Moving into Higher Education from the Commercial World: A Personal Reflection
Posted by Will Spinks on Will Spinks, Registrar, Secretary and Chief Operating Officer at the University of Manchester, is retiring after 11 years in higher education. He reflects on both his time in the sector and his previous career in the commercial world.
Discussion, Debate and Dissent
Posted by Guest Author on Gary Attle, Partner and Head of Education & Governance at Mills & Reeve LLP, on the importance of free speech and robust debate.
The Office for Students and Governance
Posted by Jenny Jenkin on Jenny Jenkin is Registrar at the University of Bedfordshire. Here she reflects on the critical governance challenges posed by the new regulatory framework.
Good Governance – How to Avoid Being Front Page News for All the Wrong Reasons
Posted by Guest Author on Ahead of their session at the AHUA Spring Conference 2018 in April, Diane Gilhooley, Partner and Head of Eversheds Sutherland’s UK and International Education Practice, discusses the headline issues currently affecting higher education.
Moving Towards Board Diversity
Posted by Guest Author on Charlotte Valeur, the Founder and Chair of Board Apprentice, is a leading authority on board governance. Here she explains an innovative new project to increase board diversity.
VCs’ Salaries – Go Compare and Justify
Posted by John Rushforth on John Rushforth, Executive Secretary of the Committee of University Chairs (CUC), gives his personal views on the debate around Vice-Chancellors' pay and benefits and discusses the justification of salaries of HE senior leaders. What follows does not represent any of the views or policies of the CUC.
Time Please! On the Tenure of Registrars
Posted by Paul Greatrix on Inspired by the latest research by HEPI on the tenure of Vice-Chancellors, Dr Paul Greatrix of The University of Nottingham, conducts his own study into the tenure of his own role of Registrar. With 53 participants from the sector, he uncovers the results of the average tenure and those who have been in office for over ten years, discussing what it means for the future of the role.
Students At The Heart Of… Rem Com?!
Posted by Liz Bromley on Liz Bromley, Deputy Vice Chancellor at University of Central Lancashire, and former Registrar and Secretary at Goldsmiths, University of London, considers the role that students play in university governance, particularly with regards to staff pay and benefits.
HEFCE Accountability Returns: Advice on Academic Assurances and Avoiding Burden
Posted by Steve Denton on HEFCE’s ‘Revised operating model for quality assessment’ requires governing bodies to provide assurances on the quality of the student academic experience. In this blog post, Steve Denton, Chief Operating Officer and Registrar at Nottingham Trent University, considers the impact of this requirement on our institutions and their governing bodies.
Meeting the Information Needs of Prospective Students
Posted by Graham Donelan on In his latest blog post, Graham Donelan, University Secretary at Liverpool Hope University, considers the demands on universities to meet the requirements of the growing regulatory information agenda. How much information is too much? And is it really meeting students’ needs?