Originally from the UK, Gillian Moreira is a teacher and researcher at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. She holds a Masters in Education (with a specialisation in English Language Didactics) and a Doctorate in Culture from this university. Her thesis, entitled On the margins of Europe: Britain and European Integration 1945 ¿ 1997, explored the cultural relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom during this period. She teaches in the area of English, Cultural and Intercultural Studies at the Department of Languages and Cultures on undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes. She is a full member of the Research Centre for Languages, Literatures and Cultures (CLLC-UA), and coordinates the sub-group Globalisation and Identities, one of three sub-groups in the Cultural Studies area. Her research has focussed on language education and language policies, interculturality, identity and belonging, and intercultural competence in/for contexts of personal and professional mobility. Her work is increasingly framed within the intensification of intercultural relations and local/global tensions. Throughout her career she has participated in conferences, taught, supervised and published on these themes. She has also been involved in national and international projects related to English Language education, the development of plurilingual and intercultural competences and quality enhancement in higher education. As pro-Rector of the University of Aveiro (from 2010 to 2018), she was responsible for the evaluation and accreditation of study programmes and the enhancement of the teaching and learning experience of students at UA, leading to a growing interest in consequences of the internationalisation of higher education and the lived experiences of interculturality of international students. She is currently a member of the Departmental Council and Scientific Committee, is the International Coordinator and the Department¿s pivot for the University¿s Tutoring Programme.