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Taking Time Out: The Benefits of Being Outdoors

Published on Aug 14, 2023 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Development Monthy - August 2023 , AHEP Updates

Taking Time Out: The Benefits of Being Outdoors Development Monthly | #22 August 2023 | Resilience through Nature “Taking breaks, no matter the season, is always important as is refocussing on what matters.This summer, as you can see form my photos, I abseiled down Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral to raise money for Woodlands Hospice in memory […]

A Professional Parent’s Summer 2023 Activities Guide

Published on Aug 14, 2023 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Development Monthy - August 2023 , AHEP Updates

A Professional Parent’s Summer Activities Guide 2023 Development Monthly | #22 August 2023 | Resilience through Nature Author of the blog, Bristol Mama, follow Charlotte on Instagram I know how challenging it can be to keep a child happy and entertained during the school holidays, so a couple of years ago I looked for something […]

QSN 22/23 Symposium Its still all about the Data

Published on Aug 1, 2023 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Updates

Alexandra Wooster, Faculty Business Manager at King’s College London It was a great opportunity to attend this Symposium and to hear from colleagues about the ‘marrying of data and quality’. The presentations were very insightful, not only to hear first-hand about the wonderful data projects that colleagues are implementing in different institutions, but to see […]

Thea Gibbs of University College London will be taking over the role of Chair of the Association

Published on Aug 1, 2023 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Updates

Thea Gibbs of University College London will be taking over the role of Chair I’ve worked in four universities in a variety of roles, firstly in central and student support functions and then in academic departments leading brilliant teams of PS staff. I’ve developed my career as a generalist manager from a more specialist beginning, and […]

‘Say hello to your new association…Welcome to the Association of Higher Education Professionals’

Published on Jul 25, 2023 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Development Monthly July 2023 , AHEP Updates

‘Say hello to your new association…Welcome to the Association of Higher Education Professionals’ Development Monthly | #21 July 2023 | Reflections from the Conference An Introduction to AHEP to ‘Welcome to the Association of Higher Education Professionals’ If the question you were most interested in was what the new name for the AUA was going […]

Do Academics Make the Best University Leaders? Yes? but……

Published on Jul 21, 2023 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Development Monthly July 2023 , AHEP Updates

Do Academics Make the Best University Leaders? Yes? but…… Development Monthly | #21 July 2023 | Conference Reflections A Reflection on the Panel Session for the AUA Conference 2023 The inspiration for the session was a THE article with the title ‘Give Administrators a Go at The Top Job’ which was attributed to me arising […]

NHS to HE: a new career pathway as a business analyst

Published on Jul 21, 2023 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Development Monthly July 2023 , AHEP Updates

Aabida Patel (she/her) Senior Business Analyst | Registry, Imperial College London Development Monthly | #21 July 2023 | Conference Reflections Hi, my name is Aabida and I am a Senior Business Analyst at Imperial College London. I have been working in the Higher Education sector for almost 8 months and have been loving it so far! […]

AUA Conference & Exhibition 2023 – Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion themed sessions

Published on Jun 23, 2023 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates

With the 2023 AUA Annual Conference and Exhibition taking place this week, we thought we’d highlight some sessions taking place around the theme of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. You can access the full programme for the conference here. Don’t forget, the AUA has an Equality and Diversity themed network! You can read more about […]

Breaking Barriers and Smashing Glass Ceilings: A Personal Journey in the evolving Higher Education Sector in the UK

Published on Jun 22, 2023 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates , Development Monthly June 2023

Breaking Barriers and Smashing Glass Ceilings: A Personal Journey in the evolving Higher Education Sector in the UK Development Monthly | #20 June 2023 | Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Higher Education is an extremely dynamic and evolving sector and as one of the first Asian female Deans to be appointed to lead a Business […]

Out and Proud?

Published on Jun 22, 2023 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Updates , Development Monthly June 2023

For many of us, June marks Pride Month; some of us may celebrate, some of us may show our support and some of us may acknowledge the month as an opportunity to engage with the cornucopia of accessible and friendly events designed to raise awareness of our own community. For me, these three mediums of […]