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How institutions have used the AUA CPD Framework
Published on Jun 21, 2018 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates , Previous AUA CPD Framework , Professional Development
Review the case studies below to find out different approaches used and to consider how you might use the framework in your own organisation. Aston University | workforce development Using the frame...
How to write emails that students will read | AUA Blog
Published on Jun 19, 2018 by Louise Clifton / 1 Comment
Category: AHEP Blog
Louise Clifton Director of Marketing, Communications and Operations Invisible Grail Limited There are countless blogs about how to get people to read your emails. A quick Google search brings up over...
Developing your people: a challenge of management | AUA Blog
Published on Jun 11, 2018 by Dr. Kenton Lewis MBE / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog
Dr. Kenton Lewis MBE Independent Consultant and Educationalist As managers it is easy to understand the value of improving the performance of your staff. We want them to feel appropriately empowered ...
Change is the only constant: a proactive approach in HE | AUA Blog
Published on Jun 11, 2018 by Dr. Christopher Sarchet / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog
Dr. Christopher Sarchet Associate Consultant SUMS Consulting Communication and the increase in acceptance of the use of business methods are the two elements of change management that really...
Managing the fear | AUA Blog
Published on Jun 4, 2018 by Dr. Kenton Lewis MBE / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog
Dr. Kenton Lewis MBE Independent Consultant and Educationalist When I was young, there was nothing I found more intimidating, more scary, more worrying than the idea of having to speak in public. It ...
Meet Jordan Paterson MAUA, Administration Assistant | AUA | Career Stories
Published on May 29, 2018 by Jordan Paterson / No Comments
Category: Career stories
Jordan Paterson MAUA Administration Assistant Association of University Administrators How long have you worked in HE and what was your first position? I have worked in HE now for 4 and a half yea...
The importance of knowing your staff: tackling mental ill-health across the higher education workforce | AUA Blog
Published on May 28, 2018 by Verity Westgate MA, MSc, MCLIP / No Comments
Category: AHEP Blog
Verity Westgate FAUA MA, MSc, MCLIP Research Coordinator (Critical Care) University of Oxford Mental health problems amongst university students has been a prominent issue for a while. We are also ...
Coaching: The Inner Game
Published on May 25, 2018 by Tessa Harrison / No Comments
Category: Professional Development
Tessa Harrison Director Students & Education King’s College London The Inner Game Timothy Gallwey writes about the ‘inner game’ and the emotional and learned behaviour interferences we allo...
The Annual General Meeting 2018
Published on May 23, 2018 by Kathy Murray MAUA / No Comments
Category: Governance
Kathy Murray MAUA Director of Operations, AUA Office As well as covering the required business items, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the AUA is a platform for reporting on the progress of the As...
Meet Jim Irving, Academic Registrar at York St. John University
Published on May 22, 2018 by Jim Irving / 1 Comment
Category: Career stories
Jim Irving Academic Registrar York St. John University I’m responsible for… The leadership and ongoing improvement of the administrative services that support the student learnin...