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UK Higher Education in 2025: If You’re Waiting for Things to Settle Down… You Might Be Waiting a While
Published on Jun 30, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates
Now’s the time to be brave, clear-eyed, and yes, a little bit radical. Here are seven things’ universities can do this year to not just stay afloat but genuinely move forward with purpose.
Admissions at Full Tilt: Why now is the time to look again at how things really work
Published on Jun 30, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates
Here's a concept that’s often used with good intentions but is ultimately flawed: “future-proofing” students. It’s an attractive notion that revolves around equipping learners with the right tools and mindset to face an unpredictable world.
Navigating the Storm: Leading Teams Through Change
Published on Jun 23, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
Most HE professionals share the same drive—so why don’t we talk about our jobs? This article reflects on silence in the sector and how to shift it.
Beyond the myth of future-proofing
Published on Jun 23, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
Here's a concept that’s often used with good intentions but is ultimately flawed: “future-proofing” students. It’s an attractive notion that revolves around equipping learners with the right tools and mindset to face an unpredictable world.
The end of TEF as we know it (and why that might actually be good news)
Published on Jun 19, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates
So, the Office for Students (OfS) has finally made the announcement. No more big-bang Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) exercises where everyone holds their breath, scrambles for evidence and then relaxes for another few years, it seems.
Strategic Considerations for a Successful Student Survey Tool
Published on Jun 18, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates
Traditional student surveys often result in large volumes of data that require significant time and effort to analyse. However, the real value lies in the ability to quickly translate feedback into tangible improvements.
Haggis, Hands-on Learning, and Higher Education…Reflections from my first AHEP Conference
Published on Jun 18, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
As someone who is still at the start of their working in higher education journey, this felt like a particularly relevant topic. What I wasn’t expecting was that the word sustainable would be playing double duty - in an environmental sense, and in a professional sense.
Shaping Lives Through Student Support
Published on Jun 9, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates , Career stories
What I love most about my role is connecting with students from all walks of life and seeing their journey unfold. Watching them grow, face challenges, and succeed is incredibly rewarding. It’s those everyday interactions that remind me why this work matters.
Big In Japan
Published on Jun 9, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
Following our recent event Japanese HE Unpacked, we caught up with AHEP Consultant Jenny Jenkins, who was in attendance on 8 May. In this article, Jenny shares her reflections and summarises some of the key takeaways from the session, offering a snapshot of the cultural context, strategic priorities, and professional structures shaping higher education in Japan today. Whether you joined us on the day or couldn’t make it, her insights provide a valuable window into the discussion.
Celebrating Member Success – Laila Burton
Published on May 28, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , Career stories
As part of the AHEP’s Student Experience and Engagement Special Interest Group (SIG), we’re conducting our 'Celebrating Member Success' interviews. In this edition we hear from Laila Burton, Assistant Director, Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Students) at The Open University. We discuss what we mean by success and hear Laila’s thoughts on how this has evolved during her career.