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Developing Effective Working Relationships | AUA Quick Reads
Published on Mar 9, 2020 by Ranitha Ramdeyal / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Developing Effective Working Relationships Ranitha Ramdeyal | Manager for Academic Services | University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa (AAA) I would like to give conference attendees a perspective of someone who comes from a Rainbow Nation, a country which is so diverse in terms of race, culture, religion and values. Amazingly, the one factor that […]
Looking behind the label | AUA Quick Reads
Published on Mar 2, 2020 by Verity Westgate / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Looking behind the label Mental ill-health in the workplace Verity Westgate | Research Coordinator | University of Oxford Together with a colleague I have been delivering training about mental ill health in the workplace since 2016 and have now trained over 300 members of staff across our institution. As someone who has struggled with various […]
Blood, sweat, tears and cats | AUA Quick Reads
Published on Mar 2, 2020 by Suzanne Crane / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Blood, sweat, tears and cats International project management through the lens of Global Entrepreneurial Talent Management 3 (GETM3) Suzanne Crane | International Research Project Coordinator | Northumbria University April in Warsaw. Unseasonably warm. A group of 21 researchers and Higher Education professionals from 10 universities and commercial companies in Europe and Asia gather in a […]
Transforming what it means to grow up in South Yorkshire | AUA Quick Reads
Published on Mar 2, 2020 by Greg Burke / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Transforming what it means to grow up in South Yorkshire Greg Burke | Director South Yorkshire Futures Programme | Sheffield Hallam University Across South Yorkshire, there are fabulous schools and outstanding teachers, but the data tells a challenging story: the young people of South Yorkshire are less likely to achieve good GCSEs, less likely to […]
Achieving results
Published on Feb 27, 2020 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates , PgCert , Previous AUA CPD Framework , Professional Development
Achieving results The behaviour ‘achieving results’ relates being successful to producing high quality work that consistently meets pre-agreed objectives and criteria. There are many ways that the AUA can help you to practise this behaviour, giving you opportunities outside of the day-to-day tasks of your role. For example, one that you perhaps might not have […]
International opportunity: TEMC 2020
Published on Feb 24, 2020 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
International opportunity: represent the AUA at TEMC 13 to 17 September 2020 | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia Would you like to take on a new challenge and learn about HE from an international perspective, whilst also developing yourself professionally? Apply to represent the AUA at TEMC 2020! The AUA is thrilled to announce […]
Let’s change change | AUA Quick Reads
Published on Feb 24, 2020 by Susie Palmer-Trew / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Let’s change change Susie Palmer-Trew | Director, Change and Improvement | The Open University Change in University’s can feel hard enough, but learning about it shouldn’t be. We are a motley crew of academics, change managers, project managers, consultants, professionals and a few mates. What connects us is the ambition to deliver change in the […]
Can kindness really help? | AUA Quick Reads
Published on Feb 24, 2020 by Susie Hills / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Can kindness really help? Susie Hills | Joint CEO of Halpin | The home of experts in higher education. Things are tough. We have to do more with less. We have to deal with constant change and uncertainty. We want to have positive impact, but things are harder than ever. In times like this, can […]
SCALE-UP: Is it really THAT different?
Published on Feb 24, 2020 by Dr Tony Churchill / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
SCALE-UP: Is it really THAT different? | AUA Quick Reads Dr Tony Churchill | Senior Educational Developer | Nottingham Trent University A frequent question when we introduce SCALE-UP (Student-Centred Active Learning Environments with Upside-down Pedagogies) is “How is that different from my usual teaching?” In some ways, that is encouraging because it shows that many elements of […]
February 2020 Member Spotlight – Alison Curry
Published on Feb 21, 2020 by Alison Curry / No Comments
Category: Member Spotlight
The February member spotlight is on Alison Curry, AUA Advocate for the University of Brighton. Why do you do it? I originally joined the AUA because, after a long career in recruitment, moving to an administrative role in Higher Education was a very, very, steep learning curve, and my line manager recommended it to give […]