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<title><![CDATA[&pound;100 million for new research facilities]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) has been established to develop research facilities across the UK, encourage collaboration and support excellent research.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rates of qualification from postgraduate research degrees]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HEFCE is publishing a report today that presents projected rates of qualification for students on postgraduate research degrees (Note 1). The data show that around two-thirds of the 10,140 students who started research degrees in English higher education institutions (HEIs) in 2009-10 are projected to qualify within seven years, and around three-quarters will qualify over a longer period.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving quality assurance in higher education]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Today HEFCE has launched a consultation on the introduction of a more risk-based approach to quality assurance in higher education in England, in response to the Government’s White Paper, ‘Students at the heart of the system’.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/newsarchive/2012/name,72859,en.html</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Message from Alan Langlands, Chief Executive (May 2012)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the new HEFCE web-site. We have designed the site to make it easier to navigate, and welcome your comments. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/ceupdates/name,72839,en.html</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Support for study and work abroad]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HEFCE welcomes a report published today on outward student mobility.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Higher education takes centre stage in innovation and growth ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A HEFCE-sponsored report describing higher education’s contribution to economic growth and the development of society through knowledge exchange is to be launched today at the Big Innovation Centre (Note 1). The event brings together experts in innovation from Government, agencies, business and universities.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/newsarchive/2012/name,72757,en.html</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Investing for a sustainable Olympic legacy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Universities Week 2012 kicks off today with activities around the UK to highlight the contribution that higher education makes to the Olympic movement, to sport and culture, and to the wider economy and society.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Student number controls for 2013-14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HEFCE has today received confirmation of the Government’s policy on student number controls for full-time higher education students for the 2013-14 academic year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The new HEFCE web-site]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Take a tour of the new site and some of its key features. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HEFCE allocates &pound;5.3 billion to universities and colleges in England for 2012-13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HEFCE will allocate £5.3 billion to 129 universities and higher education colleges and 186 directly funded further education colleges for the academic year 2012-13 (note 1).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Funding for university research facilities]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HEFCE welcomes the £100 million funding announced in the budget today for university research facilities.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BIS is seeking to appoint a new member to the HEFCE Board]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) wishes to appoint a new HEFCE Board member.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/newsarchive/2012/name,69559,en.html</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Collaborations, alliances and mergers: Guidance and lessons learned]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HEFCE has published a consultation report that sets out the lessons learned from collaborations, alliances and mergers (CAM) in higher education, and proposes guidance for universities and colleges that may be contemplating such arrangements for the future. By consulting on this report, HEFCE hopes to: enrich its content with further evidence from the sector; stimulate challenge to the conclusions it draws; and identify areas where further guidance would be helpful.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Universities record healthy financial results]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The higher education sector is facing a period of significant change over the next few years, as new arrangements for teaching funding are introduced. However, it does so from a position of financial strength, according to the HEFCE, which has today published a review of sector finances.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HEFCE has allocated 20,000 student places for 2012-13 through the 'margin' process]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In October HEFCE published its approach to implementing the control on the number of full-time students that universities and colleges can recruit for 2012-13. This included information about how they could bid for 20,000 'margin' places (Note 1). The outcomes of bids are published today.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Student number controls and teaching funding: consultation on changes for 2013-14 and beyond]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HEFCE has published the second stage of a consultation on future arrangements for allocating funding for teaching in universities and colleges and implementing government policy on student number controls.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vacancies on Audit Committee]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[We are currently looking to appoint three new independent members to our Audit Committee.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sir Tim Wilson's review of university-business collaboration welcomed]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HEFCE welcomes the review and looks forward to joining the debate about its findings.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HEFCE welcomes fair access appointment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) welcomes the appointment of Professor Les Ebdon as Director of the Office for Fair Access (OFFA). Professor Ebdon will succeed Sir Martin Harris.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Voluntary giving to higher education: success and challenges for the next decade]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The matched funding scheme for voluntary giving (Note 1) which ran from 2008 to 2011 has come to an end. Over the three years around £580 million of eligible gifts have gone to England's universities and colleges.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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