Efficiency Exchange
Shared services in higher education: 5 things you might not expect to read
In the first of three posts, Ian Herbert and Andrew Rothwell of Loughborough University explain how shared services are more than just about headline cost savings, based on 10 years of research. You can learn more about this area in a shared services forum at the University of Northampton on 14 May.
Effective Use of Laboratory Equipment and Resources: Inventory and Booking Systems – free workshop...
This free workshop examines 'bottom up’ schemes being developed by scientists and technical staff to manage inventory and booking, including home grown software and commercial programmes, and how different systems can work with each other to mutual benefit. 12.30 for 1.00 - 4.15 pm, Wed 30 April 2014, University College London.
Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning (ocTEL) enrolment starts 28 April
The Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning (ocTEL) is back! Starting on 28 April 2014 you will be able to participate in this free online course designed to help you better understand ways to use Learning Technology for teaching, learning and assessment.
Our benchmark for best practice? Ourselves
Universities can improve their procedures by studying themselves instead of others, says Stephen Yorkstone senior consultant for sustainable futures at Edinburgh Napier University and chair of the Lean HE Hub. (on Times Higher)
‘Efficiency Minutes’ – video interviews from the 3rd Annual Efficiency in HE conference on...
We asked speakers at this event to distil the essence of their topics into a series of concise 'Efficiency Minute' videos. Browse the playlist to watch interviews with Sir Ian Diamond, Zoe Radnor, Nick Petford, Sarah Jackson and other speakers.
LUPC joins Electronics Watch to counter labour abuses in tech industry
The largest facilitator of electronics purchasing in the higher education sector, London Universities Purchasing Consortium, joins Electronics Watch to take action against labour abuses in the electronics industry.
Tax in higher education institutions
BUFDG has produced a concise, accessible briefing on Tax in Higher Education Institutions. It uses non-technical language, and is written in a way that is clear and accessible to those who aren’t tax experts. It’s aimed at anyone involved in the management, leadership, or governance in HEIs.
It don’t mean a thing, if you ain’t got that swing…
UK Council for Graduate Education is focusing on smarter, collaborative content strategies to engage with its community.
Business intelligence and benchmarking can help universities make better decisions
We heard from Chris Hale of Universities UK about how universities use benchmarking to understand their management data. As a follow-up, the Efficiency Exchange asks Dr Giles Carden, Director of Strategic Planning & Analytics at the University of Warwick, for his views.
The mobile ecosystem: how should universities interact with students in this new world?
Since the iPhone launch in September 2007, the ‘mobile ecosystem’ has become ubiquitous. 'How should universities interact with students in this new world?' asks Samuel Sanders of KPMG.
