The UK Performance Indicators Steering Group (UKPISG) is considering a number of changes in relation to the UK Performance Indicators (UKPIs). This circular invites your comments on some preliminary actions proposed by UKPISG in its initial response to the findings of the fundamental review of the UKPIs.
Year: 2013
W13/38HE: Carbon Management Policy
This consultation circular seeks the views of institutions on the introduction of a requirement to develop and maintain a publicly available summary carbon management strategy. It is proposed that this document would set out the ambitions of the organisation in terms of carbon and energy reduction, the intended actions to progress this agenda, together with […]
W13/39HE: UK Research Partnership Investment Fund: 2015-16
This circular alerts universities to an opportunity to submit bids to a further round of the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF). The Fund supports capital investment in major new research facilities in universities which have a significant track record of research excellence.
W13/37HE: Initial Teacher Training: Intake targets 2014/15
This circular gives the initial teacher training intake targets for the sector for 2014/15.
W13/36HE: Outcomes of consultation on Changes to the Institutional Review: Wales
This circular provides the outcomes of the consultation provided in circular W13/13HE: Changes to the Institutional Review: Wales. We will make recommendations to the QAA in accordance with these outcomes.
W13/35HE: External research income from UK based charities 2012-13
This circular requests higher education institutions to provide information on external income from UK based charities for use in the calculation of Quality Research funding for 2014/15.
W13/34HE: Higher Education Data Requirements 2013/14
This circular informs institutions of the higher education (HE) data used to calculate funding allocations and maximum fee grant allocations; to monitor progress towards the For our Future indicators and Corporate Strategy targets; to monitor equality and diversity; to monitor Initial Teacher Training (ITT) provision leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS); to monitor recruited full-time […]
W13/33HE: Plans for the National Student Survey 2014
This circular announces the plans for the 2014 National Student Survey (NSS), and the action required from all institutions by Friday 22 November 2013. It also provides further information about outcomes from earlier surveys and general features of the survey.
W13/32HE: Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey 2013/14
This circular requests institutions to return aggregated student data to enable HEFCW to make allocations of funds for teaching; have early indications of student numbers; monitor recruitment of students under the new fee regime; make estimations of fee grant costs; monitor medicine, dentistry and teacher training provision and ERASMUS and other year abroad registrations; and […]
W13/31HE: Equality and diversity in higher education: promoting mental health and wellbeing
This circular provides information and identifies current practice on promoting and supporting mental health and wellbeing in higher education, in line with the Welsh Government’s mental health strategy Together for Mental Health (2012).