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Meet Ric Carr | AUA Career Stories

Published on Oct 23, 2018 by Ric Carr / 1 Comment

Category: Career stories

Ric Carr | Events Manager | Association of University Administrators How long have you worked in HE and what was your first position? Just over 20 years (wow…until writing this I had no idea it h...

Graduate trainee programmes in HE: A conversation | AUA Blog

Published on Oct 22, 2018 by Lydia Crow, Neale Summers & Zoë Tupling / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog

 Lydia Crow, MBChB Manager, University of Edinburgh Neale Summers, Student Experience Officer, University of Edinburgh Zoë Tupling, Ambitious Futures Graduate, University of Edinburgh Zoë says: As...

Goodbye, hello: tips for managing transitions | AUA Blog

Published on Oct 7, 2018 by Lindsay Melling & / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog

Lindsay Melling Staffing and Resources Coordinator | Institute for Education | Bath Spa University I recently started a new job in a different institution so have taken the opportunity to reflect on ...

Personal Development: a perspective from a newcomer to HE

Published on Sep 27, 2018 by Jordan J. Kirkwood / No Comments

Category: Newslink

Jordan J. Kirkwood MAUA | FHEA Apprentice Higher Education Manager, Student Services, University of Birmingham I started out as the Education and Welfare Officer at Aston Students’ Union in 201...

Implementing and embedding Curriculum Management in universities

Published on Sep 26, 2018 by Paul Hederman / No Comments

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Paul Hederman | Director of Sales and Marketing, Akari    Software Curriculum is the lifeblood of all higher education institutions and touches all aspects of university administration. Properly ...

Gaining Fellowship

Published on Sep 26, 2018 by Graham Rimmer FAUA / No Comments

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Graham Rimmer FAUA | Personal Assistant/Directorate of Student and Academic Support, University of Salford On Thursday, 23 November 2017, I was awarded the status of Fellow of the AUA during the Annua...

Reflections on 25 years of AUA membership

Published on Sep 25, 2018 by Dr Andrew West FAUA / No Comments

Category: AHEP Blog , AHEP Updates , Career stories

Dr Andrew West FAUA | Formerly University Secretary, University of Sheffield 2018 marks my 25th anniversary of AUA membership. Reflecting on what has kept me engaged in the Association over such a lo...

Becoming a Fellow: my experience with accreditation and fellowship with the AUA | AUA Blog

Published on Sep 19, 2018 by Jessica Napthine-Hodgkinson / 1 Comment

Category: AHEP Blog

  Jessica Napthine-Hodgkinson Research Support Officer University of Manchester   You may have heard about AUA accreditation and fellowship at an event or on the website, but are not sure ...

Evaluation: An introductory guide

Published on Sep 14, 2018 by Dr Neil Raven / No Comments

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  Dr Neil Raven |  Independent consultant (neil.d.raven@gmail.com) You may have noticed increased talk about evaluation across the academic sector. But what exactly is evaluation, why go to the ...

Writing clearly

Published on Sep 13, 2018 by Steph Talliss-Foster FAUA & Richard Booth / No Comments

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  Steph Talliss-Foster FAUA Acting Director of Student Affairs, Birmingham City University Richard Booth Student Casework Manager, Birmingham City University   Writing clearly. As professiona...