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What are students ‘buying’ from universities?
Published on Mar 23, 2021 / No Comments
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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. […]
Fake Degrees, Visa Mills & Identity Fraud: how Jisc are protecting UK graduates, universities, and employers
Published on Mar 23, 2021 / No Comments
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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 […]
A message from our new President Keith Zimmerman
Published on Mar 5, 2021 / No Comments
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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 […]
What’s the Simplest Way to Close the Student Feedback Loop at Module Level?
Published on Mar 3, 2021 / No Comments
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AUA Annual Conference 2021 Exhibitor BlogEvaSys______________________________ Now, more than ever, it’s critical for students to feel their voices are heard; by their lecturers, heads of school and by university leaders. Closing the student feedback loop at module level is a highly effective way to enable that two-way communication between student and institution – and, of […]
Professional Services – Future-Fit?
Published on Mar 3, 2021 / No Comments
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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 […]
To proctor or not to proctor – is that the question?
Published on Feb 25, 2021 / No Comments
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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 […]
AUA 2021 Conference – Student Experience and Engagement related sessions
Published on Feb 19, 2021 / No Comments
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There are so many great sessions scheduled for this year’s AUA Annual Conference that you might not know where to start. To help our members of the Student Experience and Engagement network, we’ve compiled below the sessions that you might find most interesting. We hope that you enjoy the conference and log off with a […]
A new world of virtual operations: simplifying, standardising, and transforming the work of professional services
Published on Feb 19, 2021 / No Comments
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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 […]
Just a Minute…….Governance Practice in the New Normal
Published on Feb 16, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates , Governance
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 […]
Sally Lewis appointed South Wales and South West Deputy Network Coordinator
Published on Feb 4, 2021 / No Comments
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Sally Lewis appointed South Wales and South West Deputy Network Coordinator Sally Lewis has been appointed the new Deputy Network Coordinator for the South Wales and South West. We asked Sally to share a little bit about herself. Sally’s background I have worked in HE administration at the University of Bath for over 20 years […]