Our biggest conference yet!
We were joined by over 120 higher education leaders to explore the ultimate balancing act: cutting costs vs driving growth.
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The ultimate balancing act – Joel Arber and David Becker
Strategy & culture change in chastened times – Professor David Mba
Smart spending: leveraging non-pay data to enhance cost reductions – Paul Sayles and Colin Davies
Why are university shared services and mergers as credible as an April fool? – Rhiannon Birch, Helen Watson and Paul Boustead
Future-proofing your team and mastering strategic workforce planning – Emma Ogden
Sustainable student recruitment growth: the power of the right conversations – Jen Sloan, Nathalie Mortimer and Liam Owens
Enabling growth and the diversification through the efficient delivery of teaching, learning and assessment – Claire Taylor and William Collier
Engage your core! Back to basics for improving student progression and satisfaction – Cara Attenborough and Helen Baird
SUMS Annual Conference 2025
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