Ambitious Futures was the sector’s graduate trainee scheme for future leaders which was established in 2012 by the AHUA.  The management of the scheme was put out to tender in 2015 and the contract awarded to the University of Nottingham.  Unfortunately, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the scheme closed to new entrants in 2020.  It is hoped that it will be revived at some point when institutions are in a better position to take on trainees.

We wish all our past and current trainees all the very best in their future careers in this amazing sector.

 

Ambitious Futures

 

Ambitious Futures was the sector's graduate trainee scheme for future leaders which was established in 2012 by the AHUA.  The management of the scheme was put out to tender in 2015 and the contract awarded to the University of Nottingham.  Unfortunately, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the scheme closed to new entrants in 2020.  It is hoped that it will be revived at some point when institutions are in a better position to take on trainees.

We wish all our past and current trainees all the very best in their future careers in this amazing sector.

 

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Aspiring Registrar and COO Programme

Applications now open

Designed for experienced professional services colleagues who have the ambition, potential and appetite to progress towards Registrar, COO or similarly pivotal institutional leadership roles.

If you have a talented colleague with the potential to progress into a Registrar or COO role, now is the time to encourage them to take the opportunity.

Bursaries available to four members of staff who identify as Black/Global Majority/Diaspora.

Deadline to apply: Thursday 19 November 2026

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