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 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 ...
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 ...
Meet Zac Wilde | AUA Career Stories
Published on Feb 11, 2019 by Zac Wilde / No Comments
Category: Career stories
Zac Wilde AFHEA l Higher Education Administration Intern, Directorate for the Student Experience | The University of Manchester 1. How long have you worked in HE and what was your first po...
Meet Rachael Hanmer-Dwight | AUA Career Stories
Published on Jan 30, 2019 by Rachael Hanmer-Dwight / No Comments
Category: Career stories
Rachael Hanmer-Dwight FAUA | Assistant Environmental Manager, SHE, Organisational Enhancement. Liverpool John Moores University. 1. What do you value most about working in HE? The very crux ...
Meet Jim Benson | AUA Career Stories
Published on Jan 9, 2019 by Jim Benson / No Comments
Category: Career stories
Jim Benson | Director at Jim Benson Associates Limited | AUA Consultant How long have you worked in HE and what was your first position? I was President of Goldsmiths College Students’ Union...
Meet Amanda Shilton Godwin | AUA Career Stories
Published on Dec 19, 2018 by Amanda Shilton Godwin / No Comments
Category: Career stories
Amanda Shilton Godwin FAUA | Head of Professional Development at the AUA For the last five years Amanda has headed up all things professional and developmental, including content for conferen...