Fiona Lennoxsmith
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Fiona Lennoxsmith
@fionalennoxsmith.bsky.social
Higher Education Leadership Professional. DBA Candidate in Leadership and Management in Higher Education at Luiss Business School 🏫 Leadership Consultant at Advance HE. Nature lover. Psychology and systems psychodynamics. Coach.
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We’re recruiting for a new professor - great opportunity to join BNU and help us develop a truly inclusive research culture. Reshares appreciated. jobs.bucks.ac.uk/vacancy/prof...
Professor (1850) | Buckinghamshire New University
Full Time  (37 hrs per week) – Permanent – High Wycombe Salary – £
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September 3, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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This week on Wonkhe: As the HE sector faces pressure to "transform" Sarah Hubbard and Bridgette Bewick argue that it is compassion that will make transformation sustainable
HE transformation will only succeed when its people feel safe, supported and connected
As the HE sector faces pressure to "transform", Bridgette Bewick and Sarah Hubbard argue that it is compassion that will make transformation sustainable
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August 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Let’s Talk About Doing Leadership Differently, new ep! For #InternationalWomensDay, we're celebrating women leaders in HE all week. This ep shares the story of Giselle Byrnes, Provost of Massey University / Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa, New Zealand bit.ly/4iqSkmb
March 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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The training that I received as a grad student started like this:

Technician: "Ok, you can watch me but you can't talk to me"

It's time to change #ResearchCulture

#HigherEd 🧪
March 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Have you listened to episode 2 of our ‘The Future of Higher Education today' Podcast Series’? "How do universities lead strategic change? Listen now: www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/latest/podca...
February 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It was wonderful working with our two VC Co-chairs to deliver the Framework for Leading in Higher Education. Their podcast is well worth a listen. #leadership #heleaders #highered
🎙️NEW PODCAST: How do we lead effectively in today's complex higher education landscape? Listen as Professor Shân Wareing (Middlesex University) and Dr Ben Calvert (University of South Wales) discuss the Framework for Leading in Higher Education:
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February 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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New episode alert! 🎙️ Join us for episode two of "The Future of Higher Education Today," our podcast collaboration with@universities-uk.bsky.social. This episode explores the question: "How do universities lead strategic change? Listen now. bit.ly/433lWBn
February 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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A Diverting UK University Picture Quiz

It is say what you see time again and a simple and diverting quiz. And rather than create anything new we are revisiting the archives to share this exciting UK university picture quiz from a while back

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A Diverting UK University Picture Quiz
It’s time for a quiz! And rather than create anything new we are revisiting the archives to share this exciting UK university picture quiz from a while back. Say what you see!
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February 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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This week on Wonkhe: Fiona Lennoxsmith introduces Advance HE’s new leadership framework for the sector
What works for leadership in higher education now?
Fiona Lennoxsmith and Will Foster introduce Advance HE’s new leadership framework for the sector Fiona Lennoxsmith and Will Foster introduce Advance HE’s new leadership framework for the sector
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February 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Potentially not my most flattering pose - but it is great to have our Leading in Higher Education Framework up and running. #leadership #highered #higheredleadership
Announcing our Framework for Leading in Higher Education, published today! Our new Framework provides a sector-wide response to the profound challenges faced by higher education leadership globally. bit.ly/42TDPTa
February 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Very much looking forward to our Framework for Leading in Higher Education being launched very shortly. Please sign up for updates and come along to our online workshops if you'd like to know more. #highered #leadership #leadinginhe
Announcing our Framework for Leading in Higher Education, coming soon! Empowering leaders at all levels to drive institutional impact and establish leadership as a core career path in the sector. Register your interest to be kept up to date advance-he.ac.uk/framework-le...
February 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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NEW on Wonkhe: Working in the higher education sector has become more precarious than ever. David Kernohan tracks the changes through the data https://buff.ly/40QeoQV
January 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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NEW PODCAST: Doing Leadership Differently. Join Simon Ross in our second episode where he explores the integration of managerial and indigenous ways, a holistic approach to leading based on wise practices and right relations. Find out more and listen now bit.ly/4g45jIO
January 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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"The purpose of education, then, is not just to produce skilled workers but to cultivate individuals grounded in integrity and humanity—individuals who can collaborate across divides and restore trust." www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/human-...
A human–centric approach to rebuilding trust through education
Jan 16, 2025 // As technological advancements reshape our world, education holds the potential to rebuild trust and foster human connection.
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January 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Today we filmed our launch video for @advancehe.bsky.social's Framework for Leading in Higher Education. We can't wait to share this with everyone when we launch in February. #highered #leadership #advancehe
January 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Spent the day in the British Library reading rooms, reading about distributed leadership. Lovely way to spend a day.
January 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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🎙️ Exciting News: The Future of Higher Education Podcast Series Teaser Trailer! In partnership with @universities-uk.bsky.social, the 1st episode "What Does a Successful HE Merger Look Like?" drops Wednesday, January 15 at 8 am, featuring an outstanding panel of experts. Find out more bit.ly/4h76msl
January 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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NEW on Wonkhe: Navigating uncertain times requires leadership throughout the organisation. Hazel Hutchison explains why universities should be thinking about the “marzipan layer” https://buff.ly/3ZZukQt
December 19, 2024 at 7:10 AM
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Indigenous Australian artist Alma Nungarrayi Granites, Seven Sisters Dreaming, 2016 #WomensArt
December 29, 2024 at 5:57 AM
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT! 🎙️

The Let's Talk About Student Success Podcast is back with Episode 2, diving deep into Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).

Join us for insights that will transform your understanding of sustainability in education: bit.ly/4iHrdUG

#AHEStudentSuccessPod #ESD
December 23, 2024 at 10:38 AM
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Today’s reopening of Spellow Library & Community Hub has been making news headlines this morning.

BBC Breakfast has captured its rise from the ashes.

ICYMI - Watch back to 6.48 on iplayer: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live...

#ShareTheLight #SpellowReborn
December 12, 2024 at 7:06 AM
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New orgs and individuals added for folks who work on federal higher ed policy
#EduSky
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December 5, 2024 at 7:33 PM