Rex Knight, Author at Efficiency Exchange

With: University College London

Role: chair

Rex is the current chair of both the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium Board and the Procurement England Ltd Board. He took up the role of Vice-Provost (Operations) at University College London in 2009.

Contact: Rex

The benefits of collaboration in procurement

Rex Knight - 26 January 2015

Collaboration in procurement is nothing new, but is becoming ever more important as universities seek to double their capital spending, Rex Knight writes.

Events

5-6 October: AURIL conference, Bristol

Efficiency Exchange - 8 June 2017

This conference will explore how universities are using their global networks and partners to achieve more far-reaching knowledge exchange impacts and create new international business partnerships in other regions of the world.

10 October: Higher education conference and exhibition, London

Efficiency Exchange - 13 July 2017

This year’s event will tackle the challenges and opportunities that come with increased competition and choice in the sector off the back of momentous higher education reforms. Delegates will gain an exclusive introduction to the Office for Students, learn how to establish their institution as an international brand, debate the drive for digital in the sector and identify ways to enhance the student experience.

A technician shaped hole in higher education

Terry Croft - 7 November 2016

The failure to value technician's role in universities is leading to poor decision making and often expensive investment mistakes, warns Terry Croft. In this blogpost, he highlights what the University of Sheffield is doing to improve the situation by delivering the national HEFCE Catalyst project.

Meet Heidi Plus, HESA’s new business intelligence service

Jonathan Waller - 30 November 2015

A new business intelligence service has been launched by Jisc and the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) to support university staff in making the most of the data available to them. HESA's Jonathan Waller explains how it will benefit the sector.

Five examples of collaboration within institutions

Ian Powling - 8 May 2015

Collaboration within universities can lead to more efficient use of equipment and the development of better processes. Ian Powling outlines some case studies showing where this is working.

Discover and share good practice for smarter working universities

Rex Knight