Dr Weerawardane is the Head of Department for Accounting and Finance at Arden University. She is a Fellow member of ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), and holds a PhD in Consumer Behaviour, an MSc. International Business Management, a BSc. (Hons) Applied Accounting, and an LLB (Hons) Business Law. Moreover, she is a Chartered Manager (CMI), a Principal Fellow of Advance HE and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship from Advance HE in 2022 for her work in promoting inclusiveness in higher education and empowering females into the finance profession.

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology is currently overseen by Professor Brian Smith, Deputy Provost. Bringing more than three decades of experience, Brian has been awarded the prestigious Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellow for excellence in developing inspiring and innovative new learning and teaching models in global higher education. This work was core to his PhD to understand learner behaviour and ontological needs in the classroom, blended and online learning.

Towella Ngambi heads up our foundation year courses as the programme team leader. With a wealth of expertise and knowledge in helping individuals from all backgrounds accelerate their personal growth, Towella and her team provide all the support you need to gain a solid grounding in the skills you need to succeed ay university. Towella brings a great deal of experience to our foundation year courses, with a teaching background that covers everything from online tutoring and counselling to motivational coaching and academic assessment.