Efficiency Exchange
13 November: Achieving effective and sustainable cultural change, London
A one-day event organised by SUMS Consulting that focuses on culture change in higher education, sharing the experiences of universities that have been through exercises including business process improvement, relocation and rebranding.
Open data mashup challenge
Do you have a brilliant idea for an app that uses open data sets to support university students through their learning journey? Enter the open data mashup challenge, organised by University UK, Jisc and the Open Data Institute, for the chance to participate in an immersive day exploring the value of working with open data with development support of up to £5,000 to be won.
3 February 2016: Be the Change, Make the Change, Leeds
This one-day interactive collaborative procurement conference will offer practical advice, inspiration and support to achieve significant efficiencies and new ways of working. It will also provide opportunities to network and share good practice.
WRAP information sheet – want to cut the cost of food?
Throwing food away costs much more than just the waste disposal bill; there is the cost of the food itself, the fuel in cooking and the time staff take to prepare it and throw it away. This information sheet by WRAP shows what you can do to cut costs relating to food waste.
Discussion: restructuring a research office
Restructuring can help to achieve many efficiency benefits for universities - but it is never an easy option. In this discussion, Richard Bond of the University of the West of England and Julie Northam of Bournemouth University share their experiences of restructuring a research office.
Procurement: a guide for governors
In order to achieve a successful procurement model it is important to win over not only those who work in procurement but all employees in an organisation. This guide examines the role of governors in in overseeing procurement, part of their responsibility in ensuring universities achieve value for money.
Change management
A guide providing evidence-based research from projects involving large-scale change, focusing on: organisational efficiency, the student experience, business and community engagement and environmental performance.
Two sides to the same coin
Ian Hancox recently moved to the ‘dark side’ of administration in higher education from a pure research postdoc position. In this post for the Piirus blog, he looks at how problems arise between academics and administrators, despite the fact that they are both striving for the same thing.
Focus on the bottom line could jeopardise innovation, warns COO
As universities increasingly need to consider their bottom lines, University of London's Chris Cobb urges them not to lose sight of the common good when it comes to commissioning services. Read his post on the AHUA blog.
16 – 17 September: Supporting World Class Science conference: Leeds
Booking is now open for S-Lab's Supporting World Class Science conference, focusing on all aspects of laboratory design, management and use, which will appeal to managers, researchers and teachers, estates, facilities, procurement, technical and other support staff. Many of the sessions are drawn from the shortlisted entries for the 2015 S-Lab Awards.
