Dr Hany Wells is an academic leader with 24 years of experience in a variety of senior management positions in Higher Education. Her professional accomplishments demonstrate her passion for, and achievements in driving innovation and continuous improvement for delivering an outstanding student and staff experience through developing sector-leading practices. Hany has successfully improved academic quality, staff engagement and student experience in different large and complex HE institutions. In July 2021, she was awarded Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Hany has been continuously rethinking how to engage with learners. She completed her PhD in Project Management in 2010, at The Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management, University College London and has worked with organisations such as Reuters Thomson, Logica CMG, PA Consultancy, PM Group, BT, Fujitsu, APM and OGC (Office of Government Commerce). She has published papers and book chapters and presented at high-ranking journals and conferences, such as IRNOP, PMI Research, EURAM and HICSS, IJPM and JPM, CABS, Advance HE in the areas of innovations in teaching, learning and assessment, project complexity, methodologies and project failure. She has dedicated her professional life to ensuring that the fast-changing needs of learners are supported through effective pedagogies that involve active learning, complemented by technology and real-world practice.