I am a PhD student in Education at University of Warwick. Previously a research fellow at the Italian Institute for Philosophical Studies (Italy), my background is in philosophy of education, education policy and Hermeneutics, with a specialist expertise in Hans-Georg Gadamer’s thought. I am interested in developing Gadamer’s notions of language, experience and self-education (sich-bilden) to re-think higher education and lifelong learning away from discourses of instrumentality of knowledge and educational performativity. I am currently collaborating, as a research assistant, with the Doctoral Education and Academia Research centre based at University of Warwick.