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 Laura Harper at laura@aua.ac.uk
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 / 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...
Write for the AUA | AUA Opportunities
Published on Jul 12, 2019 / No 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...
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 / 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
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 / 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 ...
Meet Rachel Dodd | AUA Career Stories
Published on Apr 8, 2019 by Rachel Dodd / No Comments
Category: Career stories
Rachel Dodd MAUA Head of Professional Development The AUA We are delighted to announce that Rachel joined us in the AUA office on 1 April 2019, as our new Head of Professional Development. Ho...
10 years at the AUA
Published on Mar 4, 2019 by Ric Carr and Kathy Murray / No Comments
Category: Career stories
Ric Carr MAUA Events Manager The AUA What drew you to the AUA to begin with? It was so different to what I had been doing for the last few years and I really wanted a change of direction and ...