What if I’m not good enough? A reflection on presenting at the AUA Autumn Conference Development Monthly | #16 February 2022 | What if I’m not good enough? A reflection on presenting at the AUA Autumn Conference What if I’m not good enough? A reflection on presenting at the AUA Autumn Conference. We’ve all been […]
AUA Mentoring: My experience Mentee – Phil Rowsby, Senior Governance Office, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Mentor – Rachel Gerry, Director of Planning, Open University Since becoming an AUA member, although I have benefited greatly from a variety of member benefits, including fantastic networking opportunities, the Mentoring Programme has proven to be the most valuable to my […]
Christmas cards from the Development Monthly Editorial Board Development Monthly | Christmas 2022 | Christmas cards from the Board Mark Hollingsworth | City, University of London Merry Christmas everybody I was asked to submit some Christmas photos of myself but obviously couldn’t send one from this year as only the deeply suspect or truly insane […]
How taking a coaching approach can help you figure out your career dilemma Development Monthly | #15 December 2022 | How taking a coaching approach can help you figure out your career dilemma When you were a child, did you ever think about what growing up and getting a job would look like? It turns […]
Enthuse your local network, make meaningful connections, and develop your career Development Monthly | #15 December 2022 | Enthuse your local network, make meaningful connections, and develop your career Why bother with a local AUA network at your institution? Is it worth the hassle? And how do you get it off the ground? My name’s […]
Engaging the unengaged | Dr Ella Popper (she/her)Head of Professional Development, AUA Development Monthly | #15 December 2022 | Engaging the unengaged Dr Ella Popper, Head of Professional Development at the AUA, discusses the topic of her recent staff development working session at Nottingham Trent University, ‘Engaging the Unengaged’. The session was for Educational Developers, […]
My career development journey Development Monthly | #15 December 2022 | My career development journey Like many of us working in HE Professional Services, I didn’t grow up thinking this would be my career. In fact, I didn’t have a strong leaning towards anything at all so staying in HE after my degrees was probably […]
The AUA is delighted to announce the appointment of our new Honorary President, Keith Zimmerman. Keith is a board-level executive with 28 years’ experience in higher education – recently appointed as the new Executive Director for Transformation of Education and Student Outcomes at King’s College London, to start in March 2023, and currently Chief Operating […]
Professional Development Reviews 2021-22. So how did we all do? Development Monthly | #14 November 2022 | Professional Development Reviews 2021-22. So how did we all do? Professional Development Reviews 2021-22. So how did we all do? As Black History Month 2022 draws to a close, Heidi Flanagan considers professional development goals for the coming […]
Top five tips | Charlie Tennant (he/him)Head of Business Operations, University of Greenwich Development Monthly | #14 November 2022 | Top five tips Charlie Tennant is Head of Business Operations at the University of Greenwich, where he also teaches Business Strategy Teacher to third year Undergraduates. Outside of Greenwich, Charlie is the Vice Chair at […]