AHEP Blog
The AHEP blog is a space to voice opinion, inform, celebrate and share perspectives of working in higher education administration and management today.

HE Governance – challenges and opportunities

HE Governance – challenges and opportunities Reflecting on current and future challenges and opportunities for higher education governance, I’d like to share some thoughts on how the AUA governance consulting team might be able to help.  Our governance consulting team is made up of current and former university secretaries, senior governance professionals and members of […]
Sep 3, 2021
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June 2021 Member Spotlight – Helena Torres

The June member spotlight is on Helena Torres, Centre Administration Manager, Brussels at the University of Kent. Helena is is one of our current Board of Trustees members. Why do you do it? I have benefited greatly from being a member of the AUA throughout my career in higher education.  I particularly enjoyed being part […]
Jun 16, 2021
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May 2021 Member Spotlight – Thea Gibbs

The May member spotlight is on Thea Gibbs, Director of Operations, Faculty of Law at University College London. Thea is is one of our current Board of Trustees members. Why do you do it? Looking back at the start of my career I remember vividly a number of pivotal moments when a manager or mentor […]
May 20, 2021
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February 2021 Member Spotlight – Mark Crittenden

The February member spotlight is on Mark Crittenden, Head of Student Centres, University of Greenwich. Mark is one of our current Board of Trustees members. Why do you do it? I have been a member of AUA for virtually all of my career in HE after being “advised” (very strongly) by my then line manager […]
Feb 17, 2021
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Just a Minute…….Governance Practice in the New Normal

Just a Minute…….Governance Practice in the New Normal Being ever the optimist, I am making plans for returning to face to face meetings sooner rather than later and, in relation to committee administration, a few positives have emerged as a result of the global pandemic.  I am no longer overly worried about anyone requesting remote […]
Feb 16, 2021
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August 2020 Member Spotlight – Vikki Goddard

The August member spotlight is on Vikki Goddard, Director of Operations for the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester. Vikki is one of our current Board of Trustees members. Why do you do it? I’ve been a member of AUA for a long time and I really appreciate the support […]
Aug 20, 2020
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Welcoming our new Chair

Hello fellow AUA members, It only struck me in conversation the other day that I’m no longer Chair and am now Vice-Chair; not the strangest thing to happen in lockdown but one that had kind of snuck up on me! The last two years being AUA Chair really have been an immense privilege and I’m now looking […]
Aug 6, 2020
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July 2020 Member Spotlight – Sam Bayley

The July member spotlight is on Sam Bayley, a Department Manager of the Department of Environment & Geography at the University of York. Sam Bayley is one of our current Board of Trustees members and will finish his second term of office at the end of July Why do you do it? I joined the […]
Jul 15, 2020
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