Chika Ezeugwu was a PhD candidate funded by the LEGO-Cambridge Scholarship at the University of Cambridge.
Chika’s scientific interests focused on integrating neuroscience, cognition, child development, and education to improve educational practice and the experience of children from a low-income context.
Chika studied Applied Psychology (BSc) at Adekunle Ajasin University and joined the Master’s programme in Psychology and Education at the University of Cambridge in 2019.
Prior to Cambridge, Chika has worked on policy and strategy projects as a research assistant at Lagos Business School, Nigeria. Chika loves to play and would love to see play-based educational interventions for children’s scientific exploration in Africa.