Why Every University Needs a TOM (and Who is TOM Anyway?)
A New Player in Town The Higher Education sector has always enjoyed an acronym. I still remember my confusion when I first joined a university, constantly asking trusted colleagues for…
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Change Management in Higher Education: Pre-, During and Post-Pandemic
In this article, I take a brief trip down memory lane as I consider how much the approach to change management has evolved in the Higher Education (HE) sector over…
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Harnessing the Revolution: How Service Design Can Transform Higher Education
Think of service design and you might think of mobile apps or customer services. But fast forward to 2022 and the need has changed. These last two years of global…
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Organisational Culture and Change in Higher Education
We have all read books about the theory of successful organisational culture change and sometimes we are tempted to simply lift ideas and methodologies or copy from others’ successful change.…
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Insight from SUMS: Curriculum Management Systems
The institutional strategy is a key part of the curriculum lifecycle, both in terms of the structure of the curriculum (entry and exit routes, pathway frameworks etc.) as well as…
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Women in Higher Education Leadership: Reflections from International Women’s Day 2022
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a time for us to reflect on both the achievements of women and their influences on the world but also highlight and raise awareness about…
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Hear from Leaders in Higher Education on International Women’s Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day on the 8th March 2022, SUMS is pleased to share a roundtable event filmed in collaboration with key female leaders from within the Higher…
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SUMS Consulting Appointed to Evaluate the Impact of OfS’ Statement of Expectations
Higher Education (HE) specialists, SUMS Consulting, will evaluate the impact of the Office for Students’ (OfS) statement of expectations for preventing and addressing harassment and sexual misconduct affecting students in…
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