[1][2] Fell is the convenor of the MA Taiwan Studies programme of the SOAS.
Under his direction, this school's Taiwan-related courses, conferences and publications on Taiwan increased.
[5] In 1992, Fell graduated from the University of Leeds with a bachelor's degree in Chinese Studies.
When he was an undergraduate, from 1989 to 1990, Fell learned Chinese language at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan.
In 1999, Fell joined the SOAS Politics Department as a doctoral student and has been teaching there since 2003.