Stephen Roche heads the publication department of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning in Hamburg, Germany, and edits a scholarly journal, the International Review of Education. From 2005 to 2012, he set up and ran a translation agency, Network Translators, supervising the translation or editing of more than 100 books, reports and research papers in the fields of architecture, economics, education, environmental science, history and international development. From 2009 to 2012, he also worked at the University of Hamburg, developing and teaching courses in academic writing and English literature.