Working Well – During and Beyond Covid-19
In Working Well - During and Beyond Covid-19, Felicity Gasparro, SUMS Associate Consultant, and Fola Ikpehai, SUMS Principal Consultant, share findings from in-depth interviews, a sector-wide all-staff survey, and general…
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Silver Linings: How the Response to Covid-19 Will Change Higher Education Forever
Higher education in the UK has faced numerous turbulent times over the last few years, but nothing compares to the challenges presented by Covid-19. Whilst this pandemic is a threat…
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The changing face of HE service delivery: a ‘how to’ guide for implementing change
Universities might want to change the way that they deliver services for many reasons, ranging from effectiveness, to efficiency, and economies of scale. There are also many factors that constrain…
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The Class of 2020: Graduating through Covid-19
In this report, we sought to find out what it was like for those students completing their finals and graduating through the Covid-19 pandemic and emergency social distancing procedures enforced…
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Leading through Adversity: the Impact of Covid-19 on University Finance
University finance directors are the custodians and stewards of their institution’s financial strategy. Without exception, they are also crucial cogs in the strategic leadership wheels of their institutions. Our conversations…
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Enabling Research, Enterprise and Innovation During Covid-19
All universities have in place strategies for REI, but typically, the focus now is on the operational; the immediate and the short-term. For example, supporting Covid-19 initiatives, the recruitment and…
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2020: A Space (and Timetabling) Odyssey
Timetabling and space management have been the topic of many a conversation amongst SUMS staff and colleagues in member universities, and are highly interwoven with a number of other themes…
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Harnessing the Winds of Change: Transformation During Covid-19
The Higher Education sector, like all other sectors across the UK and beyond, is going through unprecedented change as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In effect, each university is…
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