AHUA is the member-led, professional body for senior University managers in Higher Education.

AHUA is the member-led, professional body for senior University managers in Higher Education.

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Events and meetings

Events and meetings

AHUA organises members-only meetings for its five UK regional groups, plus two conferences per year hosted by members’ institutions.
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Background to Office for Students (OfS) Duty of Care Consultation document

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Professional Service Directors' Programme

Professional Service Directors' Programme

Designed to enhance and develop the existing leadership skills, knowledge, experience and mindset of early-career Directors and Heads within higher education professional services.
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Online Governance Programme

Online Governance Programme

Devised as a Masterclass introduction for all those in governance roles.
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Secretaries Programme

Secretaries Programme

Aimed at University Secretaries seeking to transition from being a technically-focused, ‘compliance’ subject-matter expert, to becoming a strategically-oriented governance adviser.
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The Aspiring Registrar and COO Programme

The Aspiring Registrar and COO Programme

Designed for senior university staff looking to make the move to Registrar / Chief Operating Officer.
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Background to Office for Students (OfS) Duty of Care Consultation document

Posted by Karen Stephenson on
The first in a three part series, Karen Stephenson, University Secretary at Birmingham City University, analyses the OfS Duty of Care Consultation.
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With new regulation pending for addressing sexual harassment, how can staff be supported through the challenges and the opportunities?

Posted by Cynthia Ellis on
Cynthia Ellis, Co-founder of The Consent Collective discusses how HEIs can prepare for potential changes in regulation of sexual harassment.
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International Students – Pros and Cons

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The second in a two part series, Karen Stephenson, University Secretary at Birmingham City University, continues her exploration of the issues around international student recruitment.
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Who needs a Plan?

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Universities haven’t always had a happy relationship with planning. Richard Calvert and Libby Wilson from Sheffield Hallam University ask whether it’s time for a re-set, and what we might need to do if we want to rehabilitate the humble “plan”.
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  • Scottish Secretaries, Winter 2023

    University of Glasgow Room 146, School of Health & Wellbeing, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Rd, Glasgow, G12 8TB
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  • UUK: Research and Innovation Conference 2023

  • AHUA - UUK Liaison Meeting, Winter 2023

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  • Legal Update from Mills & Reeve, Burness Paull and Carson McDowell, November 2023

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  • TASO Student Mental Health Evidence Hub, October 2023

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