Dr Fufy Demissie has worked at Sheffield Hallam University since 2000 and is currently a Senior Lecturer in early years education. She has recently been appointed as the CPD Lead for the Early years and communities research centre at the Meadow Nursery, Sheffield. Dr Demissie’s research interests are professional learning, enquiry-based pedagogies, early years and student learning.

Following her involvement in student engagement projects, she set up an elective module entitled 'Philosophy for Young Children' on the BA Primary and Early Years courses. The P4C approach is now an integral part of the BA undergraduate course in Teacher Education. Dr Demissie is currently leading a project on using P4C-based approaches with traditional stories in the early years.