Career stories
Who are our members? How did they find us? What brought them to a career in HE?
The AUA’s biggest resource is our members; which is why we want to share your experiences, philosophies and journeys with our entire network.
If you have a story to tell or would like to discuss this section further, please contact us hello@aua.ac.uk.
Meet Rachel Sandby-Thomas | AUA Career Stories
Published on Dec 2, 2020 / No Comments
Category: Career stories
Meet Rachel Sandby-Thomas | AUA Career Stories How long have you worked in HE and what was your first position? I’ve worked in HE for 4 years and came straight in as Registrar. I came in feeling very complacent as I had previously been a Director General in the Department for Business for 8 years […]
Write for the AUA | AUA Opportunities
Published on Jan 24, 2020 / 3 Comments
Category: AUA Blog , AUA Updates , Career stories , Good Practice Guides , Newslink , Perspectives , Publications
Interested in writing for the AUA, but not sure where to start? Now there’s even more ways to get involved and see your words published, both online and in print. Writing for the AUA is a member...
Keynote Speakers Career stories
Published on Nov 8, 2019 by Dr Louise Ellis & Helena Tinker / No Comments
Category: AUA Updates , Career stories
At this year’s AUA Autumn Conference we’re thrilled to have two unique and insightful Keynotes, both based around the theme of Sustainability. To get to know our speakers better, we asked them a few revealing questions. Dr Louise EllisDirector of Sustainability University of Leeds Louise is Director of Sustainability at the University of Leeds and […]
Meet Claire Haye | AUA Career Stories
Published on Aug 8, 2019 by Claire Haye / No Comments
Category: AUA Updates , Career stories
As one of our newest members! What made you choose the AUA? I first joined HE in May 2019 having successfully secured the role of College Registrar at University of Derby. The main reason why I chose...
Meet Dawn Turpin | AUA Career Stories
Published on Jul 24, 2019 by Dawn Turpin / No Comments
Category: Career stories
My AUA Journey The AUA website sets out the reasons why you should join the AUA from networking and development to events, resources and more. But what is being a member really like? Dawn Tu...
Meet John Trantom | AUA Career Stories
Published on Jul 10, 2019 by John Trantom / No Comments
Category: AUA Updates , Career stories
How long have you worked in HE and what was your first position? My first role was a 3 month contract with the Careers Advisory Service at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in January 1996. It w...
Meet Bland Tomkinson | New Joint Principal Editor | AUA Career Stories
Published on Jun 26, 2019 by C Bland Tomkinson / No Comments
Category: AUA Updates , Career stories , Perspectives , Publications
This is a rather special career story, as we would like to introduce our new Joint Principal Editor for Perspectives, C. Bland Tomkinson. Bland has been a member of the AUA (in one form or another) ...
Meet Ruth Coomber | AUA Career Stories
Published on May 13, 2019 by Ruth Coomber / No Comments
Category: Career stories , PgCert
Ruth Coomber MAUA | Division Manager | Cardiff University Ruth volunteers as a delivery partner for the PgCert, is an AUA Advocate and she was our Member of the Year in 2018. We were keen to find out...
An interview with Giles Brown
Published on Apr 17, 2019 by Laura Harper / No Comments
Category: Career stories
Giles Brown has been an active member of the AUA for nearly twenty years. During his time with us he has served as a Trustee, joining the board in 2008 and serving for two terms. Giles has also be...
Meet Michael Monaghan | Career Stories
Published on Apr 16, 2019 by Michael Monaghan / No Comments
Category: Career stories
How long have you worked in HE and what was your first position? I have worked in HE for a glorious eleven years, having started as a placement student in 2008 in a marketing and communication ...