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.
Get a taste of what the AUA has to offer!
Published on Jan 23, 2023 / No Comments
Category: AUA Updates , Career stories , From the world of Student Experience and Engagement , Governance , Member Spotlight
Not currently an AUA member? If not, get a taste of what the AUA has to offer! The AUA has 3 upcoming sessions that are free and open to both AUA members and non-members. These sessions will offer a small insight into the breadth and depth of the AUA’s expertise, along with the sector as […]
AUA Mentoring: My experience
Published on Jan 10, 2023 / No Comments
Category: AUA Updates , Career stories
AUA Mentoring: My experience Mentee – Phil Rowsby, Senior Governance Office, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Mentor – Rachel Gerry, Director of Planning, Open University Since becoming an AUA member, although I have benefited greatly from a variety of member benefits, including fantastic networking opportunities, the Mentoring Programme has proven to be the most valuable to my […]
From the world of Student Experience and Engagement: Tania Struetzel – University of Greenwich
Published on Oct 20, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AUA Blog , Career stories , From the world of Student Experience and Engagement
From the world of Student Experience and Engagement: Tania Struetzel – University of Greenwich As part of the AUA’s Student Experience and Engagement network, we’re conducting interviews with those who work in the field. A wide variety of roles and teams support the improvement of student experience and engagement within universities. Our interview series helps […]
From the world of Student Experience and Engagement: Jonathan Dempsey – New College of the Humanities (NCH)
Published on Sep 21, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AUA Blog , Career stories , From the world of Student Experience and Engagement
As part of the AUA’s Student Experience and Engagement network, we’re conducting interviews with those who work in the field. A wide variety of roles and teams support the improvement of student experience and engagement within universities. Our interview series helps to shine a light on those who are working in these roles, so that […]
From the world of Student Experience and Engagement: Lizy Holder – Bath Spa University
Published on Aug 5, 2021 / No Comments
Category: AUA Blog , Career stories , From the world of Student Experience and Engagement
As part of the AUA’s Student Experience and Engagement network, we’re conducting interviews with those who work in the field. A wide variety of roles and teams support the improvement of student experience and engagement within universities. Our interview series helps to shine a light on those who are working in these roles, so that […]
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...