Namrata Rao

Namrata Rao is a Professor of Education and Associate Dean (Student Experience) at Liverpool Hope University. Her key areas of research include (but are not restricted to) various aspects of learning and teaching in higher education that influence academic identity and academic practice. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Vice Chair of the British Association of International and Comparative Education, and co-convenor of the Learning, Teaching and Assessment Network of the Society for Research in Higher Education. Her research has been funded by organisations such as the EPSRC, HEA (now Advance HE), Jisc, SEDA, SRHE, ALDinHE, BAICE and BELMAS. Her recent 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 and Routledge.

Affiliation: Liverpool Hope University, UK

Role: BAICE Vice-Chair