Rui He is Lecturer at the Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) at the University of Manchester, UK. Working as a cross-cultural psychologist, her research interests focus on international students’ acculturation and (im)mobility; mental health and well-being; study abroad programmes; language, culture, and identity; and creative research methods. She is also the Founding Convenor of the Eastern Higher Education Research Network (ETHER) and ChinaHE PGR/ECR Network, and is part of the China and Higher Education Network Committee.