What is a Benefit?
At a recent working group session with Procurement professionals at the LUPC & SUPC Conference on 16th May, I was challenged (in a very nice way!) for stating that the…
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Financial Efficiencies – Is your University Fit for the Future?
Universities are in the midst of a perfect storm. Core income is being challenged by a demographic nadir in school leavers and increased competition for student recruitment. Recurrent costs are…
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What is a ‘Digital Culture’, Really?
I had a wonderful time at the AUA Annual Conference on 15th and 16th April 2019! With insightful plenaries and informative working sessions, the event covered a wide range of…
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Horizon Scanning: Complete the Sector Survey on Your Institution’s Approach
VUCA – that wonderful acronym standing for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. We could all give a good argument for how this captures conditions in the UK HE sector at…
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Horizon Scanning – SUMS Collaborative Study
VUCA – that wonderful acronym standing for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. We could all give a good argument for how this captures conditions in the UK HE sector at…
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Purchasing Card Use in Universities
A purchasing card (pcard) allows low-value goods and services to be procured at a significantly lower cost than traditional methods. They are usually issued to employees with the expectation that…
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A How-To Guide for Universities: Responding to the OfS Call for Effective Access and Participation Plans
There’s a lot of detail in the guidance and it might appear quite daunting. However, in amongst the detail of the requirements for these plans, you will note a focus…
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Tackling Sexual Violence, Harassment and Mental Health in Higher Education.
Earlier this month, SUMS Consulting hosted one of it's Academic Registrars’ Community of Practice Groups with the purpose of bringing sector leaders together to discuss some of the most pressing…
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