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Time for some quiet leadership?
Published on Sep 24, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates , Development Monthly - December 2021
Time for some quiet leadership? The people-management challenges facing university leaders and managers are enormous, from motivating and supporting teams who now work from home for at least some of the time, to dealing with the mental health challenges that the impact of Covid-19 has had on so many people (as explored in earlier AUA […]
September 2021 Member Spotlight – Mita Mondal
Published on Sep 21, 2021 / No Comments
Category: Member Spotlight
The September member spotlight is on Mita Mondal, Quality Assurance and Accreditations Manager at the University of Kent and the network coordinator for the AUA’s South regional network. Why do you do it? I joined AUA in September 2014 and since then I have immensely enjoyed being part of the organisation and the enriching experiences […]
From the world of Student Experience and Engagement: Jonathan Dempsey – New College of the Humanities (NCH)
Published on Sep 21, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , Career stories , From the world of Student Experience and Engagement
As part of the AUA’s Student Experience and Engagement network, we’re conducting interviews with those who work in the field. A wide variety of roles and teams support the improvement of student experience and engagement within universities. Our interview series helps to shine a light on those who are working in these roles, so that […]
HE Governance – challenges and opportunities
Published on Sep 3, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates , Governance
HE Governance – challenges and opportunities Reflecting on current and future challenges and opportunities for higher education governance, I’d like to share some thoughts on how the AUA governance consulting team might be able to help. Our governance consulting team is made up of current and former university secretaries, senior governance professionals and members of […]
August 2021 Member Spotlight – Phil Rowsby
Published on Aug 18, 2021 / No Comments
Category: Member Spotlight
The August member spotlight is on Phil Rowsby, Senior Governance Officer and an AUA Advocate at Heriot-Watt University. Why do you do it? I joined the AUA in 2016 when I started working at Heriot-Watt as a temp as I thought it might help if I applied for a permanent role at a later stage […]
From the world of Student Experience and Engagement: Lizy Holder – Bath Spa University
Published on Aug 5, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , Career stories , From the world of Student Experience and Engagement
As part of the AUA’s Student Experience and Engagement network, we’re conducting interviews with those who work in the field. A wide variety of roles and teams support the improvement of student experience and engagement within universities. Our interview series helps to shine a light on those who are working in these roles, so that […]
Welcoming our new Trustees August 2021
Published on Aug 1, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
Hello fellow AUA members, Being an AUA Trustee is a great honour but it is also really good fun. I’ve enjoyed the seven (I think!) years I have been involved as a member but also served as Vice-Chair and Chair. As well as helping to lead some of the work of the Association you also […]
July 2021 Member Spotlight – Amanda Lund
Published on Jul 21, 2021 / No Comments
Category: Member Spotlight
The July member spotlight is on Amanda Lund, Deputy Director of Professional Services and an AUA Advocate at the University of Edinburgh. Why do you do it? I actually stumbled across the AUA when I was looking for further development opportunities and initially found and signed up to the PgCert. On looking into the AUA […]
Managing Change Open Forum 2021 recordings
Published on Jul 20, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
Here you can access recordings of sessions from the Managing Change in Higher Education Annual Open Forum 2021, kindly sponsored by EvaSys
Taking closing the loop further at the University of Hull
Published on Jul 14, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Managing Change in HE Annual Open Forum 2021 Sponsor Blog, by Joanna Carter, Student Insight and Sector Policy Manager, University of Hull on behalf of EvaSys Evaluation and Assessment ______________________________ The increasing emphasis placed on the student voice in higher education is apparent in both the policies and practices of UK higher education institutions. A […]