HEFCE and the other three UK funding bodies have published details of a new policy for open access relating to future research assessments after the current 2014 REF. The policy describes new eligibility requirements for outputs submitted to the post-2014 …
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Education Minister Huw Lewis has announced a major review into Wales’ tuition fee policy. Currently Welsh students pay approximately £3,500 in tuition fees and the Welsh Government funds the rest, wherever a student studies in the UK. The all-party review …
[From SCONUL]: The House of Commons Select Committee which looks at the work of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published its report on open access. This can be found here: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/business-innovation-and-skills/inquiries/parliament-2010/open-access/ The report is a strongly worded …
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HEFCE have opened this consultation on Open Access post REF-2014. Responses to the earlier consultation that informed this document will be available in October.
One of the challenges facing leaders in HE, including those leading library services, is making effective use of business analytics data, for example to improve the student experience. JISC is currently looking at the scope for a shared service for …
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Missed this in November … an excellent list from SCONUL. Very useful to be able to refer to this when needed: http://www.sconul.ac.uk/page/the-value-of-academic-libraries
On 17 July Education and Skills Minister Leighton Andrews made a statement on Higher Education reconfiguration in South East Wales. “Having considered the available evidence and the issues raised in discussions, I continue to believe that HEFCW’s proposal for a …
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Chair of WHELF, Andrew Green, was a member of the Task and Finish Group which published its report entitled Find it, Make it, Use it, Share it – Learning in Digital Wales on 29 March 2012. The Minister has considered …
Science for Wales sets out the Welsh Government vision for science, the key initiatives they will take and how they measure success. How the strategy was developed Science for Wales has been prepared for the Welsh Government by the Chief …
Every year HEFCWpublishes a report of their activities to show how successfully they have met their targets and how they have used public funding. The Annual Report also includes information about HEFCW’s accounts, and a summary of developments in areas …
