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An Analysis of Change Maturity in the Higher Education Sector WEBINAR: Playing the long-game: learning from the quick wins for the long-term solution WEBINAR: Proposed solutions: the quick wins WEBINAR: Cutting through the COVID noise: the need for transformation today WEBINAR: Timetabling Community of Practice WEBINAR: Balancing Cost Efficiency with the Human Impact WEBINAR: Developing Personal Resourcefulness in the Higher Education Setting, During COVID-19 and Beyond WEBINAR: Change Management Community of Practice WEBINAR: Change Management Community of Practice WEBINAR: Change Management Community of Practice SUMS Annual Conference 2020: Opportunities to Transform the Sector Postponed - Change Management Community of Practice Group Timetabling Community of Practice Group Marketing Directors' Community of Practice Group Change Management Community of Practice Group Academic Registrar Community of Practice Group Space Management Community Practice Group SUMS Annual Conference 2019: The Growth Paradox in Higher Education AUA - Managing Change in Higher Education Open Forum Change Management Community of Practice Group Academic Registrar Community of Practice Group Marketing Directors' Community of Practice Group Change Management Community of Practice Group Capacity Planning: Matching Resources to Teaching Requirements Change Management Community of Practice Group SUMS Annual Conference 2018: Global Perspectives on Achieving Growth Consultants Professor Mike Thomas Henry Gun-Why Steve Clark Carli Thorpe Helen Masson-Jones Tracy P Crane MBA Sally Turnbull Peter Tinson Debbie England James Bance Matthew McCallum Ellie Highwood Paul Sayles Jeannette Strachan Christine Ray Tina Crombie Karen Chessman Nathalie Mortimer Tina Yu Will Naylor Wendy Allerton Nick Skelton Felicity Gasparro Graeme Sloan Elaine Warrener Helen Noyes Helen Baird Michael Pearson Christopher O'Hagan Caroline Blackman-Edney Joel Arber Iain Littlejohn Linda Crotty Judith Russell Alison Percy Alison Oldam Gaynor Edwards Alison Price Marion Hutchins Grace Parsons Jayshree Vadgama Claire Tudor-Morgan Susannah Randall Jerry Niman Sameer Lakhani Jon Darch Graham Hill Claire Nuttall Carol Burns Helen Carasso Anne Johnson David Becker Andrea Buttle Fola Ikpehai Claire Taylor MBE Bernarde Hyde Insights Business Continuity in a Changed World Change Starts Now: Making HEIs Racially Inclusive Handling Exceptional Circumstances Leading Effectively through Disruptive Change Working Well - During and After Covid-19 Digital Education Options for 2020/21 The Impact of Covid-19 on Student Services Silver Linings: How the Response to Covid-19 Will Change Higher Education Forever Professional Development Support Student Journey Mapping Creating a User-Centric Website Understanding Change Identifying Efficiency Opportunities Benchmarking and International Student Recruitment Redesigning the Curriculum Delivering External Relations for an Ambitious University Driving a Service Excellence Culture Working with Agility Planning for the Future in New Library Development Calculating the Cost of Payment Acceptance Building International Strengths Developing a Systematic Approach to Stakeholder Engagement Team Associate Consultants Principal Consultants Support Staff