September 2005/38
Core funding/operations
Request for data
Returns should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet by Monday 12 December 2005
Research Activity Survey 2005
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 2006-07.
| 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: | 2005/38 |
| Publication date: | September 2005 |
| 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 2006-07.
3. Significant changes made to the survey since 2004 are outlined in paragraphs 27 and 28.
4. 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.
5. This document provides:
- Guidance notes for completing the Research Activity Survey 2005 (RAS05).
- Definitions used in the RAS05 survey (Annexes A, B and C).
- Examples of the survey tables (Annex D).
- Details of how to obtain templates and upload data (Annex E).
6. Workbooks will be made available to nominated data contacts at institutions in November 2005.
Action required
7. Survey data should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet by Monday 12 December 2005.