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A new world of virtual operations: simplifying, standardising, and transforming the work of professional services
Published on Feb 19, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
AUA Annual Conference 2021 Exhibitor BlogRon Yanosky | EAB______________________________ COVID-19 has transformed higher education into a virtualised industry. While online learning is the most conspicuous part of this new reality, the shift from campus-bound to remote professional services operations is a quieter but equally noteworthy achievement. Our workforce has remained flexible in adopting new modes […]
February 2021 Member Spotlight – Mark Crittenden
Published on Feb 17, 2021 / No Comments
Category: Governance , Member Spotlight
The February member spotlight is on Mark Crittenden, Head of Student Centres, University of Greenwich. Mark is one of our current Board of Trustees members. Why do you do it? I have been a member of AUA for virtually all of my career in HE after being “advised” (very strongly) by my then line manager […]
Just a Minute…….Governance Practice in the New Normal
Published on Feb 16, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates , Governance
Just a Minute…….Governance Practice in the New Normal Being ever the optimist, I am making plans for returning to face to face meetings sooner rather than later and, in relation to committee administration, a few positives have emerged as a result of the global pandemic. I am no longer overly worried about anyone requesting remote […]
Sally Lewis appointed South Wales and South West Deputy Network Coordinator
Published on Feb 4, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
Sally Lewis appointed South Wales and South West Deputy Network Coordinator Sally Lewis has been appointed the new Deputy Network Coordinator for the South Wales and South West. We asked Sally to share a little bit about herself. Sally’s background I have worked in HE administration at the University of Bath for over 20 years […]
Unlocking your data capability
Published on Feb 1, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates
Unlocking your data capability If you put “data” into Google you get 8.97 billion results. For comparison, “Covid” gets 6.55 billion, “Trump” gets 1.78 billion, “Brexit” gets 182 million. There are many reasons why data has become big, not least of which is the development of technologies and protocols to capture data easily, store vast […]
January 2021 Member Spotlight – Kate Moss
Published on Jan 26, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
The January member spotlight is on Kate Moss, Senor Quality Officer at the University of Central Lancashire. Kate is the AUA’s North Wales & North West Network Coordinator. Why do you do it? I’ve been privileged to be a part of the regional network as an advocate for a number of years and have seen […]
North Wales & North West 2021 Regional Conference
Published on Jan 26, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
The AUA’s North Wales & North West network delivered it’s annual regional network conference on 13 – 15 January 2021. Due to the pandemic, this was the first time this conference would run remotely. Below you can find recordings from the Conference, along with biographies on each speaker. These recordings are only viewable by AUA […]
Perspectives article review – ‘Complex collaboration champions: university third space professionals working together across borders” – Veles, Carter and Boon (2018)
Published on Jan 25, 2021 / No Comments
Category: Perspectives
Perspectives: Policy and practice in higher education is the AUA’s monthly journal which provides higher education managers and administrators with innovative material which analyses and informs their practice of management. The Perspectives journal is published four times a year, and is available to AUA members in both hard copy and online. Members can access the full […]
Wellbeing: Rhetoric or Reality?
Published on Jan 14, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates
Something’s been nagging at me through the holiday season. I’ve been pondering a theme in the corporate messaging that seemed to emerge in the final few weeks of the year, shared with me by a number of my coachees (from within and beyond the HE sector) and observed by others on a couple of social […]
Perspectives article review – ‘Quality and Consumerism in Higher Education’ – David Palfreyman – (2013)
Published on Jan 14, 2021 / No Comments
Category: Perspectives
Perspectives: Policy and practice in higher education is the AUA’s monthly journal which provides higher education managers and administrators with innovative material which analyses and informs their practice of management. The Perspectives journal is published four times a year, and is available to AUA members in both hard copy and online. Members can access the full […]