Dr Vanessa Cui is a senior research fellow at Birmingham City University’s Centre for the Study of Practice and Culture in Education (CSPACE). She is an experienced practitioner education researcher with research interests and expertise on collaborations in education practices and research and policy–practice interactions. Vanessa is currently leading a project funded by the British Council’s International Science Partnership Fund with educators and researchers in Vietnam on inclusive use of AI across secondary schools in Vietnam investigating the needs of educators and schools across urban and rural areas.