Developing An Effective Strategy in Higher Education: The Critical Stages for Success
There are many definitions of strategy, but for the present purposes, we’ll understand it as an organisation’s approach to formulating and achieving its longer-term objectives, at a relatively high level.…
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How to Avoid Costly Mistakes in Higher Education IT Procurement
When procuring technology solutions, many universities use templated procurement procedures and purchases with standard contract templates. But technology solutions are a specialist purchase. They need specialist procurement processes and contract…
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An Apprenticeship Lifecycle Tailored to Your University
University of West England's Apprenticeship Approach In 2021 and 2022, SUMS worked with the University of the West of England (UWE) to review its approach to Apprentices and Apprenticeships -…
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From Pasta to Procurement: A Student’s Journey to Understanding the Need for Responsible Procurement in Higher Education
My Introduction to Procurement in Higher Education I am very new to the world of procurement, having only started interning for SUMS at the end of June 2022. In fact,…
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Why use Psychometric Assessments?
While I am admittedly an advocate of psychometric assessments, I understand the mention of ‘psychometrics’ often encourages the super-sceptics to raise concerns about their use and purpose, questioning their validity,…
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Job Opportunity – Associate Consultants in Wellbeing and Mental Health Services
Come and be a part of our exciting journey in supporting excellence across the higher education sector! We're always interested in speaking with people who combine deep knowledge of universities…
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Managing Risk in Higher Education
What kinds of risks does your university take on? Have you recently increased the enrolment of international students? Or have you perhaps invested in some new technology? These events, and…
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Registration of Interest for Upcoming Roundtable Events
SUMS are planning two roundtable events within the coming months on the topics of people and HR. Roundtable 1 - Achieving Strategy through People: The Role of Workforce Planning Roundtable…
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