Rosie Niven
Rosie is the content editor at Efficiency Exchange
RESULTS – would scrapping library fines save your university money?
The University of Sheffield has scrapped fines for overdue library books in favour of a flexible, demand-led system which it claims is "fairer and more efficient".
Project launched to unlock open data potential in higher education
The ODI and Universities UK have launched a project involving a group of top UK universities, the National Union of Students and Jisc to explore the opportunities open data presents the higher education sector in the UK. The launch of Creating Value from Open Data is followed by an event on 18 November at Universities UK looking at other organisations' strategies for open data.
Less selfishness could mean more space efficiency, report argues
Universities could reduce estate footprint by 25% if staff become less “territorial” and share their teaching and office space with colleagues in other departments, says a report by a Dutch university quoted in the Times Higher.
How technology is making HE teaching more effective
Has 2014 been a good year for technological innovation in higher education teaching and learning? Seven higher education technology experts, including Jisc futurist Martin Hamilton, discuss developments in University Business.
Abolishing library fines ‘more efficient’, university claims
The University of Sheffield has scrapped fines for overdue library books, saying that it hopes its new flexible, demand-led system will help to "efficiently manage the lending of core text books which are in high demand".
Three posts about open data and efficiency
With open data the focus of an event organised by Universities UK on 18 November, we look back at Efficiency Exchange's previous coverage of this area. Here are three posts focusing on the use of open data in Higher Education.
Jisc’s shared infrastructure saves £200m each year, report reveals
The infrastructure provided by Jisc is saving universities £200m a year with potential for further savings through new shared services, a report reveals today.
Saving universities millions a year in online subs
Subscription fees for software and other online resources can amount to a substantial sum for universities. Eduserv’s Jenny Carroll explains how its licences for these products help higher education budgets to go further.
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.
Hefce survey reveals bigger procurement savings
English universities’ procurement efficiencies have saved tens of millions of pounds in a year, according to a survey by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce).
