Aishling Silke is the Co PI of the ENHANCE Erasmus project. She is an assistant professor in Early Childhood Education at the Institute of Education in Dublin City University. Aishling’s research areas focus on inclusion and participation of people in government policy making and in advocacy. She is currently using the Futures Workshop method as a model of participation to support democratic engagement. In 2021, Aishling was awarded the DCU Presidents Medal for Teaching and Learning and became a Senior Fellow in Advanced HE, demonstrating her commitment to professionalism in learning and teaching in higher education. Aishling holds a Masters in Mentoring, Management and Leadership in the Early Years from the Technological University of Dublin, a Degree in Early Childhood from Queens University, Belfast and a Degree in Business Management from Trinity College, Dublin.