AUA Blog
The AUA blog is a space to voice opinion, inform, celebrate and share perspectives of working in higher education administration and management today. Each blog will provide thoughts and ideas from three core outlooks:
Policy, me and my role: what is your opinion or experience of the impact of policy on your role or on HE administration and management more widely? What can others learn from you?
Professional development: knowledge, ideas and tools for furthering a career in higher education and enriching your experience of being a HE professional.
My AUA: covering everything that the AUA has to offer, brought to you from members who have experienced it first-hand.
If you’d like to write a blog for us, please email Laura Harper at laura@aua.ac.uk to express your interest.
AUA Annual Lecture 2018 | AUA Blog
Published on Dec 7, 2018 by Dr Andrew West / No Comments
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Dr Andrew West, FAUA | Strategic Adviser to the AUA AUA Annual Lecture 2018 Reflections on the first year of the Office for Students by Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive Please note that this articl...
The AUA Short-Life Working Group: an opportunity for everybody | AUA Blog
Published on Dec 3, 2018 by Jenny Wragge / No Comments
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Jenny Wragge, MAUA Executive Advisor to the Chief Operating Officer | Manchester Metropolitan University Have you ever thought you might like to contribute more to the AUA, but were put off from a...
Student Mental Health as a Policy Issue | AUA Blog
Published on Nov 2, 2018 by Dr Andrew West & / No Comments
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Dr Andrew West, FAUA is Strategic Adviser to the AUA and a Fellow of the Halpin Partnership Mental health has been characterised by one vice-chancellor as “undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges ...
Graduate trainee programmes in HE: A conversation | AUA Blog
Published on Oct 22, 2018 by Lydia Crow, Neale Summers & Zoë Tupling / No Comments
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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 22, 2018 by Lindsay Melling & / No Comments
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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 ...
Reflections on 25 years of AUA membership
Published on Sep 25, 2018 by Dr Andrew West FAUA / No Comments
Category: AUA Blog , AUA 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
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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 ...
Greetings from Bangladesh: Part One | AUA Blog
Published on Aug 30, 2018 by Dave Dowland / No Comments
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Dave Dowland | Clerk to the AUA Board of Trustees from 2015 to 2018, Academic Registrar of Solent University and Registrar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Dave has just star...
Delivering my first session at the AUA Conference | AUA Blog
Published on Aug 20, 2018 by Gill Ledgerton / No Comments
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Gill Ledgerton Head of Operations University of Liverpool When I attended my first AUA Annual Conference in 2017 I never imagined myself presenting a session the following year, but in March 2018 I d...
How to take control of your learning…at work | #AUABlog
Published on Jul 24, 2018 by Monica Mihai / No Comments
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Monica Mihai Digital Marketing Manager Association of University Administrators We all have an incredible ability to learn and absorb new information. The problem, however, is not retention, as one m...