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Publications

HEFCE reports

2009/21 HEFCE strategic plan 2006-11: Updated June 2009
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2009/09_21/

2009/20 Patterns in higher education: living at home
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2009/09_20/

2009/19 EU statistics on public procurement – annual return for calendar year 2008
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2009/09_19/

Circular letters

12/2009 Funding partial completion: the introduction of the flexible study measure
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/circlets/2009/cl12_09/

11/2009 2009 National Student Survey: Changes to publication of data
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/circlets/2009/cl11_09/

Research

Evaluation of the impact of public policy and investments in human resource management in higher education since 2001
Independent study into changes in human resource management practice in the higher education sector
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/rdreports/2009/rd12_09/

Interim report of the REF bibliometrics pilot exercise
Discussion of the main potential models for using bibliometrics in the REF tested through the pilot process
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/rdreports/2009/rd13_09/

Evaluating the implementation of the new approach to Sector Impact Assessment and assessing the quality of its outputs
Independent review of the new approach to assessing the impact of policies and initiatives on the sector
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/rdreports/2009/rd11_09/

The demand for higher level skills from businesses: regional studies
Survey of demand for higher-level skills in the West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/rdreports/2009/rd10_09/

Web updates

Review of exceptional funding
Outcomes of the review, including principles of exceptional funding
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/learning/funding/review/refi/

Annual report and accounts 2008-09
HEFCE's annual report and accounts for the year 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/aboutus/accounts/2009/

Update to the HEFCE strategic plan
Third annual update to the HEFCE strategic plan for 2006 to 2011
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/aboutus/stratplan/

Higher education in further education colleges
Updated details of support to develop higher education activity at further education colleges
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/learning/heinfe/

Outcomes of the Clinical Senior Lectureship Awards
Results of the fourth round, including a breakdown of outcomes
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/research/cslaward/

Deadlines

May-July (various dates): 2007-08 statistics derived from ILR data (HEFCE 2009/16)
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2009/09_16/

3 July: deadline for the submission of completed Aimhigher Associates scheme planning templates
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/widen/aimhigh/pub/

17 July: Deadline for the return of completed survey forms on contracts awarded in the calendar year 2008 (HEFCE 2009/19)

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2009/09_19/

5 December: winter deadline for submission of statements of intent for new higher education centres (HEFCE 2009/07)
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2009/09_07/

11 January 2010: deadline for further education colleges to submit higher education strategies (HEFCE 2009/13)
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2009/09_13/

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