Dr Alexandra Winkels

Dr Alexandra Winkels

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I am an experienced educator, academic manager and research coordinator with a strong interdisciplinary network. My research and teaching expertise is in Migration & Development and Inclusive Business.  I support collaborative research projects between the private sector and academia (eg partnerships between global health and nutrition companies and the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership). I am an Associate of Clare Hall college and a member of Centre for Science and Policy at Cambridge (CSAP), The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement and the University of Cambridge Global Challenges Strategic Research Initiative.

 

Projects I currently work on:

https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/business-action/inclusive-development/news/astrazeneca-partners-with-cambridge-institute-for-sustainability-leadership-to-launch-unique-sustainability-project-in-kenya

https://www.polygeia.com/single-post/2018/07/12/Mental-Health-of-Refugees-in-the-UK-Providing-a-safe-space-for-children-adults-and-the-elderly

Teaching and supervision

Alexandra’s teaching ranges from undergraduate geography and development studies, to postgraduate teaching on migration and development. Alexandra tries to engage students in contemporary debates and by drawing on her empirical experiences in Vietnam and Kenya to help bridge the divide between theory and practice of international development issues. Her research interests centre around mobility, livelihoods and vulnerability.