Research Activity Survey 2003

This document asks higher education institutions to update data on research students, research assistants, research fellows and income from charities. These data will inform quality-related research (QR) funding for the academic year 2004-05. It also asks institutions to update data on fundable research students who are eligible to pay home and EC fees.

To:	Heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions Heads of universities in Northern Ireland
Of interest to those responsible for:	Research funding, Finance, Data collection
Reference:	2003/49
Publication date:	October 2003
Enquiries to:	Hannah Wood tel 0117 931 7395 e-mail ras@hefce.ac.uk

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Executive summary

Purpose

1. This document asks higher education institutions (HEIs) to update information on their research activity.

Key points

2. The updated data will inform our distribution of research funds for the academic year 2004-05.

3. All HEIs that made submissions to the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) should complete this survey. Where there is no information to update and a nil return applies, institutions should confirm this nil return by letter.

4. This document provides:

Guidance notes for completing the Research Activity Survey 2003 (RAS03).
Definitions used in the RAS03 survey.
Examples of the survey tables.
Details of how to obtain templates and upload data are given in Annex E. From this year, there is no longer a requirement to return an additional hard copy.

5. Workbooks will be made available to nominated data contacts at institutions in November 2003.

Action required

6. Survey data should be sent to us by Monday 15 December 2003.

October 2003/49 Core funding Request for data

Completed forms should be returned by Monday 15 December