Laura Roper

Laura Roper

  • Senior Lecturer in Business and Management
  • Dorset House D127, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

Laura is dedicated to the principles of humanistic leadership and the cultivation of a culture of best practices. Her professional background is firmly rooted in Higher Education quality assurance and project management. These roles have given her a diverse spectrum of experience and insights into the intricacies of the Higher Education environment.

Laura has earned the distinction of being a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Business and Management Educator. Laura also holds the position of Deputy Chair (Communication) for the global LeanHE group.

She has been a distinguished presenter at both national and international conferences. Currently, she actively participates in a Service Improvement Community of Practice (COP) and is a founding member of a UK-wide Higher Education Community of Practice, which is dedicated to offering support and guidance to individuals aspiring to establish their own Higher Education Institution-based Communities of Practice.

Laura's doctoral research is focused around the exploration of staff social identity and the breaking down of barriers between academic disciplines...

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Favourites

  • Roper, L., 2021. Encouraging Interdisciplinary Collaboration: A Study of Enablers and Inhibitors Across Silos in Higher Education. Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, 8 (1).
  • Roper, L. and Clarke, S., 2020. Ubuntu: Strengthening the heart of your team. Humanising Higher Education: A Positive Approach to Enhancing Wellbeing. 167-180.
  • Clarke, S., Roper, L., Farquharson, L. and Renaud, V., 2019. Identity and Values to Drive Respect for People: A case-study based on embedding kindness as an organizational value. In: Yorkstone, S., ed. Global Lean for Higher Education A Themed Anthology of Case Studies, Approaches, and Tools. Routledge.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Good health and well-being

"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"

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Quality education

"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"

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Quality education

"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"

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Decent work and economic growth

"Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all"

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Industry, innovation and infrastructure

"Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation"

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Peace, justice and strong institutions

"Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels"

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Journal Articles

Books

Chapters

  • Roper, L. and Devis-Rozental, C., 2024. Peering over the parapet; using communities of practice to break down silos of working practice. Building Communities of Practice in Higher Education: Co-creating, Collaborating and Enriching Working Cultures. 67-85.
  • Roper, L., 2023. Embedding Hoshin Kanri for Continuous Improvement: Lessons Learned from Managing AACSB Accreditation. In: Balzer, W. and Sinha, T., eds. Hoshin Kanri in Higher Education A Guide to Strategy Development, Deployment, and Management. CRC.
  • Roper, L. and Clarke, S., 2020. Ubuntu: Strengthening the heart of your team. Humanising Higher Education: A Positive Approach to Enhancing Wellbeing. 167-180.
  • Clarke, S., Roper, L., Farquharson, L. and Renaud, V., 2019. Identity and Values to Drive Respect for People: A case-study based on embedding kindness as an organizational value. In: Yorkstone, S., ed. Global Lean for Higher Education A Themed Anthology of Case Studies, Approaches, and Tools. Routledge.
  • Clarke, S., Farquharson, L. and Roper, L., 2019. Identity and Values to Drive Respect for People: A Case Study Based on Embedding Kindness as an Organisational Value. In: Yorkstone, S., ed. Global Lean for Higher Education A Themed Anthology of Case Studies, Approaches, and Tools. Abingdon: Taylor and Francis, 101-114.

Conferences

Internet Publications

Invited Lectures

  • Recruiting, Selecting, and Retaining Top Talent, Bournemouth University Help 2 Grow, 08 Oct 2024 more

Grants

  • Putting the heart back into Higher Education: reconnecting and learning from HE Communities of Practice to enable hybrid ways of working (ODHE, 01 May 2021). Awarded

External Responsibilities

Journal Reviewing/Refereeing

  • Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, Anonymous peer review, 01 Feb 2022

Conference Presentations

  • Canadian Higher Ed Continuous Improvement and Change Management Conference, Using the KIND-AP3 Framework for continuous improvement, 28 Nov 2024, Online Conference
  • LeanHE Annual Global Conference, Focusing on strong, not wrong: Lessons from KIND-AP3, 22 Oct 2024, University of Csmbridge
  • European Conference on Positive Psychology, Developing a positive culture with our head, hand and heart, 29 Jun 2022, Iceland
  • SRHE Conference 2021, (Re)connecting, (Re)building: Higher Education in Transformative Times, Hybridity in Higher Education: Positive Transformation?, 06 Dec 2021, Virtual
  • SRHE International Conference 2021, Hybridity in Higher Education: Positive Transformation?, 06 Dec 2021, Online
  • AUA Annual Conference, Putting the heart back into Higher Education: reconnecting and learning from HE Communities of Practice to enable, 18 Nov 2021, Online
  • AUA: Managing Change, Humanistic leadership as a tool for change management, 05 Jul 2021, Online
  • AUA Annual Conference 2019, Building Teams and Communities with Lean Thinking, 14 Apr 2019, Manchester University
  • AUA 3rd Southern Region Symposium, Designing Service Excellence: Developing Personal Effectiveness, 14 Nov 2018, Bournemouth University
  • Lean In Higher Education 2018 Conference, Ubuntu and the Power of Active Listening, 01 Nov 2018, Norway
  • LeanHE Annual Conference 2018, Ubuntu and the power of active listening, 30 Oct 2018, The Arctic University of Norway
  • ASET - Integrating work and learning, Ubuntu and the power of active listening, 04 Sep 2018, Nottingham University
  • AUA Annual Conference 2018, Designing excellent service: Getting to great - starting from empathy, 25 Mar 2018, Manchester University
  • Festival of Learning, The Power of Positivity, 11 Jul 2017, Bournemouth University

Qualifications

  • MSc in Higher Education Management and Leadership (Nottingham Trent University, 2021)
  • Project Fundementals Qualification in Project Management (Association of Project Managers, 2017)

Honours

  • Senior Fellowship (SHEA) (Higher Education Academy, 2023)
  • Chartered Business & Management Educator (Chartered Association of Business Schools, 2020)
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Higher Education Academy, 2020)
  • Accredited Member (Chartered Management Institute, 2019)
  • Fellowship (Association of University Administrators, 2019)

External Media and Press