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Lily Wednesday Rumsey
Lily Wednesday Rumsey is an independent international higher education expert and consultant. She is an accomplished strategic leader with extensive experience shaping internationalisation and transformation agendas across leading UK universities.
She is also a convener of women, creating safe discussion spaces and amplifying women’s voices and stories that inspire meaningful change through her work in consultancy and as a podcast host of ’Sex on Top’.
3 pieces
Newest first, since June 2026
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Going global doesn’t have to mean leaving local communities behind
Rana Maristani and Lily Wednesday Rumsey argue UK universities can leverage their civic engagement capabilities when establishing international education partnerships
With Rana Maristani
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If international education is at an inflection point, only a shared response can stave off crisis
Lily Wednesday Rumsey argues the higher education sector needs to rediscover its collective voice on international education, before managed growth tips into managed decline
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International offices are being asked to manage risks they cannot see
Lily Wednesday argues that so long as policy intent contradicts operational reality, international offices need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable