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Shaping Lives Through Student Support
Published on Jun 9, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates , Career stories
What I love most about my role is connecting with students from all walks of life and seeing their journey unfold. Watching them grow, face challenges, and succeed is incredibly rewarding. It’s those everyday interactions that remind me why this work matters.
Big In Japan
Published on Jun 9, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Updates
Following our recent event Japanese HE Unpacked, we caught up with AHEP Consultant Jenny Jenkins, who was in attendance on 8 May. In this article, Jenny shares her reflections and summarises some of the key takeaways from the session, offering a snapshot of the cultural context, strategic priorities, and professional structures shaping higher education in Japan today. Whether you joined us on the day or couldn’t make it, her insights provide a valuable window into the discussion.
Behind the Scenes – The Job Shadowing HE Podcast
Published on May 16, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
Most HE professionals share the same drive—so why don’t we talk about our jobs? This article reflects on silence in the sector and how to shift it.
Ops SIG at One: What We’ve Learned (and Why You Should Join!)
Published on Apr 4, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
March has come again - the springtime, the beckoning of the Easter break (further away than we would like this year...) and one year on from the official launch of our Operations Special Interest Group!
Coffee Anyone? The Conversational Power of the Coffee Shop and Similar Spaces
Published on Apr 4, 2025 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
The titular two words, hailed across lecture theatres, lunch halls and office kitchenettes alike, must be one of my favourite phrases. Why? Because we all hold a shared understanding of their inherent meaning.
Navigating the Storm: Leading Teams Through Change
Published on Jun 16, 2023 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
Most HE professionals share the same drive—so why don’t we talk about our jobs? This article reflects on silence in the sector and how to shift it.
HAGGIS, HANDS-ON LEARNING, AND HIGHER EDUCATION… REFLECTIONS FROM MY FIRST AHEP CONFERENCE
Published on Jun 16, 2023 / No Comments
Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates
As someone who is still at the start of their working in higher education journey, this felt like a particularly relevant topic. What I wasn’t expecting was that the word sustainable would be playing double duty - in an environmental sense, and in a professional sense.