September 2021 News

Book in celebration of International Women's Day 2021

The LTA are delighted to announce that a book in celebration of International Women’s Day 2021: Gender equality and representation within and beyond the University of the Highlands and Islands has been published.

This book brings together a substantial collection of chapters based on or inspired by the themes, issues and challenges that were explored at the University of the Highlands and Islands celebration of International Women’s Day 2021. Drawing upon contributions from colleagues across the university, and with a foreword from external keynote speaker Dr Natalie Jester. The book and the chapters therein are organised into three thematic parts. Section 1 explores ‘Gender equality in education: the wider context and UHI initiatives to champion equality for women’. Section 2 shares ‘Personal experiences and professional outlooks’, while Section 3 is focused on ‘Addressing gender balance and representation at UHI’. 

Chapter 2 of the book is titled: 'Implementing the Aurora leadership development programme in the University of the Highlands and Islands - insights and implications' by Ann Tilbury, Organisational Learning and Development Lead, Learning and Teaching Academy University of the Highlands and Islands.

The free to download eBook is available on the university’s new publishing platform below, and the print on demand copy is available to buy from Lulu here.