Rosie Niven
Rosie is the content editor at Efficiency Exchange
The future is global, collaborative and shared
New areas for collaboration across higher education have been identified in a report commissioned by Efficiency Exchange, which will be launched at an event at Loughborough University on 22 April.
UUK CEO: ‘efficiency must be taken seriously for its own sake’
Efficiency is not about cuts but improving productivity and impact, Universities UK’s chief executive Nicola Dandridge told the London Universities Purchasing Consortium on Thursday.
Peter Simpson of N8: ‘deep collaboration is now the norm’
The N8 group of northern universities has a new director, Dr Peter Simpson. We caught up with the former AstraZeneca department head who nurtured collaborative projects at the pharmaceutical giant to find out his plans to encourage collaboration in higher education.
HEFCE highlights examples of accessible financial information
HEFCE has identified good practice case studies of institutions presenting their financial information in a way that is accessible to students. A report containing the case studies shows the different approaches universities have adopted.
Laboratory equipment event launched by S-Lab
A conference in June will focus on using laboratory equipment more effectively and efficiently and to build better connections between users, buyers, suppliers and others to support further improvement. The event, organised by S-Lab, takes place in Bristol on 17 June.
Are universities delivering value for money?
Universities UK is seeking views on whether higher education is offering students value for money and is financially sustainable for the government, following the introduction of reforms to the sector in 2012.
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Hefce: ‘degrees of value’ depend on student engagement
The importance of protecting students against course closures and institutional failures is recognised in this blog by Hefce, but the funding council adds that it would be a mistake to consider the value for money issue merely through a consumer lens.
Shared WiFi network reaches more than half a million devices in October
eduroam – the worldwide single sign-on secure network which provides WiFi connectivity access for education and research – reached more than 600,000 devices in the UK last month. The service, provided by Jisc, aims to save time for the individual and money for member organisations as users can connect to WiFi without needing to sort out guest credentials or change settings.
RESULTS: territorial or communal – which tribe are you?
The Times Higher Education recently quoted a report by a Dutch University, which claimed that universities could reduce estate footprint by 25% if staff become less “territorial” and shared teaching and office space with colleagues in other departments.
