Dr. Samantha Curle is a Reader in Education (Applied Linguistics) at the University of Bath, Director of all MRes programmes, and Institutional Academic Lead for the South-West Doctoral Training Partnership. She is also Adjunct Professor at Khazar University and an Associate Member of the EMI Oxford Research Group. Her research examines factors influencing academic achievement in EMI, including English proficiency and psychological constructs. She has published six edited books (one forthcoming) and her work appears in top journals such as Language Teaching, Applied Linguistics Review, and Studies in Higher Education. Her research spans Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America, with funding from the European Commission, British Academy Newton Fund, British Council, and national research councils in Hong Kong and Turkey. Dr Curle is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the Royal Society of Arts.