We are an international management consultancy
We work with leaders in the private, public and community sectors on issues that have a substantial positive influence on people’s lives.
With our broad consulting capability and large international network, we can solve your most complex strategic challenges and partner with you through transformational change.
Supporting Coventry University’s strategy amid the pandemic
Our Work
Sustainability strategy helps a Russell Group university cut its environmental impact A new employability roadmap is helping a university’s graduates to find workStrategic guidance for a government department’s COVID-19 response
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Supporting Health Education England to build perinatal workforce capability Evaluation of a mental health and wellbeing network for a London boroughSophisticated economic modelling shows the net benefit of physiotherapy
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Using a theory of change to evaluate regulation of services Measuring the economic impact of regional universitiesUsing a Project Management Office to deliver a multi-agency change on a tight deadline
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Shifting an accounting association’s culture to deliver on its strategy Strengthening a UK university’s digital capabilities to deliver its strategyOrganisational design to support rapid growth in a UK Government department
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A new operating model positions a Canadian not-for-profit organisation for growth A new employability roadmap is helping a university’s graduates to find workSupporting Health Education England to build perinatal workforce capability
Our Work
Scenario testing helps UK agencies prepare for complex incidents Delving deeper and aiming higher: joining up efforts for student mental health in the UKAnalysing labour market data to support RMIT’s course development
Strengthening a UK university’s digital capabilities to deliver its strategy
Sprint approach helps a research-intensive UK university break through barriers to change
Our Work
Transforming student admissions to reduce processing time while maintaining quality Helping a health and social care system connect with BAME communities
Katharine Purser
Katharine brings people, funding and data together to help leaders meet challenges and overcome barriers to their strategic goals.
Having worked in private, public and third sector organisations in policy, operations and digital, Katharine brings a varied background and a fresh perspective. She is a skilled facilitator, negotiator and strategist able to rapidly understand new problems and connect people. She uses these skills to build strategic frameworks for decision–making and deliver solutions that achieve buy-in from key stakeholders.
Julie Mercer
Julie has worked in industry, government and the public sector for almost 30 years. She has helped public sector organisations to translate, respond to and adapt to policy reform and to transform services to citizens.
For the past 20 years, Julie has focused on the education sector in the UK and internationally. Julie was previously global education lead at Deloitte, a practice she set up and built. As a partner at strategy firm Cairneagle, Julie worked for businesses operating in the education market across the globe.
Phil Copestake
Phil leads Cubane’s UniForum benchmarking programme in the UK and Europe. He brings 18 years of experience in business change consulting, strategic advice and research management; including deep expertise in supporting universities’ large-scale transformation and service improvement.
Phil specialises in strategy development and execution, preparing robust business cases to aid good decision-making, and designing new customer-centred service delivery models.
Minto Felix
Minto is a skilled facilitator and trusted advisor who has supported executives in navigating sensitive cultural issues and driving organisational change.
With more than eight years’ experience in the higher education, health, and non-profit sectors, he brings a thoughtful and rigorous approach that allows him to deliver strong outcomes for clients. Minto is a committed researcher-practitioner and has written extensively on public policy issues, particularly in relation to higher education across Australia, the UK and India.
Action that matters on racial equity
With calls for racial equity are growing stronger, we work with organisations to achieve lasting change by understanding the challenges of inequities, whether due to race or other factors, and handle them with the utmost sensitivity.
95 Nousers and Cubanites take the next step in their careers
Nous Group is thrilled to announce the promotion of 95 team members across our network in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.
