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2020 Member of the Year Shortlist – Oliver Cooper
Published on Mar 31, 2020 / 1 Comment
Category: AHEP Updates
The AUA Annual Awards are usually announced and presented as part of our Gala Dinner. As our Annual Conference & Exhibition has been postponed, we have had to rethink how we will recognise and acknowledge the hard work by our members and networks for this year’s awards. Each weekday from Thursday 26 March, we will […]Central versus local: Getting the right staff in the right places | AUA Blog
Published on Mar 31, 2020 by Thea Gibbs / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Central versus local: Getting the right staff in the right places Thea Gibbs | Director of Operations | Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations My university has a preference for centralised professional services, combined with a drive for consistency and standardisation across different functions. Sometimes this can be at odds with local needs of […]2020 Member of the Year Shortlist – Michael Monaghan
Published on Mar 30, 2020 / 2 Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
The AUA Annual Awards are usually announced and presented as part of our Gala Dinner. As our Annual Conference & Exhibition has been postponed, we have had to rethink how we will recognise and acknowledge the hard work by our members and networks for this year’s awards. Each weekday from Thursday 26 March, we will […]2020 Member of the Year Shortlist – Joanne Caldwell
Published on Mar 27, 2020 / 2 Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
The AUA Annual Awards are usually announced and presented as part of our Gala Dinner. As our Annual Conference & Exhibition has been postponed, we have had to rethink how we will recognise and acknowledge the hard work by our members and networks for this year’s awards. Each weekday from Thursday 26 March, we will […]2020 Member of the Year Shortlist – Emma Pleasants
Published on Mar 26, 2020 / 2 Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
The AUA Annual Awards are usually announced and presented as part of our Gala Dinner. As our Annual Conference & Exhibition has been postponed, we have had to rethink how we will recognise and acknowledge the hard work by our members and networks for this year’s awards. Each weekday from Thursday 26 March, we will […]AUA 2020 Annual Awards Shortlist
Published on Mar 26, 2020 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
The 2020 Annual AUA Awards Nominees As most of you will know, the AUA Annual Awards are usually announced and presented as part of our Gala Dinner at our Annual Conference & Exhibition. As this has been postponed this year, we’ve had to rethink how we will recognise and acknowledge the hard work of our members and […]Managing Self and Personal Skills
Published on Mar 26, 2020 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , PgCert , Previous AUA CPD Framework , Professional Development
Managing Self and Personal Skills Managing self and personal skills is a behaviour that is about taking control of and responsibility for your own professional development. In many ways, all of the activities offered by the AUA relate to this behaviour, as they all give you the chance to develop yourself outside of the opportunities […]AUA Study Tour: Japan
Published on Mar 24, 2020 by Liz Turner | Chiara Singh | Oliver Cooper | Laura Johnson | Chris Cooper / 2 Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , International opportunities , Study Tours
Liz Turner | Chiara Singh | Oliver Cooper | Laura Johnson | Chris Cooper Introduction Japan also known as Nihon or ‘the land of the rising sun’, is an inspiring country with a legendary work ethic and a very different Higher Education Sector. From the beautiful art of becoming a geisha to the ancient Shinto […]Day two | Navigating the new normal
Published on Mar 20, 2020 by Jane Reid / 1 Comment
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , Work and Covid
Day two | Navigating the new normal Jane Reid | Teaching and Learning Manager (PgCert) | The AUA In my current job, I rarely work from home despite my role working on a blended learning programme being quite suited to it. I enjoy working in an open plan office, I enjoy the variety of our […]March 2020 Member Spotlight – Merrill Jones
Published on Mar 16, 2020 by Merrill Jones / No Comments
Category: Member Spotlight
The March member spotlight is on Merrill Jones, AUA Advocate for the University of Sussex. Why do you do it? I joined the AUA at the suggestion of my line manager as I was considering my onward professional development. She recommended the AUA as an opportunity to network with like-minded professional administrators and to understand […]








