SUMS insights highlight the wide range of consultancy projects we have undertaken with universities across the sector.

Here are a few examples of the meaningful work the SUMS team has been involved in to help universities make tangible improvements to strategies, programmes and projects.

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Moving Away from Internal Recruitment Scrutiny Panels

Given the need to implement responsive change to the Covid pandemic, many universities implemented an additional level of scrutiny to recruitment processes.

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Procurement Planning

Adding Strategic Value Through Transformational Change to Procurement and Planning

Specialised procurement support to help a university move to a proactive, strategic approach to procurement activities.

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Life cycle

Apprenticeships Lifecycle

Highlighting the importance of data in decision making and the impact of the multi-way relationship between the learner, their employer and the HE provider.

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Sustainable travel

Cutting Travel Carbon Emissions for a Sustainability-Focused University

Exploring the challenges and opportunities of travel in the post-pandemic world.

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TOM

Designing the Right Target Operating Model for Your University

Co-creating a vision, strategy and design principles in support of a future-proofed operating model for professional services.

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Race and equality

Race and Ethnicity Strategy Review

Addressing immediate challenges and longer-term strategies to develop cultural change and address equity.

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Ways of working

Re-Imagining Ways of Working

Acting as a critical friend in identifying and defining the most appropriate ways of working.

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Mental Health

Strategic Review of Mental Health Provision and Services

Creating well-coordinated, efficient and flexible mental health and wellbeing support.

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Roadmap

Supporting University Consolidation Processes

Facilitation of workshops and production of high-quality roadmaps to support University consolidation processes.

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The Importance of Strategic Workforce Planning

An overview of how strategic workforce planning can help ensure skill sets and capacity meet your university’s needs – now and in the future.

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