How Does a University Benefit its Local Community?
Posted by Mike Shore-Nye on Mike Shore-Nye is Registrar and Secretary at the University of Exeter. In the first part of this two-part blog, he reflects on the feedback they received from their local community as part of a project to create a new Community Engagement Strategy.
How can ‘The University’ Become ‘Our University’?
Posted by Mike Shore-Nye on Mike Shore-Nye is Registrar and Secretary at the University of Exeter. In the second part of this two-part blog, he describes the ten priority themes for their new Community Engagement Strategy.
BOGOF: Maximising the Performance of your Senior Team
Posted by Mike Shore-Nye on Mike Shore-Nye, Registrar and Secretary at the University of Exeter, reveals how to double the power of your professional services senior leadership team.
“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.”
Posted by Mike Shore-Nye on Mike Shore-Nye, Registrar and Secretary at the University of Exeter, reflects on lessons from Exeter’s Transformation Programme and the establishment of a new Strategic Delivery Unit.
What Makes Good Leadership During Times of Major Change?
Posted by Mike Shore-Nye on Mike Shore-Nye, Registrar and Secretary at the University of Exeter, presents three key principles institutions should adhere to in times of economic, political and societal turbulence.
Sharing Good Practice for Smarter Universities
Posted by Guest Author on Efficiency is high on the agenda of all university Registrars and COOs with an increasing need to demonstrate impact and to use resources efficiently and effectively. Here we bring together some of the contributions that AHUA members have made to the Efficiency Exchange, sharing best practice for smarter universities.
Operational Efficiency: Learning from Leicester City’s Premiership Success
Posted by Alison Kennell on What can universities learn from Leicester City's Premiership success? Perhaps more than you realise. Alison Kennell, University Secretary at York St John University discusses parallels identified between football management and institutional efficiency in a recent project to introduce LEAN processes.
Operational Efficiency or “How I became a Bollywood stuntwoman”
Posted by David Duncan on David Duncan, Registrar & Secretary at the University of York shares his advice on maintaining an efficient and effective administration. This blog post may or may not contain stories about a career in Bollywood.
Enabling Efficiency in Internal Collaboration
Posted by Jim McGeorge on The University of Dundee have implemented new IT collaboration software to join up processes and facilitate better working across the institution. Dr Jim McGeorge, Secretary of the University explains the benefits.
Expert-ease – Shared Services in Scotland
Posted by Gerry Webber on Shared Service centres are not just efficient and effective for institutions, they are also the preferred choice for staff. Angus Warren, CEO of APUC (Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges) argues that procurement could be a model for other professional services. APUC is the procurement centre of expertise for Scotland's universities and colleges.