Association of University Administrators
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| Founded | 1961 (MUAAS) |
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| Type | Professional association |
| Focus | Higher education |
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| Origins | Conference of University Administrators, Association of Polytechnic Administrators |
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Area served
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Great Britain and Ireland |
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Key people
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Chair: Kathryn Fowler (Deputy Executive Officer, University of Aberdeen) Vice-Chair: Chris Ince (Committee Secretary, SOAS, University of London) Honorary President: Professor Ruth Farwell (Buckinghamshire New University) |
| Slogan | Connecting and developing HE professionals |
| Website | aua.ac.uk |
The Association of University Administrators (AUA) is the professional body for higher education administrators and managers in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The AUA exists to advance and promote the professional recognition and development of all who work in professional services roles in higher education, and to be an authoritative advocate and champion for the sector.
The AUA was formed from a merger of the Association of Polytechnic Administrators (APA) and the Conference of University Administrators (CUA). CUA traced its history back to the Meeting of University Academic Administrative Staff, founded in 1961. The AUA celebrated the golden jubilee of the professionalisation of support staff in UK universities in 2011.
AUA members are individually and collectively committed to:
The AUA's annual conference is the largest professional development conference in the UK HE calendar, with plenary and keynote presentations and around 100 working sessions. The 2011 Conference (in The AUA's Golden Jubilee Year) was held at the University of Nottingham 18–20 April 2011. The 2016 Conference was held in Leeds, at the Royal Armouries Museum, 21-23 March 2016. The conference returns to Manchester from 10-11 April 2017 for the start of a three-year residency.
The AUA provides professional development opportunities for university managers and administrators in the higher education sector. It provides opportunities to help members identify and meet their professional development needs through information services, events and conferences. The AUA organises an annual programme of seminars, workshops and conferences.
The AUA has developed the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework to support the continuous professional development of all professional services staff working in the sector. The project was a culmination of a highly collaborative 2 year Leadership, Governance and Management (LGM) project, and was jointly funded by AUA, HEFCE, LFHE and the HEA. The Framework is a significant milestone in the development of the profession of HE management and administration.
Since the Framework was formally launched at the AUA Conference and Exhibition 2009, The AUA has been working on plans to support implementation projects across the sector. By working with a small number of pre-pilot early adopting partners The AUA has established the extent to which the Framework can be adapted to a wide variety of organisational context.
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