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The Future of HE Professionals | Survey
Published on Feb 4, 2020 by Chris Ince / 1 Comment
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Strategy Development , AHEP Updates , Future HE Professionals
The Future of HE Professionals – we need your views Chris Ince | AUA Chair | Secretary and Registrar | London Metropolitan University The AUA has a heritage of almost 60 years connecting and developing higher education professionals in support of the UK higher education sector. Looking ahead to the next phase in our development, […]
The LEAN Registry | AUA Quick reads
Published on Feb 3, 2020 by Kate Moss / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
The LEAN Registry | AUA Quick reads Kate Moss MAUA | CAS Team Leader | University of Central Lancashire Daring to be different: has LEAN changed more than just the process? We’ve all heard the mantra about “doing more with less”. It’s been bandied around a lot in the decade since the financial crisis hit […]
Seconded | AUA Quick reads
Published on Feb 3, 2020 by Helen Matthews / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Seconded | AUA Quick reads Helen Matthews | Head of Academic Policy and Quality Assurance | UCL I am the business lead for a significant part of a major project to transform UCL’s student system. When my boss first suggested that for the next phase of our project, what we really needed was to second […]
Moving into the Matrix | AUA Quick reads
Published on Feb 3, 2020 by Adrian Lee / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Moving into the Matrix | AUA Quick reads Adrian Lee | Quality Support Officer | University of York Over the last two years my team and I have been introduced to a new organisational structure and ways of working. Through trial and error we found good ways to collaborate and I’m really looking forward to […]
All Party Parliamentary Group on Students
Published on Jan 30, 2020 by Sam Bayley / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates
Tuesday 28 January 2020 | House of Lords Alongside my Board colleague Mark Hollingsworth I was delighted to have the chance to attend the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Students at the House of Lords. In Brexit week, the building was surprisingly serene, with the peace only shattered by occasional school groups passing through. […]
What exactly is the AUA CPD Framework and how can it help me?
Published on Jan 29, 2020 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , PgCert , Previous AUA CPD Framework , Professional Development
What exactly is the AUA CPD Framework and how can it help me? Whether you’re new to the AUA or a longstanding member; the likelihood is you’ll have heard the AUA CPD Framework mentioned in one form or another. From our professional development events programme to our member-led networks and our publications, the AUA CPD […]
Seize the day: one thing can lead to another | AUA Blog
Published on Jan 20, 2020 by Oliver Cooper / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates , PgCert , Professional Development
Seize the day: one thing can lead to another | AUA Blog When people ask about why they should join the AUA, what they get out of it, it can on occasion be hard to put into words, the tangible benefits we receive. Somehow, the cliché of ‘you get out what you put in’ never […]
January 2020 Member Spotlight – Katie Akerman
Published on Jan 16, 2020 by Katie Akerman / No Comments
Category: Member Spotlight , PgCert
The January member spotlight is on Katie Akerman, who is a moderator for conference session proposals. Katie is a Fellow of the AUA, and also an assessor for the AUA’s PgCert. Why do you do it? I was one of the first graduates of the AUA’s PgCert and was involved with all sorts of things […]
Perspectives Vol 24.1
Published on Jan 14, 2020 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates , Perspectives , Publications
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.
Attending TEMC 2019 in Adelaide
Published on Jan 13, 2020 by Andrew Unwin / 3 Comments
Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , International conferences , International opportunities
On becoming ‘The Networking Guy’ The tale best begins with a story: A group of PhD students are chatting about their future. One member of the group looks to the others and says, “I’ve got a job”. Some of the others – slightly surprised at this because they’re further through their PhDs – respond with […]