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Managing Research Contracts – A Report to the Brunswick Group This report examines research contracts administration and includes benchmarking of resourcing levels and identifies best practice....
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Treating professionals as stewards of their disciplines and setting clear goals can both contribute to effective performance. In common with many public sector organisations, UK universities are coming...
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Scotland’s efficiency programme hits its targets early
Scotland’s higher education efficiency programme has fulfilled almost all of its targets, just two years into a three-year plan. A report summarising progress on the one and three year targets, which...
View ArticleN8 highlights the impact of asset sharing across UK universities
N8 highlights the impact of asset sharing across UK universities The report, which reveals asset sharing’s role in creating innovation, increased productivity, and maximum value for public investment,...
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Efficiency Effectiveness and Value for Money report 2015 The Efficiency, Effectiveness and Value for Money report develops a new agenda for efficiency, effectiveness and value for money in higher...
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Collaboration and shared services in UK higher education: report launch
Today sees the launch of a report on collaboration and shared services in higher education, which was commissioned by Efficiency Exchange. The report’s co-author Andrew Rothwell explains that with...
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Scottish efficiency strategy ‘on course’ says taskforce chair
The second three-year efficiency strategy for higher education in Scotland is on course and already delivering results, Professor Sir Ian Diamond says in a document marking the end of the strategy’s...
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i-MAP study, September 2015 The follow up to the original i-MAP project finds that a significant number of higher education institutions that adopted i-MAP’s market-led approach to academic programme...
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I-MAP project, November 2012 The i-MAP project set out to review the new programme development and launch processes within universities and to determine if there was any scope for improved efficiency....
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Participative Process Review – toolkit The process reviews developed by Oxford Brookes have been specifically designed to enable teams to subsequently self-facilitate further reviews. This toolkit...
View ArticlePutting Students at the Heart of Our Processes
Putting Students at the Heart of Our Processes This report is a guide to the University of Leicester’s exploration into whether connecting senior leaders more closely to the student experience created...
View ArticleEngagement driven approach to process improvement
Engagement driven approach to process improvement This report describes a project to develop an approach to process improvement within higher education that focuses on people, acknowledges their...
View ArticleDevelopment of an Academic Intern Scheme
Development of an Academic Intern Scheme This project will develop a professional development schemefor postgraduates interested in an academic career. This intern scheme is designed to offer an...
View ArticleDeveloping the next generation
Developing the next generation A guidance and good practice resource for the leadership development of early career researchers and academics, based on a research project funded by the Leadership...
View ArticleAcademic Career Frameworks: Key to Change?
Academic Career Frameworks: Key to Change? Bournemouth University’s new career frameworks for academics are the subject of a longitudinal study funded by the Innovation and Transformation Fund. Here is...
View ArticleFrom Bricks to Clicks – the potential of data and analytics in higher education
From Bricks to Clicks – the potential of data and analytics in higher education Big data and analytics are being used by businesses to have more understanding of their customers and products in order...
View ArticlePortsmouth Cost Sharing Group Investigation
Portsmouth Cost Sharing Group Investigation – findings report In April 2014 HEFCE gave an award to the University of Portsmouth to explore the feasibility of setting up a cost sharing group to deliver...
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Open data in HE intro guide This introductory guide is intended for professionals working in universities who wish to gain a better understanding of the issues associated with using open data within...
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