Resources

HUMANE conducts data-driven research across the network for intelligence gathering, to ensure the event and programme offerings directly align with the evolving needs of higher education and their senior leaders of professional services.

Surveys are co-designed and constructed with inputs from advisory boards then deployed through multi-channel engagement with members, members’ interviews.

The data analysis shapes transnational collective intelligence on excellence in higher education management, ultimately delivering impactful thought leadership to amplify members’ voice in the sector and form the basis for future event design aligned to members’ needs.     

2022 HUMANE Survey Report

Different contexts, same challenges in European Higher Education: The role of Heads of Administration.  

What is the position of the Head of Administration in university governance; how has the position evolved in the last decades.

You can request a free copy of this report from HUMANE here.

2026 HUMANE Survey Report

Behind the Strategy: How Heads of Administration Shape Tomorrow’s Universities

A new HUMANE report explores the evolving roles, positions and career pathways of Heads of Administration.

European universities currently face multiple and interconnected pressures from financial sustainability to growing regulatory compliance demands and increasing volatile student recruitment patterns. Geopolitical tensions and restrictive migration policies are reshaping international partnerships as universities navigate in highly competitive national and global markets.

Against this backdrop, Heads of Administration are now playing a central role in strategic and organisational development, driving excellence and fostering innovative practices across universities.

You can request a free copy of this report from HUMANE here.