The Higher Education Empirical Research (HEER) database

The Higher Education Empirical Research (HEER) database comprises summaries of the latest research on a range of topics related to higher education.
It is intended for use by policy-makers, academics and researchers in higher education. The HEER database is currently being redeveloped by The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) to improve the website and allow for future development of the services offered to registered users.
About the Database
The higher education themes currently included are:
    * Access and widening participation (AWP)
    * Business, community and regional issues (BCRI)
    * Course design and structures (CDS)
    * Graduate labour market (GLM)
    * Institutional management and finance (IMF)
    * International (INT)
    * Learning, teaching and assessment (LTA)
    * Quality assurance (QA)
    * Research (RES)
    * Staffing (STAFF)
    * Students - characteristics, experiences, expectations (SCEE)
Relevant published research is identified through the regular scanning of:
    * Key higher education journals
    * Official reports from UK and international policy bodies
    * Statistical sources (e.g. HESA, OECD)
    * Society for Research into Higher Education Abstracts
    * Websites of relevant higher education organisations.
The summaries are produced by a team of researchers. The database is maintained and updated on a regular basis and currently comprises over 1,700 entries.