HEFCE News : 1999

21 December 1999
UK-wide network will promote good practice in learning and teaching in higher education
In January 2000 a network of subject centres will be launched to promote high quality learning and teaching practices in universities and colleges throughout the UK.

10 December 1999
Profiles of higher education institutions (99/68) published
Profiles of Higher Education Institutions gives a comprehensive picture of the diverse nature of the higher education sector. It is an invaluable resource, with over 300 pages of text, data and diagrams, and detailed descriptions of each of the 134 universities and higher education colleges funded by the HEFCE, plus the two universities in Northern Ireland.
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3 December 1999
UK higher education has one of lowest non-completion rates in the world
The most accurate and comprehensive set of performance indicators ever produced for higher education institutions in this country shows that the United Kingdom has one of the lowest student non-completion rates in the world

30 November 1999
HEFCE announces special grants to strengthen HE - business links
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced today (Tuesday 30 November) allocations of special grants to higher education institutions (HEIs) to help them forge stronger links with business.

24 November 1999
Higher education funding for 2000-01 and 2001-02
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment has announced the resources to be provided for higher education for the financial years 2000-01 and 2001-02.

16 November 1999
HEFCE to fund Ufi part-time student places in higher education
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is to make funds available to universities and colleges for part-time adult students who are University for Industry (Ufi) learners.
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9 November 1999
70 new projects will improve opportunities for students to enter and succeed in higher education
The funding bodies for further and higher education in England announced today (9 November), funding of £9 million for 70 projects in 1999-2000, to encourage universities and colleges to increase recruitment and retention of students from under-represented groups.
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28 September 1999
HEFCE conducts fundamental review of research policy and funding
The HEFCE in collaboration with the other higher education funding bodies in the United Kingdom is carrying out a fundamental review of research policy and funding. (more...)

17 September 1999
Widening Participation: Programme management and co-ordination : Invitation to Tender
The HEFCE is seeking to appoint a national co-ordinator/co-ordination team to manage, co-ordinate and supervise the widening participation (WP) initiatives and activities that it funds and to liaise closely with the separate but related national co-ordination bodies established for its disability and learning and teaching programmes. (more...)

24 August 1999
Consultation on assessment criteria for RAE
For the first time the four UK higher education funding bodies are consulting on the criteria and working methods to be used by panels in the next Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in 2001. (more...)

3 August 1999
One-day regional VfM workshops - Information systems and technology management
Making the most of your IT investment

13 July 1999
HEFCE adds a further £50 million to the Joint Infrastructure Fund
The HEFCE has added a further £50 million to its contribution to the Joint Infrastructure Fund (JIF), making £150 million in all over 1999-2000 to 2001-02. This brings the total of the Fund to £750 million, of which £300 million is from the Wellcome Trust and £450 million from public funding through the HEFCE and the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI). (more...)

9 July 1999
Review proposes uniform approach to costing activities in universities and colleges
A report commissioned by the UK HE Joint Costing and Pricing Steering Group (JCPSG), recommends that universities and colleges implement a uniform approach to the costing of research, teaching and other activities. (more...)

25 June 1999
Invitation to tender: Evaluation of SLDD special initiative
Tender proposals for work are invited for an evaluation of the HEFCE/DENI 1996-97 to 1998-99 special initiative to encourage high quality provision for students with learning difficulties and disabilities (more...)

22 June 1999
A thousand more doctors to be trained each year
Nearly 1000 additional places will be funded in existing and new medical schools, to meet the nation's needs for more doctors.
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21 June 1999
UK HE Mall progresses to next stage
The UK HE funding bodies, in collaboration with other HE organisations, are embarking on the next stage in developing the UK HE Mall - planned as a world class platform for UK HE on the Web (more...)

21 June 1999
Individual academics to be rewarded for outstanding teaching
Individual academics demonstrating excellence in teaching students are to be recognised through a joint national scheme to be launched for the first time next year by the HEFCE and the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILT).(more...)

8 June 1999
HEFCE confirms funding options for HE in FE colleges
The HEFCE has announced guidance for funding higher education courses in further education colleges. FE colleges have been asked to select one funding option of three open to them by 10 September 1999 (more...)

26 May 1999
Savings of 130 million benefit teaching and research in higher education
Universities and colleges have made savings of around 130 million over the three years to 1996-97 by making more efficient use of limited resources, according to a National Audit Office (NAO)report published today. (more...)

11 May 1999
Awards herald new era for state-of-the-art laboratories
Awards under the first round of the Joint Infrastructure Fund were announced today. The HEFCE has contributed over £30 million to six awards. These proposals have a total value of around £100 million. (more...)

4 May 1999
HEFCE publishes regional profiles of higher education
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has published a guide to higher education in the nine English regions. (more...)

22 April 1999
Higher education institutions reap the benefits of sharing their sports and cultural facilities
A report published by the HEFCE and the Department of Education Northern Ireland reveals that higher education institutions (HEIs) in England and Northern Ireland have become key providers of sports and cultural facilities to the wider community. (more...)

16 April 1999
HEFCE Board endorses action plan to secure future of TVU
The Board of the Higher Education Funding Council for England decided yesterday (Thursday 15 April 1999) to endorse the plan prepared by Thames Valley University to tackle the University's academic and financial problems.. (more...)

29 March 1999
Joint planning and problem-solving by universities and NHS is key to addressing challenges for staff
Universities and NHS providers are collaborating successfully to address the challenges of competing pressures on staff time, curriculum change, and new approaches to research and development, according to a report published today.. (more...)

15 March 1999
Quinquennial Review of the HEFCE
The Quinquennial Review of the Higher Education Funding Council for England by the Department for Education and Employment has been published. The review is available here.

4 March 1999
HEFCE grants for 1999-2000 promote quality and widening participation in universities and colleges
The Higher Education Funding Council for England announced today the distribution of £4,216 million for the academic year 1999-2000. (more...)

1 March 1999
Funds to fill skills gap will boost trade with China
A new funding programme announced by the HEFCE aims to fill the skills gap that is hampering the growth of trade between the UK and China. (more...)

12 February 1999
Four special funding programmes will support development and innovation in priority areas
The HEFCE Board has approved proposals for four special funding programmes to reward and encourage the development and dissemination of good practice and innovation in key strategic areas for higher education.(more...)

2 February 1999
Arthur Andersen to help develop worldwide showcase for higher education
The consultants Arthur Andersen have been appointed to help prepare the business framework for a new worldwide Internet showcase for higher education in the United Kingdom which is being planned for the millennium.(more...)

25 January 1999
New guide to higher education published
A guide to higher education in the UK has been published by the funding bodies, representative bodies and the British Council. (more...)

13 January 1999
Funding figures for the TTA in -2000 announced by the DfEE
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5 January 1999
HEFCE announces £5 million a year for minority subjects in the national interest
The HEFCE announced today that it will allocate £5 million a year so that universities and colleges can continue to provide subjects that are in the national interest, but for which there is limited demand. (more...)