Governance - AHUA Blog

16th September, 2026
The Changing Role of University Leaders: Insights from the 2026 HUMANE Survey
Following the 2026 HUMANE survey, Geoff Green, Registrar and Secretary...
20th August, 2026
Leading Inclusion Through Hard Choices
David Bass, Director for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Advance...
27th July, 2026
Governance Is Not Enough: Building Assurance Capability in Higher Education
Thomas Bennett, Head of Learning and Teaching at Health Sciences...
22nd May, 2026
From Efficiency to Resilience: The Strategic Case for Shared Services
Following their gold sponsor session at the AHUA Spring Conference,...
2nd April, 2026
We Can’t Just Cut Our Way Out
Why resilience — not retrenchment — must now define transformation...
16th February, 2026
Whole-of-Society Defence: The Role of University Governance
Colin Campbell, Registrar at Newcastle University explores the vital civic,...
26th November, 2025
Tackling strategic issues facing higher education institutions
Alistair Jarvis CBE, Chief Executive, Advance HE, argues that transformation...
23rd September, 2025
The proposed International student levy and the role of universities in regional growth agenda
Martin Vincent, partner at Weightmans sets out his views on...
15th August, 2025
The role of Secretary, Registrar and COO in responding to scrutiny of university Governance
Ben Vulliamy, Executive Director at AHUA discusses the Gillies report...
20th June, 2025
University Governance needs more Imagination
Ben Vulliamy, Executive Director sets out a governance agenda about...
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