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October 2004/35
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Request for data

Returns should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet by Monday 13 December

Research Activity Survey 2004

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 2005-06. 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: 2004/35
Publication date: October 2004
Enquiries to: Hannah Wood
tel 0117 931 7395
e-mail ras@hefce.ac.uk

Executive summary (read on-line)

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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 2005-06.

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:

  1. Guidance notes for completing the Research Activity Survey 2004 (RAS04).
  2. Definitions used in the RAS04 survey (Annex A).
  3. Examples of the survey tables (Annex D).
  4. Details of how to obtain templates and upload data (Annex E).

5.    Workbooks will be made available to nominated data contacts at institutions in November 2004.

Action required

6.    Survey data should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet by Monday 13 December 2004.