Anthony Manning

Anthony Manning is a British educationalist, author and higher education leader specialising in internationalisation, lifelong learning, English for Academic Purposes and internationalisation at home. He is Associate Dean (International) at Arden University. He was previously Dean for Global and Lifelong Learning at the University of Kent, where his work included international programmes, internationalised student experience, work-based learning and degree apprenticeships.

Manning is a National Teaching Fellow and a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE's Higher Education Academy (PFHEA). He has served as a trustee of the British Accreditation Council and Chair of its Accreditation Committee. He is also a member of the EAIE Professional Development Committee. The British Council lists Manning as a current member of its English Language Advisory Group, an advisory body that supports the organisation's work in English language education and policy.

In 2023, Manning was a co-author of the International Higher Education Commission report Is the UK Developing Global Mindsets?, which argued that internationalisation at home should play a central role in future UK higher education strategy and graduate development.

In 2024, The PIE News reported on the Innovations in Internationalisation at Home Forum in London, quoting Manning on the challenge of measuring internationalisation at home activity and on the small proportion of UK students who benefit from overseas educational opportunities.

A 2025 article on the SEDA blog, co-authored by Manning with Silvia Colaiacomo and Emma Marku, stated that the Universities UK International working group on internationalisation at home had been active since 2019 and aimed to develop a community of practice across the sector.

Publications Manning has written and edited work on internationalisation, English for Academic Purposes and academic skills. His books and edited volumes include Innovations in Internationalisation at Home, co-edited with Silvia Colaiacomo, published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing in 2021. The publisher describes the volume as bringing together work on internationalisation at home and curriculum internationalisation in the UK and internationally.

Manning's book Assessing EAP: Theory and Practice in Assessment Literacy has been reviewed in the academic literature. Writing in the Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Lyndon Taylor described the volume as a useful contribution to discussions of assessment literacy within English for Academic Purposes teaching and learning.

Awards and recognition Manning was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2021. The University of Kent reported that he was one of 55 new National Teaching Fellows that year and described the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme as a leading teaching award in higher education.

Governance and advisory roles Manning has been a trustee of the British Accreditation Council since April 2020 and Chair of its Accreditation Committee. The British Council lists him as a member of its English Language Advisory Group. The PIE News has also reported that he has served as an expert committee member for the EAIE, NCUK and the British Council.

Selected works

Manning, Anthony and Colaiacomo, Silvia, eds. (2021). Innovations in Internationalisation at Home. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-6656-9. Manning, Anthony (2016). Assessing EAP: Theory and Practice in Assessment Literacy. Garnet Education. Manning, Anthony (2015). English for Language and Linguistics in Higher Education Studies. Garnet Education. Manning, Anthony et al. Transferable Academic Skills Kit. Garnet Education. Sowton, Chris; Thaine, Craig; Manning, Anthony (2012). Cambridge Academic English B1+ Intermediate Teacher's Book. Cambridge University Press.