Governance Career Journeys

This page outlines the career journeys of a range of HE governance professionals. Click on the links below to find out how our contributors became involved in governance, how their careers have progressed, and what and who supported their journeys. If you would like to contribute your own career story, place contact the AHUA office.

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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