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Delivering excellent service

Published on May 21, 2020 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , Previous AUA CPD Framework , Professional Development

Delivering excellent service The behaviour ‘delivering excellent service’ is all about providing the best quality service, whilst also building up genuine long-term relationships in order to drive up service standards. Although this is more relevant for some HE professional service roles than others, all of us want to deliver the best possible outcomes at work […]

Looking after yourself

Published on May 21, 2020 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , Work and Covid

Leading with kindness

Published on May 21, 2020 / 2 Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , Work and Covid

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CPD during lockdown

Published on May 20, 2020 / 1 Comment

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , Previous AUA CPD Framework , Professional Development , Work and Covid

CPD during lockdown CPD is likely to have been the last thing on your mind recently. Adjusting to doing everything from home and undertaking every aspect of your role remotely, potentially whilst also trying to juggle other responsibilities has been the priority. But as lockdown continues, and we settle into new routines, you may have […]

May 2020 Member Spotlight – Sara Corcoran

Published on May 20, 2020 by Sara Corcoran / No Comments

Category: Governance , Member Spotlight

The May member spotlight is on Sara Corcoran, Leadership Coach at the University of Suffolk. Sara Corcoran is one of our current Board of Trustees members. Why do you do it? My career has spanned both the health and higher education sectors. In both, the sharing and support that colleagues offer one another, both within […]

Goodbye Leeds and hello Lancaster, starting a new role during a pandemic

Published on May 19, 2020 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , Work and Covid

Goodbye Leeds and hello Lancaster Starting a new role during a pandemic I would never have thought to be finishing a much-loved role at Leeds during a pandemic. My colleagues gave me a great send off and I felt incredibly grateful to receive letterbox flowers and additional treats on my last day as I have never […]

Managing staff anxiety

Published on May 18, 2020 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , Work and Covid

AUA awards Mark of Excellence to the Royal Veterinary College

Published on May 7, 2020 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Updates , Mark of Excellence , Professional Development

The AUA is thrilled to announce that RVC is the latest institution to be awarded the Mark of Excellence with a successful application for full institutional recognition. This fantastic achievement is the result of hard work which began in 2011, when RVC first started to work with the AUA CPD Framework as part of a […]

Professional Services – How you doin’?

Published on May 7, 2020 by Steve Smith & / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates

Professional Services – How you doin’? “How you doin’?” Although more famously used as Joey’s tried-and-tested pick up line in the US TV sitcom Friends, it’s also a very valid question to ask of professional services operations in HEIs. How do you know if your HEI’s professional services are doing what they need to and […]

Engaging with the Wider Context

Published on May 7, 2020 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Updates , PgCert , Previous AUA CPD Framework , Professional Development

Engaging with the Wider Context The behaviour ‘engaging with the wider context’ is all about how understanding the bigger picture can help you to better contribute to your role and your organisation. Becoming an AUA member is the first step to developing this behaviour, as it enables you to join a nationwide network of peers […]