AUA has established a number of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to meet the individual needs of its members. The purpose of these groups is to facilitate an exchange of information between individuals with a shared interest in either a functional or knowledge area.
Each SIG has a clearly stated purpose and uses appropriate delivery methods to share information. These include:
- Password-protected website and jiscmail lists
- Good Practice Guides
- Conference sessions/tracks
- Seminars/short conferences
- perspectives and newslink articles
To subscribe to a SIG, you must be a member of AUA.
Helen Matthews, UCL, is the Special Interest Group Co-ordinator. Contact Helen if you would like more information about SIGs, or have suggestions for new SIGs or SIG activities.
Guidelines for establishing SIGs (pdf)
Initial proposal form for setting up a SIG
The specialist lists below are in addition to AUA's original JISCmail lists, aua-news and aua-forum, details of which are here
Special Interest Groups:
Departmental Administrators aua-deptadmin@jiscmail.ac.uk
Convenor: Helen Matthews, UCL
For administrators and managers in faculties or departments who want to network and share ideas.
Enterprise aua-enterprise@jiscmail.ac.uk
Convenor: Sheila Quairney, Sheffield Hallam
For those with an interest in entrepreneurship and enterprise with the primary purpose of improving student employability.
Space Management aua-space-management@jiscmail.ac.uk
Convenor: Sue Holmes, Leeds Metropolitan
For those working in space planning and space management.
Partnerships aua-partnerships@jiscmail.ac.uk
Convenors: Ewa Thompson, Plymouth & Gill Barker, City
Discussion list for partnerships and collaborations, including Business, Erasmus Mundus, other Bologna issues and 'HE in FE'
Postgraduate Administrators aua-pgadmin@jiscmail.ac.uk
Convenor: VACANCY - please contact Helen Matthews, UCL if you are interested in this role
To facilitate an exchange of information for AUA members working in postgraduate administration.
To join a list
AUA members can subscribe to as many lists as they wish. These lists are for AUA members only.
Go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ LISTNAME.html e.g. http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/aua-forum.html and click 'Join or leave the list (or change settings)'. This is the third bullet down. Then follow the instructions.
Your membership will be approved by the list-owner and confirmed by email.
Once subscribed, list members can send a message to the list by emailing LISTNAME-@jiscmail.ac.uk e.g. aua-forum@jiscmail.ac.uk
To contact the listowner, email LISTNAME-request@jiscmail.ac.uk, e.g. aua-forum-request@jiscmail.ac.uk
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