Beatrice Merrick has been in her current post since 1998, with responsibility for research, professional development and the promotion of good practice in supporting international students. From 2006 to 2011 she led UKCISA’s work on the Student Experience strand of the Prime Minister’s Initiative for International Education.

She is the author of a series of reports on international students’ experiences of the UK and the Tier 4 visa system, and on international student services in FE and HE institutions.

She has served on a wide range bodies including the Study Abroad and Foreign Student Adviser Professional Section of the European Association for International Education; the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Studies in International Education and the Accreditation Scheme Advisory Committee of Accreditation UK.

Prior to UKCISA, she worked at the University of Sussex as European Programmes Officer and chaired HEURO, the Association of UK HE European Officers.