Prof Rosa Wells
FE Principal and Dean for STEM - University College Birmingham
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Rosa is FE principal and dean for STEM at University College Birmingham and chair of the National Network of Institutes of Technology.
She is also deputy chair of the Engineering Council’s education and skills panel, contributing to national leadership on engineering skills, professional standards, and progression pathways.
Rosa has extensive experience across further and higher education, skills policy, and employer-led workforce development.
She leads strategic partnerships that align education provision with labour market demand, regional industrial strategy, and national priorities, including the design and delivery of workforce training for advanced manufacturing and battery technologies to support the UK’s electrification and net zero ambitions.
She is a passionate advocate for widening participation in STEM, with a particular focus on improving access, progression, and representation for women in technical and engineering pathways.
Her work embeds inclusive design into technical education systems to support sustainable workforce growth.
Rosa was awarded a Technical Teaching Fellowship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 in recognition of excellence and leadership in technical education.
She is a regular speaker on skills devolution, engineering education, and the future of technical education.
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