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. Each blog will provide thoughts and ideas from three core outlooks:
Policy, me and my role: what is your opinion or experience of the impact of policy on your role or on HE administration and management more widely? What can others learn from you?
Professional development: knowledge, ideas and tools for furthering a career in higher education and enriching your experience of being a HE professional.
My AHEP: covering everything that AHEP has to offer, brought to you from members who have experienced it first-hand.
If you’d like to write a blog for us, please email us at hello@ahep.ac.uk to express your interest.
Sustainability in Higher Education | AUA Blog
Published on Oct 31, 2019 by Tina DeNeen / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog
Sustainability is the theme of the upcoming Autumn Conference of the AUA and I am honoured to participate as a panellist during one of the sessions. I have been asked to share my characterisation of t...
Attracting and retaining the next generation of HE administrators | AUA Blog
Published on Oct 29, 2019 by Pritesh Nathubhai and Francoise McKay / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog
Attracting and retaining the next generation of HE administrators is a working session at the AUA Autumn Conference 2019. Here our session speakers talk about the journey that lead to this point. Wi...
Operational excellence and Lean management | AUA Blog
Published on Oct 29, 2019 by Hannah Lowry and Kate Moss / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog
The LEAN Registry | Slimmer, stronger, sustainable? is a working session at the AUA Autumn Conference 2019. Here our session speakers talk about the journey that lead to this point. Hannah Lowry and...
A tale of two countries | AUA Blog
Published on Oct 29, 2019 by Sharon Barnes, Clare McWilliams, Sophia Harding / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , International opportunities
A tale of two countries: Sharing knowledge and experiences with HEIs in the USA is a working session at the AUA Autumn Conference 2019. Here our session speakers talk about the journey that lead to th...
HE has deep historical roots. But is it really possible to learn from the past?
Published on Oct 24, 2019 by Matthew Andrews / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog
Matthew Andrews University Secretary and Registrar University of Gloucestershire. History surrounds us. Our universities are amongst the oldest and most long-lived institutions of any type to be foun...
Demystifying Project Management | AUA Blog
Published on Oct 23, 2019 by Esther Bray / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog
Every company I’ve worked for has had something in common, wanting to get things done. The context and challenges have varied, but delivery has always been key. After all, an organisation’s vision...
Creating successful, sustainable change | AUA Blog
Published on Oct 21, 2019 by Sophie Sowerby / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog
Sophie Sowerby Head of Organisation Development | Durham University The 3 C’s When working with colleagues across the HE sector, I often hear people say “change is the new normal”. We a...
What do we want? Um…improved access to training, protected time, and a universal PDR process. When do we want it? Now! Or, relatively soon, if now’s not convenient? | AUA Blog
Published on Oct 14, 2019 by Alex Holmes / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Alex Holmes Assistant Registrar (Joint Working) University of Oxford In the last decade or so UK Higher Education has moved, sometimes willingly, occasionally kicking, screaming, and digging in the fi...
“Transformation” in Higher Education – six questions | AUA Blog
Published on Oct 9, 2019 by Dr Andrew West / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Consulting
Dr Andrew West, FAUA Dr Andrew West, FAUA has worked in HE administration/management for thirty years. Formerly University Secretary at the University of Sheffield he is Strategic Adviser to the AUA a...
It’s not just about green issues! Sustainability and the AUA Autumn Conference | AUA Blog
Published on Oct 3, 2019 by AUA Team / 1 Comment
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Sustainability in the HE Sector affects us all. When we think of ‘sustainability’, our minds are generally drawn towards environmental issues. While these matters are very real, very important an...