The documents referred to below do not represent the full list of HEFCE/TDA circulars/consultations/publications etc. For the full list, please visit:
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| University of Exeter Log 2007 |
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Research Excellence Framework: Consultation on the assessment and funding of higher education research post-2008 (November 2007/34)
This document sets out proposals for the future research assessment and funding framework - the Research Excellence Framework (REF) - that will be introduced after 2008. |
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Nominations invited for round three of Clinical Senior Lectureship Awards
Nominations are invited for the third round of Clinical Senior Leectureship Awards. This is the third round of a scheme funded by HEFCE and local NHS trusts to increase the numbers of qualified clinicians undertaking clinical medical research. |
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Research Activity Survey 2007(October 2007/31)
This document asks higher education institutions to update information on their research activity. |
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HE-Business and community interaction survey 2006-07 (Circular 29/2007)
Details of the arrangements for the 2007 annual survey of interactions between higher education institutions (HEIs) and business and the wider community. |
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Teaching Quality Information: plans for the 2008 National Student Survey (Circular 28/2007)
Information to institutions on plans for the 2008 National Student Survey (NSS), including guidance for further education colleges with directly-funded higher education (HE) students. |
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Withdrawal of funding for equivalent or lower qualifications (ELQs) (September 2007/27)
A consultation on HEFCE's plans for implementing the Government's decision to withdraw funding for equivalent or lower qualifications, in line with its new funding priorities. |
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HESE07 Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey 2007-08 (September 2007/26)
Higher education institutions are asked to complete the annual survey of students on recognised higher education courses. The data will give an early indication of the number of higher education students studying in the academic year 2007-08; enable HEFCE to monitor the achievement of funding agreement targets for 2007-08; and, with data supplied to the Higher Education Statistics Agency, inform HEFCE's allocation of teaching funds for 2008-09. |
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Online resource for sustainable development in HE (Circular 25/2007)
HEFCE has launched a listing of sustainable development resources for the higher education sector. The web-based directory brings together lists of resources and organisations for those in higher education who are dealing with sustainable development issues |
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| HEFCE's Accounts Direction to higher education institutions for 2007-08 financial statements (Circular 22/2007) |
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Arrangements for the capital investment framework (Circular 21/2007)
Details of finalised arrangements for the capital investment framework which has been further developed since Circular Letter 11/2007 |
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EU statistics on public procurement - annual return for calendar year 2006 (August 2007/24)
This document requires all HEFCE-funded higher education institutions to report the contracts they have awarded in the calendar year 2006, in accordance with the European Community's Directives on Public Procurement. |
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Strategic Development Fund: updated guidance - 2007 onwards (July 2007/22)
This document provides details of HEFCE's Strategic Development Fund with revised processes to be used from 1 September onwards for assessing proposals for funding and an increased emphasis on assessming long-term outcomes of projects. |
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HEFCE Communications with governors (Circular 20/2007)
At the 2006 HEFCE annual meeting, chairs of HE governing bodies expressed a desire for improved communications between themselves and HEFCE. This letter sets out HEFCE's proposals for doing so, and provides a summary of other support for governors provided by HEFCE and HEFCE's partners. |
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Provision of higher education study by location 2005-06 (July 2007/21)
These tables show all students who are registered at institutions in England and are studying for a higher education qualification, by the geographical area in which the learning takes place. |
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Funding higher education in England: How HEFCE allocates its funds (July 2007/20)
This guide describes the principles that underpin HEFCE's allocations of grants to universities and colleges. It is intended for those working in higher education and for others who wish to understand HEFCE's funding methods. |
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Access to the 2007 National Student Survey results and launch of the Unistats web-site (Circular 19/2007)
This provides information to institutions on how to access their 2007 National Student Survey (NSS) results. It also details plans for the launch of the new 'Unistats' site, which replaces the existing Teaching Quality Information (TQI) web-site. |
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HEFCE grant adjustments 2007-08 (July 2007/19)
HEFCE have a funding agreement with each institution that they fund, which specifies targets relating to student numbers. This document explains what action HEFCE will take if institutions do not meet their targets for 2007-08. |
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Freedom of information and HEFCE's institutional risk assessments (Circular 18/2007)
This report – the ninth annual edition of our ‘Regional profiles of higher education’ – sets out range of data on the pattern of higher education (HE) in each of the nine regions in England. |
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Regional profiles of higher education 2007 (June 2007/18)
This report – the ninth annual edition of HEFCE's ‘Regional profiles of higher education’ – sets out a range of data on the pattern of higher education (HE) in each of the nine regions in England. |
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2006-07 statistics derived from HESA data (June 2007/15)
This document is a guide to HEFCE's web facility which generates several types of analysis from Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student data. Use of the web facility will help higher education institutions to return accurate data to HESA, and to identify errors and forecasting discrepancies in HEFCE funding returns. |
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Review of performance indicates: outcomes and decisions (June 2007/14)
This document provides the outcome of a review of the performance indicators for higher education. The indicators are produced by the Higher Education Statistics Agency for the UK funding councils. The overall picture is one of change only where needed, with no indicators dropped at present, but some extensions to existing indicators as well as one or two new ones suggested. |
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2006-07 statistics devrived from ILR data (June 2007/13)
