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

International Opportunity CAUBO 2021

International Opportunity: CAUBO 2021 15 to 17 June 2021 | Online The AUA is thrilled to announce that, thanks to our partnership with CAUBO, we are offering an exciting opportunity for one of our members to attend CAUBO Annual Conference 2021. Information on the event CAUBO’s flagship professional development event, the Annual Conference brings together […]
Apr 8, 2021
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What are students ‘buying’ from universities?

What are students ‘buying’ from universities? I was talking to a friend who works for British Airways recently, and commiserating with him over the disruption that Covid caused to his industry and the stress he must have faced in his job.  ‘Actually’, he said, ‘you had it worse in HE because we had contingency plans. […]
Mar 23, 2021
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Fake Degrees, Visa Mills & Identity Fraud: how Jisc are protecting UK graduates, universities, and employers

AUA Annual Conference 2021 Exhibitor BlogJisc______________________________ Every year the HE sector comes under threat from fraudsters, cheats and those looking to circumvent the system in order to get a valuable qualification. Whether that’s an increase in bogus institutes, using fake certificates, or individuals falsifying student identities, these threaten the reputation and stability of the HE […]
Mar 23, 2021
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Professional Services – Future-Fit?

Professional Services – Future-Fit? It’s now more than a year since the pandemic first hit the UK. It is hard to remember life and work in our institutions pre-COVID-19.  2021 will be potentially even more challenging for HE.  As Steve Smith highlighted in another AUA blog the rapid changes in methods of delivery and ways […]
Mar 3, 2021
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To proctor or not to proctor – is that the question?

AUA Annual Conference 2021 Exhibitor BlogUNIwise______________________________ The use of facial recognition technology during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a widespread debate within the HE community about to what extent surveillance and invasion of privacy is reasonable in order for universities to carry out their obligation to ensure fair and credible assessment of students. The […]
Feb 25, 2021
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A new world of virtual operations: simplifying, standardising, and transforming the work of professional services

AUA Annual Conference 2021 Exhibitor BlogRon Yanosky | EAB______________________________ COVID-19 has transformed higher education into a virtualised industry. While online learning is the most conspicuous part of this new reality, the shift from campus-bound to remote professional services operations is a quieter but equally noteworthy achievement. Our workforce has remained flexible in adopting new modes […]
Feb 19, 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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Unlocking your data capability

Unlocking your data capability If you put “data” into Google you get 8.97 billion results.  For comparison, “Covid” gets 6.55 billion, “Trump” gets 1.78 billion, “Brexit” gets 182 million.  There are many reasons why data has become big, not least of which is the development of technologies and protocols to capture data easily, store vast […]
Feb 1, 2021
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