Zhu Hua is a Professor of Language Learning and Intercultural Communication and the Director of the International Centre for Intercultural Studies at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. She is also the Chair of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (2021-2024), an elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, UK, and an elected Fellow of the International Academy for Intercultural Research.

Prior to joining IOE, Zhu Hua was the Chair of Educational Linguistics and Director of the Mosaic Group for Research on Multilingualism and Director of Internationalisation at the School of Education, University of Birmingham (2020-2021). She also served as a Professor of Applied Linguistics and Communication at Birkbeck College, University of London (2007-2020) and held the positions of Head of Department and Assistant Dean in the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London (2014-2020).