This monitoring framework will be operated by HEFCE and is intended to satisfy Government that ‘relevant higher education bodies’ are fulfilling their duty to have due regard to the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism (the Prevent duty). More...

UKPISG has noted the potential for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ development of the Teaching Excellence Framework to have implications for or overlap with UKPISG’s work to review and refine UKPI measures. UKPISG will continue to consider the interaction between UKPISG’s review of the UKPIs and the possible use of UKPIs or similar metrics in the development of the Teaching Excellence Framework. Representation from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on UKPISG and UKPITG, at strategic and officer level respectively, will facilitate engagement and aid effective management of any overlaps. More...

As announced in the Spending Review, the Government is taking forward a review of the Research Excellence Framework to ensure future university research funding is allocated more efficiently, offers greater rewards for excellent research and reduces the administrative burden on institutions. More...

A further £200 million is being allocated across the UK to develop research facilities to encourage collaboration and support excellent research. More...

HEFCE has published a framework setting out how it will monitor compliance with the new Prevent duty in the higher education sector in England. Higher education providers will need to submit a self-assessment of their levels of preparedness in January, followed by more detailed information later the year. More...

The recent high-level conference “Lund Revisited: Next steps in tackling societal challenges” which took place on 4-5 December 2015 in Lund, took stock of the progress made since the 2009 Lund Declaration that prepared the way for Horizon 2020.
One of the conference’s central outcomes was a new 2015 Lund Declaration with recommendations for further advancement. The declaration focuses on four main priorities:  Alignment, Frontier research, Global cooperation and Impact. More...

The development of pedagogics and didactics for higher education teaching is an area of growing importance for universities. The EFFECT project (European Forum for Enhanced Collaboration in Teaching), a three-year project co-funded by the EU, assesses the feasibility of a European level structure that would support the enhancement of university teaching. More...

EUA is pleased to announce that registrations are open for five events this coming spring as part of the EQUIP project (Enhancing Quality through Innovative Policy and Practice). More...