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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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