1. Aurora Programme Briefing
Ian Roberts,
Head of Leadership and Professional Development
Sandra Brown,
Diversity and Inclusion Manager

2. Event Outline What is the Aurora Programme? What does it involve?
What is QMUL’s involvement in it?
What support is available for participants?
How and when can I apply?
Q&A session

3. What is the Aurora Programme?
“Developing future leaders for higher education.
Aurora is our women-only leadership development programme. It is a unique partnership initiative bringing together leadership experts and higher education institutions to take positive action to address the under-representation of women in leadership positions in the sector.
Over the past four years 3477 women from over 139 institutions across the UK and Ireland have participated. We seek to further support women and their institutions to enable leadership potential, and further embed strong networks across the sector to share best practice, insights and experiences.”

4. Who is Aurora for?
Aurora is for women up to and including senior lecturer level or the professional services equivalent working in a university, college or related organisation who would like to develop and explore issues relating to leadership roles and responsibilities.
Participants should have the endorsement of their institution (either their Aurora Champion or line manager) and be committed to developing and enhancing their career.

5. Who is Aurora for? Participants will be asked to:
attend each of the four development days, and the action learning set day organised by participants in their assigned groups;
undertake self-directed learning throughout the programme, aligned with developing interests and where time allows;
commit to working with a mentor which is provided by their institution;
be prepared to participate in a longitudinal study to measure the work experiences of women in higher education, and the impact of Aurora over time.

6. What does it involve? London (Autumn Programme)
Identity, Impact and Voice Thursday 12 October 2017
Power and Politics Thursday 16 November 2017
Action Learning Set* Thursday 7 December 2017: Delegates agree a host institution
Core Leadership Skills Thursday 18 January 2018
Adaptive Leadership Skills Thursday 15 February 2018 
London (Spring Programme)
Identity, Impact and Voice Thursday 8 March 2018
Power and Politics Tuesday 24 April 2018
Action Learning Set* Thursday 17 May 2018: Delegates agree a host institution
Core Leadership Skills Tuesday 12 June 2018
Adaptive Leadership Skills Thursday 5 July 2018
*Please note: Participants from different institutions are allocated to each action learning set on the Power and Politics day, which usually takes place in the same region.

7. QMUL’s Involvement and Support
Securing and funding places
6 professional services staff
6 academic staff
Nominating/identifying staff to attend (up to and including senior lecturer/equivalent)
Facilitating attendance
Supporting the programme via role-models and champions
Providing mentors
Institutional projects

8. How to apply Submit an application (up to 2 sides A4) outlining:
You commitment to personal/professional development
What you hope to gain from participating
Potential project topics
Confirm that your line manager supports your application and can facilitate your attendance
Subject to demand for places there will also be a short interview to select participants for the programme

9. Timeline Activity Date Briefing sessions w/c 26th June
Applications open
w/c 3rd July
Applications close
Mon 24th July
Interviews
Mon 14th August to Fri 25th August
Confirm places to LFHE
w/c 28th August
Autumn programme starts
Thu 12th Oct
Spring programme starts
Thu 8th Mar
Note: Interviews will be subject to number of applications, bookings made via doodle poll or similar.

10. Question and Answer Session
Previous participants:
Experiences of the programme
Hints and tips for new participants
How has it helped you?
Any questions?
Further information:

11. Briefing Close Thank you for attending
We look forward to receiving your application!