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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 […]
PgCert | Our alumni share their experience
Published on Feb 20, 2020 by David Duell, Bushra Shaikha & Bradley Shadwell / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates , PgCert
David Duell Research Projects Facilitator (Post-Award) | University of Birmingham As I do not have an undergraduate degree, I was attracted by the opportunity to undertake a postgraduate qualification on the basis of my experience working in the HE sector. The programme built a real interest in policy and the professional climate, as well as […]
BoardEffect | Exhibitor Blog
Published on Feb 19, 2020 by Edward Rees / No Comments
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The Importance of Good Governance in Higher Education Good governance is especially important in higher education, because a university is, in many ways, a much more complicated organisation than a business, and governance in higher education must provide a framework for a truly variegated group of stakeholders. Nonetheless, the basic principles of corporate governance find […]
The most versatile thing in the world? Potatoes, wood, gin, AUA Creating Conversations… | AUA Quick reads
Published on Feb 17, 2020 by Michael Monaghan / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
The most versatile thing in the world? Potatoes, wood, gin, AUA Creating Conversations… Michael Monaghan FAUA | Leadership and Development Adviser | Liverpool John Moores University The question I wish I got most from the HE managers I work with is ‘Michael what’s it like to be the AUA’s only two-time winner of the Member […]
Developing a whole institution approach towards an inclusive student welcome, induction and transitions experience in partnership with Kent Union | AUA Quick reads
Published on Feb 17, 2020 by Melissa Mulhall / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Developing a whole institution approach towards an inclusive student welcome, induction and transitions experience in partnership with Kent Union Melissa Mulhall MAUA | Assistant Director, Student Engagement and Experience | University of Kent Collaborating for Success – now that is an approach that really resonates with me, both personally and professionally. I found that taking […]
Manaakitanga Putaiao | AUA Quick Reads
Published on Feb 17, 2020 by Linda Thompson & Glenda Haines / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Manaakitanga Putaiao – Increasing staff engagement through collaboration and a culture of care Linda Thompson | Director of Faculty Operations, Faculty of Science | University of Auckland, New Zealand Glenda Haines | Student Academic Services and Engagement Manager, Faculty of Science | University of Auckland, New Zealand Last year some of our staff organised an […]
Developing self and others
Published on Feb 13, 2020 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates , PgCert , Previous AUA CPD Framework , Professional Development
Developing self and others Developing self and others is a behaviour that focuses on demonstrating commitment to ongoing professional development: both your own and that of the people around you. The AUA can help you to strengthen this behaviour in many different ways. For example, you could start your professional development journey by using our […]