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Collaboration Without Complication: Why Working Together Is Essential for the Future of Higher Education
Published on Mar 18, 2026 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
Demographic shifts, financial pressures, and evolving policy expectations are reshaping the sector in real time. Against this backdrop, one message is becoming increasingly clear: collaboration is no longer optional. It is essential.
Why Universities Must Continue to Evolve
Published on Mar 18, 2026 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
Why would women academics (or any academic for that matter) abandon the world of their own research and teaching to go into a university leadership role (whether as a VC or one of the many other leadership roles) at this challenging time?
Reimagining institutional elections in an era of ‘less with less’
Published on Feb 24, 2026 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
In the current higher education landscape, the old mantra of "doing more with less" has worn thin.
Operationalising ‘Outstanding Support for Students’: Lessons Learnt from the Times Higher Education Awards 2025
Published on Feb 24, 2026 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
On Thursday 13th November 2025, the Manchester Metropolitan University was announced as the winner of the Times Higher Education Award for ‘Outstanding Support for Students’.
Preparing Students for a Workforce Shaped by AI Starts with Us
Published on Dec 17, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
For professional services staff, this creates a challenge that is easy to overlook. Many of us support students in shaping their academic journeys and their career aspirations, yet we may not always feel certain about AI ourselves.
A Year of Connection in the AHEP Community
Published on Dec 17, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
So what have we as AHEP done this year? Quite a lot! It’s been a year filled with exciting events, proud milestones, and shared achievements across our community and our organisation.
Building Skills, Confidence, and Careers: Apprenticeships in HE
Published on Nov 19, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
Find apprenticeship information, available routes, Occupational Maps, and funding eligibility to support your next steps.
Crafting a career that works for you
Published on Nov 18, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
Our new, more detailed 2025 survey tells a story of a profound paradox: a workforce that is more experienced, ambitious, and skilled than ever, yet one that continues to be held back by the stubborn inertia of old systems.
Working through it: living with a chronic condition in a HE role
Published on Nov 18, 2025 / 1 Comment
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
A personal look at navigating a chronic condition while working in higher education, and how supportive workplaces and reasonable adjustments can make all the difference.
Post-16 Education & Skills White Paper 2025: What It Means for Higher Education Professionals
Published on Nov 11, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
Our new, more detailed 2025 survey tells a story of a profound paradox: a workforce that is more experienced, ambitious, and skilled than ever, yet one that continues to be held back by the stubborn inertia of old systems.