The great HEFCE pronunciation debate (updated)
Wonkhe was idly musing this morning on Twitter about the correct pronunciation of ‘HEFCE’, having heard many people incorrectly pronounce it ‘hef-cee’. This caused a bit of a stir and even prompted THE...
View ArticleChange at the top
In the short lull between the buzz of graduation ceremonies in July and the (likely to be manic) clearing week in mid-August, speculation on university campuses has focussed on the runners and riders...
View ArticleLife of PI: performance indicators in higher education
For those of us working outside the corridors of power, determining the priorities of policymakers especially for the longer term is notoriously difficult. Wonks engage a full range of analytical...
View ArticleThe narcissism of minor differences
They finally arrived yesterday. BIS published both the HEFCE grant letter and the SFA’s Skills Funding Statement. One was 6 pages and the other 60 but they both delivered roughly the same amount of...
View ArticleTime to end the messy status quo
Universities have faced stiff competition from new institutions in recent years. Today’s higher education system is a rainbow coalition. But the different colours are bleeding into one another. Take...
View ArticleQAA put on notice
Some very big news from HEFCE out today. "The higher education (HE) funding bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to seek views on future approaches to the assessment of quality in higher...
View ArticleHEFCE transnational education report
A report released today by HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) looks investing in transnational education and its impact on student mobility. Emily Lupton summarises the report. The...
View ArticleHEFCE announce details of postgraduate support scheme
HEFCE today announced further details of their postgraduate support scheme alongside the initial funding allocations and method. Emily explores the new details and the initial funding allocations. The...
View ArticleGrant letter: HEFCE’s regulatory powers beefed up
Today came the HEFCE grant letter from BIS which outlines funding for higher education in England for 2015-16. Overall the allocations remain much the same as indicated in last years letter, but as...
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As you were. It’s the 2015 Grant Letter
The annual comparison of the length of the grant letter with its predecessors yields very little of interest. Pretty much like the content some have suggested. The post As you were. It’s the 2015 Grant...
View ArticleCalls for new lead regulator to replace HEFCE
Universities UK (UUK) call for reform to higher education regulation proposing a new lead regulator, ‘the Council for Higher Education England’ (CHEE). The report also calls for a new register for...
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A critical moment for the quality debate
With debates about the future of quality in UK higher education hotting up behind the scenes, Mark Leach looks at the forthcoming HEFCE consultation and the potential huge implications that it has for...
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Higher education institutions increase contribution to the economy and...
This year's Higher Education - Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey shows that there has been an increase of 10 per cent in the volume of interactions between universities and the economy...
View ArticleHEFCE release NSS results
This years National Student Survey (NSS) finds that 86 per cent of students at UK higher education institutions (HEIs) and further education colleges (FECs) are satisfied overall with their course. The...
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Who said the art of letter writing was dead? The 2016 Grant Letter
It's the all new HEFCE grant letter from BIS. Don't worry about the content, just count the paragraphs. The post Who said the art of letter writing was dead? The 2016 Grant Letter appeared first on...
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Information, information, information: how is the new NSS shaping up?
NSS and public information expert Kate Little provides a potted history of the NSS and Unistats review, and analyses the recently released outcomes report. The post Information, information,...
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We should (still) send letters: the 2017 grant letter
It's that time of the year again - Registrarism crunches the numbers on possibly the last ever HEFCE Grant Letter: a ritual we have known and loved. The post We should (still) send letters: the 2017...
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