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How can ‘The University’ Become ‘Our University’?
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.![](https://www.ahua.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BOGOF-500x500.jpg)
BOGOF: Maximising the Performance of your Senior Team
Mike Shore-Nye, Registrar and Secretary at the University of Exeter, reveals how to double the power of your professional services senior leadership team.![](https://www.ahua.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/time-for-a-change-2015164_1920-500x500.jpg)
“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.”
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.![](https://www.ahua.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UWTSD-Dynevor-Campus-500x500.jpg)
What Makes Good Leadership During Times of Major Change?
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.![](https://www.ahua.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Library3-500x427.jpeg)
Sharing Good Practice for Smarter Universities
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.![](https://www.ahua.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/24400602653_a2d285c148_h-500x500.jpg)
Operational Efficiency: Learning from Leicester City’s Premiership Success
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.![](https://www.ahua.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PGCampus15_JohnHoulihan_05222015219-500x500.jpg)
Operational Efficiency or “How I became a Bollywood stuntwoman”
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.![](https://www.ahua.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Durham-Uni-Library-3-500x500.jpg)
Enabling Efficiency in Internal Collaboration
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.![](https://www.ahua.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/strathclydeuni_23396121145-500x500.jpg)