I completed my biggest challenge yet: I graduated from three bachelors in three years' time, with distinction. I did this because I believe in the need to educate ourselves widely, and train our minds to think outside the box.

My current goal is to inspire and support youth around the world to be fearlessly ambitious and exceed all expectations.

MY STORY

FEATURED PUBLICATION

A pandemic is not the time for
academic opportunism

The urge to be proved right and the mantra of publish or perish amount to a toxic scholarly brew. Reflection is the best policy, says Simone Eringfeld:

''We need to take time for contemplation and create space for new, divergent voices and ways of thinking that stood powerless in the normality of yesterday''

Read the full article in Times Higher Education here

THE LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS

'Podcasting during a Pandemic: How can we Reimagine the
Future of the Post-Covid University?'

I wrote an blog for UCL (CEID) about my journey with my
podcast Cambridge Quaranchats, and on podcasting as a
research method. This article reflects on conversations
about the future of the ‘post-coronial’ university. Fragments
of podcast episodes have been integrated into this article.

Read it here

'Looking for the silver lining: Research skills for a global pandemic'
Read my article for FERSA, the Faculty of Education
Research Students' Association at Cambridge University.
I shared my experiences of doing research in times of a global
pandemic. From cancelled fieldwork in Uganda to running a
podcast in Cambridge, find out how I have learnt to see
'silver linings' amidst the chaos and uncertainty of Covid-19.

Read it here

New! The "Cambridge Quaranchats" Podcast

  Covid-19 is impacting us all in ways we never imagined possible.
  In the podcast 'Cambridge Quaranchats' I invite new guests every
episode to talk about life, work and study under lockdown,
  both with students and academics.

  Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Anchor,
  Spotify or Google Podcasts.

Read my latest feature interview about the podcast for the
Cambridge Faculty of Education here.