The Aurora Women's Leadership Programme: reflections from the inaugural Keele cohort

Szkornik, Katie; Beardmore, Ruth; Boylan, Jane; Hider, Sam; Hunter, Sue; Montana-Williams, Kelly; Morgan, Ceri; Sherman, Sue; Watts, Jo-Anne

Abstract

The Aurora programme is a leadership initiative for women in academic and professional roles and is designed to address the lack of women in senior positions within UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). In October 2013, 13 female staff from academic and professional roles at Keele joined the inaugural Aurora Women’s Leadership Programme run by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE). Here we describe some of the unique elements and key successes of the Aurora programme based on our collective experiences, reflections and informal group discussions.

Citation

Szkornik, K., Beardmore, R., Boylan, J., Hider, S., Hunter, S., Montana-Williams, K., …Watts, J. (2015). The Aurora Women's Leadership Programme: reflections from the inaugural Keele cohort. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, 54 -57

• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Journal: Journal of Academic Development and Education
• Print ISSN: 2051-3593
• Pages: 54 -57
• Publisher URL: https://jadekeele.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/jade-third-edition-jan-2015.pdf