This document is a guide to HEFCE's web facility, which generates several types of analysis from the Learning and Skills Council's Individualised Learner Record (ILR). Use of the web facility will help further education colleges to return accurate higher education data to the Learning and Skills Council, prepare for the 2008 National Student Survey and to identify errors and forecasting discrepancies in their student data return to HEFCE. |
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Update on developments in Teaching Quality Information for HE delviered in FECs (Circular 17/2007)
Update on the development of teaching quality information for higher education delivered in further education colleages (HE in FECs); and provide additional information on the extension of the National Student Survey (NSS) and Destination of Leavers for Higher Education (DLHE) survey to include students studying HE in FECs. |
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Higher education outreach: targeting disadvantaged learners (May 2007/12)
This document provides guidance on effective ways to target outreach activities at people from communities under-represented in higher education. It refines the definition of the target group for Aimhigher and outreach activity; provides a methodology to make targeting more effective; and sets out a process for measuring the effectiveness of the targeting process. |
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Transparency Review data reported for 2005-06 (Circular 16/2007)
Report on the data received for 2005-06 from universities and collages under Transparency Review reporting. |
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More clinical lectureships announced
The announcement of awards for 38 new clinical senior lectureships at 12 universities in the second round of a national scheme to support senior cinical academics in their career development. |
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Accountability for higher education institutions (May 2007/11)
This document explains how HEFCE will promote better regulation, and hold higher education institutions to account for the funds they distribute to them, through a new accountability process linked to their assessment of institutional risk. The new approach will come into effect from 1 August 2008. |
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Annual monitoring and corporate planning statements, and financial forecasts 2007 (May 2007/10)
Higher education institutions are asked to send an annual monitoring statement and a corporate planning statement for 2006-07, and financial forescasts for the period up to 2010-11. |
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| Invitation to take part in research assessing the impact of reviews of collaborative arrangements on higher education institutions (14/2007) |
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Strategic Plan 2006-11 (updated April 2007) (April 2007/09)
This strategic plan sets out a widely shared vision for the development of higher education in England to 2011, and HEFCE's strategy for moving towards that vision. It was developed through extensive consultation and discussion with a wide range of stakeholders and has now been updated for 2007. |
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Performance in higher education estates: EMS annual report 2006 (April 2007/08)
This publication reports on the progress and findings of estate management statistics (EMS) during 2006. EMS shares estates information among UK higher education institutions and empowers institutions to improve management of the physical infrastructure. The report highlights five different aspects of estates performance and comments on those of most concern. |
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Students registered at one institution but taught by another 2005/2006: Tables of franchised students (April 2007/07)
This document gives tables of higher educaiton students who are registered at one institution but taught by another. Information is derived from the from the Higher Education Statisitcs Agency 2005-06 data collections. |
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| Additional funding for very high cost and vulnerable laboratory-based subjects (13/2007) |
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Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORSAS) : arrangements for 2007-08 and 2008-09 (12/2007)
This updates the arrangements for the ORSAS scheme. The new arrangements apply for 200-08 and, subject to the availability of funding following the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review, for 2008-09. |
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Implementing a capital investment framework for higher education institutions (11/2007)
This explains how HEFCE is taking forward proposals, and summarises key messages from recent reviews of capital investment and planning, which institutions may find helpful. |
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Implications of the Charities Act 2006 (10/2007)
This informs institutions of the changes to the arrangements for the oversight of exempt charities in England as a result of the Charities Act 2006. |
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| Shared services: invitation to submit expressions of interest (09/2007) |
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Development of TQI and the NSS: Outcomes of Consultation (08/2007)
This summarises responses to HEFCE's consultation on developing Teaching Quality Information (TQI) and the National Student Survey (NSS). It also sets out the decisions made by the TQI/NSS Steering Group, which will be implemented on the re-launched TQI site in summer 2007. |
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Reprofiling of learning and teaching grant for the 2006-07 academic year (07/2007)
This announces a change to the profile of basic grant for learning and teaching for the 2006-07 academic year. |
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Future framework for research assessment and funding (06/2007)
In December 2006, the Government announced that HEFCE would develop a new framework for the assessment and funding of research, to come into effect after the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). This outlines HEFCE's plans to develop and implement the new framework, in consultation with the sector. |
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| Procurement in the higher education sector: next steps (05/2007) |
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Allocation of funds for additional student numbers in 2008-09 (04/2007)
This sets out HEFCE's plans for the distribution of funding for additional student numbers (ASNs) for the academic year 2008-09. |
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Allocation of additional student numbers in 2008-09 for employer engagement (03/2007)
This sets out how institutions can request additional student numbers (ASNs) for 2008-09 that are co-funded by employers, and provides an update on employer engagement following the publication of the Leitch Review of Skills. |
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| Self-assessment of people management in HEIs |
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| Funding for Universities and Colleges in 2007-08 |
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| Strategic Development Fund - South West Higher Levels Pathfinder (18 January 2007) |
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Grant Announcement for higher education 2007-08 (12 January 2007)
UUK short summary response (PDF)
HEFCE has received the annual grant letter from the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on higher eduation funding for 2007-08, which it will consider in details at the meeting of the Board on 25 January. |
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