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academic leaders programme - newcastle university and durham university
Academic Leaders Programme - Newcastle University and Durham University
During late 2005 and early 2006 Durham University and Newcastle University, supported by the Leadership Foundation, worked together to develop a leadership development programme for recently appointed academic leaders. The result was the Academic Leaders’ Programme (ALP) which was launched in April 2006. The programme, now recruiting its fifth cohort, attracts new or potential heads of department. The 22 places on the programme are shared between the two universities. The programme is delivered by the Leadership Foundation.
This programme is specifically designed to:
- Develop and apply strategic thinking skills both within the participant’s own area of influence and the university more widely;
- Create opportunities for individuals from the two participating universities to network and benchmark practice and also to promote collaborative working;
- Develop and apply project management skills spanning the areas of research and teaching;
- Develop personal leadership plans to assist both individual and group development over the course of the programme;
- Develop and apply influencing and persuading skills.
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