AUDE : Association of University Directors of Estates

This is a joint event and open to members of AUDE, AULP, BUFDG, CHEIA, CUBO, HESPA and UHR.

We recommend that you watch the recording of the session on "An overview of UK Higher Education" from our last Introduction to HE for Professional Services Staff event, before joining this one. You can view this via the following links, depending on which SIO you are a member of:

An overview of UK Higher Education - AUDE

An overview of UK Higher Education - AULP

An overview of UK Higher Education - BUFDG

An overview of UK Higher Education - CHEIA

An overview of UK Higher Education - CUBO

An overview of UK Higher Education - HESPA

An overview of UK Higher Education - UHR

Programme Aim

This is a half day development event for all professional services staff within their first year of working in HE, who need to grasp the complexities and political environment of HE, and the implications for operating and influencing effectively.

The event will run from 09:30am - 12:00pm

PROGRAMME:

09:30 - 09:35am

Welcome from UHR.

09:35 - 10:30am: Jo Blunden, Chief Operating Officer, St Mary's University, Twickenham

What are the current challenges facing the sector and how is the sector working to address them?

A horizon scan of the current challenges HE is facing now and in the next 5 years.

10:30 - 10:45am

Break

10:45 - 12:00

The culture of the sector and the skills required to navigate it

This session will explore some of the skills needed to operate effectively within HE, including building relationships, offering reasoned argument and how Professional Service staff can support operational strategy in an academically challenging and intellectually rigorous environment.

We welcome a Director from HR, Estates, Strategic Planning and Finance. They will share their personal journey, what they wish they’d known, the challenges and top tips.

Finance - TBC

Strategic Planning - Brian Kennedy, Director of Planning, University of St Andrews

Estates - Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, University of Leeds

HR - Rashmi Patel, Executive Director of HR, University of Chester

Please note, in order to book a place on this event you will need an AUDE, UHR, HESPA, BUFDG, CHEIA or AULP website user account. If you do not yet have an account, your options are:

AUDE

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AULP

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BUFDG

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CHEIA

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CUBO

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HESPA

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