
Nicola Wallis
Practitioner Research Associate: Early Childhood & Collections,
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Having previously worked as a primary and nursery teacher, Nicola is a currently a Practitioner Researcher at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, focusing on early childhood. As a Museum Educator she developed innovative learning programmes and research projects involving babies, young children, and those who care for them. Nicola is studying for a PhD in young children's engagement with museum objects & spaces at the Centre for Research in Early Childhood. Her research examines how environments such as museums can nurture children’s social, emotional and cultural development through pedagogies of listening and care.