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Attending the AAA conference | AUA Blog
Published on Jun 17, 2019 by Phil Taylor / No Comments
Category: AUA Blog , AUA Updates
The higher education sector in South Africa is being transformed in response to the violent student protests that rocked the nation in 2015 and 2016. Targeting institutionalised racism and increasing ...
AUA Member Spotlight June 2019 | Bob Westaway
Published on Jun 14, 2019 by Bob Westaway / No Comments
Category: Member Spotlight
The June member spotlight is on Bob Westaway, AUA Lead Moderator for conference session proposals. Why do you do it? I became a member of one of the AUA’s predecessor-organisations (the CUA) wi...
AUA USA Study Tour | AUA Blog part one
Published on Jun 12, 2019 by Samantha Jones, Sharon Barnes & Daniel Ramsay / 1 Comment
Category: AUA Blog , Study Tours
During May a group of 12 AUA members from different institutions around the UK visited New York City and Washington DC for the 2019 Study Tour to research Higher Education in the USA. We visited a wid...
Defining the future profession | AUA Blog
Published on Jun 10, 2019 by Susannah Marsden / No Comments
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“Nobody I have ever met in 15 years of working in HE ever intended to be a university administrator. Perhaps we should do something to change that…” Susannah Marsden MAUA Director of S...
Perspectives | Volume 23.2-3
Published on Jun 7, 2019 / No Comments
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Peacocks vs Penguins | AUA Blog
Published on Jun 5, 2019 by Claire Povah & Simon Vaukins / No Comments
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Do you sometimes feel that your ideas are challenging your leaders, managers and your team and pushing people out of their comfort zones? Do you often hear? ‘That’s not the way we do things here!...
Divided We Stand | AUA Blog
Published on Jun 3, 2019 by Jonny Moore / No Comments
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I once heard a retiring departmental manager give the following rallying cry to their colleagues upon their departure: “You’re a great bunch, and I’m sure you will be able to cope with whatever ...
Greetings From Bangladesh: Part Three | AUA Blog
Published on May 29, 2019 by Dave Dowland / No Comments
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Dave is in the midst of a three year term as Registrar of the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh. AUW is a recently founded international university that offers talented women education and op...
Vote for the new Vice-Chair
Published on May 23, 2019 / No Comments
Category: AUA Updates
Amanda Oliver FAUA Director of College Operations | Brunel University London Election Statement My support and commitment to the AUA has been unwavering and longstanding. I have been an AUA member f...
Attending the AACRAO Conference | AUA Blog
Published on May 22, 2019 by Laura Ottery / 1 Comment
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Last month, thanks to an AUA travel bursary, Laura Ottery represented the AUA at the 2019 American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) Conference. Laura Ottery Head...