Professor Derek Bell

Board Appointee

Biography

Professor Derek Bell is Head of Education at Wellcome Trust and has extensive experience not only of teaching and learning in science but also of the wider range of education issues including teacher education, higher education, subject leadership in schools, research, project management and network development. Prior to his current role, he was Chief Executive of the Association for Science Education (ASE).

Professor Bell has taught in schools and higher education institutions and been involved in ground breaking science education research and development. In addition he has undertaken a wide range of consultancy work in the UK and overseas and is a member of several advisory / expert panels including the National Co-ordinators Group for the National Network of Science Learning Centres, the WISE National Co-ordinating Committee and the Astra-Zeneca Science Education Forum. He is a member of the Board of the Science Council and SETNET. From 2002 -2004 Derek was Chair of the Wellcome Trust Society Awards Panel.