Namrata Rao is a Professor of Education and Associate Dean (Student Experience) at Liverpool Hope University. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Vice Chair of the British Association of International and Comparative Education, Member of the Research and Development committee and co-convener of the Learning, Teaching and Assessment Network of the Society for Research in Higher Education. Her research has been funded by EPSRC, HEA (now Advance HE), Jisc, SEDA, SRHE, ALDinHE, BAICE and BELMAS. Her key areas of research include (but are not restricted to) various aspects of learning and teaching in higher education that influence student experience and academic practice. Her publications include co-edited books with Bloomsbury on the experiences of International Academics (2018) and Early Career Academics (2021) and three further books on Leadership in Learning and Teaching published by Bloomsbury (2023) and Routledge (2024).