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Transforming what it means to grow up in South Yorkshire | AUA Quick Reads

Published on Mar 2, 2020 by Greg Burke / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates

Transforming what it means to grow up in South Yorkshire Greg Burke | Director South Yorkshire Futures Programme | Sheffield Hallam University Across South Yorkshire, there are fabulous schools and outstanding teachers, but the data tells a challenging story: the young people of South Yorkshire are less likely to achieve good GCSEs, less likely to […]

Achieving results

Published on Feb 27, 2020 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Updates , PgCert , Previous AUA CPD Framework , Professional Development

Achieving results The behaviour ‘achieving results’ relates being successful to producing high quality work that consistently meets pre-agreed objectives and criteria. There are many ways that the AUA can help you to practise this behaviour, giving you opportunities outside of the day-to-day tasks of your role. For example, one that you perhaps might not have […]

International opportunity: TEMC 2020

Published on Feb 24, 2020 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Updates

International opportunity: represent the AUA at TEMC 13 to 17 September 2020 | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia Would you like to take on a new challenge and learn about HE from an international perspective, whilst also developing yourself professionally? Apply to represent the AUA at TEMC 2020! The AUA is thrilled to announce […]

Let’s change change | AUA Quick Reads

Published on Feb 24, 2020 by Susie Palmer-Trew / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates

Let’s change change Susie Palmer-Trew | Director, Change and Improvement | The Open University Change in University’s can feel hard enough, but learning about it shouldn’t be. We are a motley crew of academics, change managers, project managers, consultants, professionals and a few mates. What connects us is the ambition to deliver change in the […]

Can kindness really help? | AUA Quick Reads

Published on Feb 24, 2020 by Susie Hills / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates

Can kindness really help? Susie Hills | Joint CEO of Halpin | The home of experts in higher education. Things are tough. We have to do more with less. We have to deal with constant change and uncertainty. We want to have positive impact, but things are harder than ever. In times like this, can […]

SCALE-UP: Is it really THAT different?

Published on Feb 24, 2020 by Dr Tony Churchill / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates

SCALE-UP: Is it really THAT different? | AUA Quick Reads Dr Tony Churchill | Senior Educational Developer | Nottingham Trent University A frequent question when we introduce SCALE-UP (Student-Centred Active Learning Environments with Upside-down Pedagogies) is “How is that different from my usual teaching?” In some ways, that is encouraging because it shows that many elements of […]

PgCert | Our alumni share their experience

Published on Feb 20, 2020 by David Duell, Bushra Shaikha & Bradley Shadwell / No Comments

Category: AHEP Updates , PgCert

David Duell Research Projects Facilitator (Post-Award) | University of Birmingham    As I do not have an undergraduate degree, I was attracted by the opportunity to undertake a postgraduate qualification on the basis of my experience working in the HE sector. The programme built a real interest in policy and the professional climate, as well as […]

BoardEffect | Exhibitor Blog

Published on Feb 19, 2020 by Edward Rees / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates

The Importance of Good Governance in Higher Education Good governance is especially important in higher education, because a university is, in many ways, a much more complicated organisation than a business, and governance in higher education must provide a framework for a truly variegated group of stakeholders. Nonetheless, the basic principles of corporate governance find […]

The most versatile thing in the world? Potatoes, wood, gin, AUA Creating Conversations… | AUA Quick reads

Published on Feb 17, 2020 by Michael Monaghan / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates

The most versatile thing in the world? Potatoes, wood, gin, AUA Creating Conversations… Michael Monaghan FAUA | Leadership and Development Adviser | Liverpool John Moores University The question I wish I got most from the HE managers I work with is ‘Michael what’s it like to be the AUA’s only two-time winner of the Member […]

Developing a whole institution approach towards an inclusive student welcome, induction and transitions experience in partnership with Kent Union | AUA Quick reads

Published on Feb 17, 2020 by Melissa Mulhall / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates

Developing a whole institution approach towards an inclusive student welcome, induction and transitions experience in partnership with Kent Union Melissa Mulhall MAUA | Assistant Director, Student Engagement and Experience | University of Kent Collaborating for Success – now that is an approach that really resonates with me, both personally and professionally. I found that taking […]