Gareth A. Brinkworth
Tagline:Doctoral researcher, University of Cambridge | Associate Lecturer, UCL
Cambridge, UK
About Me
I'm a PhD student at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. I'm supervised by Clare Brooks, Richard Milne, and Riikka Hofmann and affiliated to Magdalene College.
I'm interested in how education can help society mitigate existential and catastrophic risks (such as AI, climate change, and democratic backsliding): primarily focused on capabilities, curriculum, and policy reform.
Projects
AI and Education at Cambridge
date: 2024Organization:Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge
Description:A community of students, staff, and faculty at the University of Cambridge dedicated to exploring the intersection of AI and education.
Teachings
Component 3 (Research, Argumentation and Criticality in the Disciplines) (Education & Psychology)
From: 2024, Until: present
Organization:Centre for Languages and International Education, UCLField:Education & Psychology
Component 1 (English for Academic Purposes)
From: 2023, Until: 2024
Organization:Centre for Languages and International Education, UCLField:Academic Communication
Component 2 (Research, Argumentation and Criticality)
From: 2023, Until: 2024
Organization:Centre for Languages and International Education, UCLField:Academic Communication
Sociology UN1000 - Spring 2023
From: 2023, Until: 2023
Organization:Department of Sociology, Columbia UniversityField:Sociology
Description:Gil Eyal
Sociology UN1000 - Fall 2022
From: 2022, Until: 2023
Organization:Department of Sociology, Columbia UniversityField:Sociology
Description:Ryan Hagen
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
from: 2024, until: presentField of study:EducationSchool:University of Cambridge
Master of Education
from: 2020, until: 2022Field of study:International and Comparative EducationSchool:Teachers College, Columbia University
Master of Arts
from: 2017, until: 2018Field of study:Education, Policy and SocietySchool:King's College London
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (International)
from: 2016, until: 2017Field of study:EducationSchool:University of Nottingham
Certifications
DELTA (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Issue date: Feb 2025,
Issued by: Cambridge English Language Assessment .
Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Issue date: Jul 2024,
Issued by: AdvancedHE .
Level 4 Certificate in Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Language
Issue date: Sep 2007,
Issued by: Trinity College London .
Work Experiences
Associate Lecturer (Teaching)
from: 2022, until: presentOrganization:IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society
Research Fellow (Meta)
from: 2023, until: 2023Organization:Existential Risk Alliance
Description:Summer research fellowship
Teaching Associate
from: 2022, until: 2023Organization:Department of Sociology, Columbia University
Policy and Engagement Manager
from: 2019, until: 2022Organization:Department for EducationLocation:London, United Kingdom
Policy Adviser
from: 2018, until: 2019Organization:Department for EducationLocation:London, United Kingdom
EAL Consultant
from: 2017, until: 2018Organization:Queen's Gate School
EAL Teacher
from: 2015, until: 2017Organization:The British Schools FoundationLocation:Yangon, Myanmar
Academic Support Programmes Adviser
from: 2014, until: 2015Organization:The Institute of Ismaili Studies
Description:Tajikistan/UK
Teacher/ State Training Coordinator
from: 2012, until: 2013Organization:British Council
Description:Sudan/South Sudan
Education Programmes Manager
from: 2012, until: 2012Organization:Federalism Research and Capacity Building Centre
Description:Khartoum, Sudan