Executive team

Dr. Stephen Powell is an experienced academic leader with expertise in managing university support services, enhancing programme development, teaching practices, and student support. He has significant teaching experience, including leading a Master’s programme in Higher Education at Manchester Metropolitan University and pioneering innovative online degree programmes since the early 2000s, as well as supervising PhD students.At academyEX, Stephen uses his background in teaching and research to support staff in delivering an exceptional student experience. He is particularly focused on the importance of relationships in an increasingly technology-driven educational landscape. If Stephen could meet a historical figure, it would be German-American psychologist Kurt Lewin, who introduced the concept of action research that has arguably had the most significant impact of any single idea about improving the quality of education around the world.

Stephen Powell

Director of Teaching and Learning