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New HERBi shared services tool seeks beta-testers
The HEFCE-funded ‘HERBi’ project, which will help institutions to understand the potential costs and savings of shared services arrangements, is almost ready for launch. And project manager Simon Perks...
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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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Developing the next generation of researchers and academics
When developing guidance on good practice to inform staff development, Brunel University asked academic and research leaders to reflect on their own experiences early on in their career. As part of a...
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Are students at the heart of our processes?
The University of Leicester has developed an approach to engaging senior leaders with the student experience. In the latest of our blogs from the nine Innovation and Transformation Fund projects,...
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How Participative Process Reviews can nurture conversations and deliver...
After taking part in workshops run by the Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development, teams in Oxford Brookes University have changed their practices to make them less complicated, more...
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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...
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Academic Futures: a new career route for postgraduate students?
The University of Lincoln is developing a programme to tackle the lack of professional development schemes tailored to the needs of postgraduate students interested in an academic career. Rebecca...
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 ArticleDoing better knowledge exchange
Doing better knowledge exchange With funding pressures increasing, universities are being asked to demonstrate the return they are delivering on HEFCE’s funding for knowledge exchange. In this post...
View Article11 Feb: HERBi Launch, London
11 Feb: HERBi Launch, London HERBi is a free interactive tool, funded by HEFCE and developed by Falmouth Exeter Plus, that helps higher education institutions to understand the costs and benefits of...
View ArticleA call for tools to measure the effectiveness of technicians
A call for tools to measure the effectiveness of technicians Technicians are involved in many areas of university life, yet sometimes the vital skills that they possess are not recognised within their...
View Article17 March: Transforming higher education estates and facilities, London
17 March: Transforming higher education estates and facilities, London At this event, HEFCE will share insights on cost-saving and funding opportunities to enhance the educational estate. The event...
View ArticleTechnology is redefining learning but ‘one size will not fit all’
Technology is redefining learning but ‘one size will not fit all’ Technology has the potential to radically reshape teaching and learning, but this post on HEFCE’s blog argues that the different...
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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University and council publish cost sharing group options
A HEFCE-funded study into establishing a cost sharing group (CSG) to deliver VAT-exempt IT services to Portsmouth schools has been published. The study by the University of Portsmouth and Portsmouth...
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Letter from BIS to HEFCE calls for annual efficiency reports HEFCE has been urged to work with Universities UK and the sector to deliver the recommendations of Professor Sir Ian Diamond’s efficiency...
View ArticleWhat do you mean – business process improvement?
What do you mean – Business Process Improvement? From ‘change management’ to ‘business process improvement’ – it’s all the same thing, and it all matters, writes Steve Butcher on the Higher Education...
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