Hefce funds HE Shared Legal VAT cost sharing group project
HE Shared Legal – until recently, a HEFCE-funded pilot project - has made a successful application for a portion of the grant funding offered by HEFCE last year in relation to VAT cost sharing group projects.
Cost sharing group’s VAT claim rejected by tax tribunal
A cost sharing group (CSG) recently had its claim for VAT repayment rejected on appeal. Neil Hunter of HE Shared Legal explains the importance for CSGs of following guidance closely and keeping good records.
How health and safety can contribute to the efficiency agenda
Health and safety is often wrongly perceived as just another layer of bureaucracy, and yet successful health and safety management enhances a university’s reputation, says Gary Wood of the Universities Safety and Health Association.
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.
Shared services – Jisc shared data centre – case study – June 2015
Jisc has joined forces with Infinity SDC and six anchor tenants to provide a shared data centre for research and education. Potential benefits significant cost savings through aggregating requirements across tenants.
Shared services in higher education: more than just about ‘plug-and-play’ cost savings
In the second of three posts, Ian Herbert and Andrew Rothwell of Loughborough University offer five more observations gleaned from 10 years of research into shared service centres in the UK and across the world. You can learn more about this area in a shared services forum they are running at the University of Northampton on 14 May.
Shared services in higher education: 5 things you might not expect to read
In the first of three posts, Ian Herbert and Andrew Rothwell of Loughborough University explain how shared services are more than just about headline cost savings, based on 10 years of research. You can learn more about this area in a shared services forum at the University of Northampton on 14 May.
Making shared services work in higher education
Dr Andrew Rothwell of the Shared Services Research Group at Loughborough University’s School of Business and Economics shares his thoughts on making shared services work, based on 10 years of research in the UK and across the world.
Transnational Education: opportunities to engage, share and learn – conference 22 October 2013
UCAS, Universities UK and the UK HE International Unit are offering a one-day conference on 22 October 2013 to share best practice and examine ways in which shared services can help institutions achieve their Transnational Education (TNE) goals, whilst debating the future shape of UK TNE.
If it looks like a shared service…
More and more universities and colleges are looking at the potential for shared services to deliver efficiencies, says Steve Butcher of Hefce.
