Research and evaluation reports
2008
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We commission and write research and evaluation reports to inform our decisions on policy and funding. They do not necessarily represent the views of HEFCE. These reports are available on our web-site only (rather than in print), except where indicated.
(Reports are listed in alphabetical order by title.)
[ View in date order (most recent first) ]
September 2008
2005-2010 CETL programme formative evaluation
Report to HEFCE by the Centre for Study in Education and Training / Institution of Educational Technology
January 2008
Analysis of institutional plans for round 3 of the Higher Education Innovation Fund
Report to HEFCE by SQW Ltd
July 2008
Analysis of unsuccessful applications to the Leadership, Governance and Management Fund
A report to HEFCE by Nicola Dowds
September 2008
Appraisal of Citation Data Sources
A report to HEFCE by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University
July 2008
Assessing the impact of reviews of collaborative arrangements on higher education institutions
A report by SQW Consulting to the Quality Assurance Framework Review Group
September 2008
Development of Bibliometric Indicators of Research Quality
A report to HEFCE by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University
August 2008
Employer investment in learning at National Qualifications Framework level 4-8
Report to HEFCE and LSC by GHK Consulting
November 2008
Evaluation of Project Capital Round 3, 2004-2006
Report to HEFCE by David Mason Consultancy
May 2008
Experimental Third Stream Strategic Development Fund Projects (Study B)
An interim report to HEFCE by Quotec Ltd
January 2008
HEFCE strategic review of sustainable development in higher education in England
Report to HEFCE by the Policy Studies Institute, PA Consulting Group and the Centre for Research in Education and the Environment, University of Bath
April 2008
Interim evaluation of Lifelong Learning Networks
Report to HEFCE by Centre for Higher Education Research and Information, The Open University
January 2008
Interim evaluation of the Higher Education Academy
Report to HEFCE, HEFCW, SFC, DELNI, GuildHE and UUK by Oakleigh Consulting Ltd
June 2008
International approaches to Islamic studies in higher education
Report to HEFCE by the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies and the Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies
September 2008
Making your data work for you - Data quality and efficiency in HE
A report to HEFCE, HEFCW, HESA, SFC and TDAS by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
August 2008
Quality assurance and employer engagement in HE learning
Report to HEFCE by the Quality Assurance Task Group on employer engagement
December 2008
Review of the 2008 National Student Survey (NSS) process
A report to HEFCE by Alan Brickwood & Associates
September 2008
Review of the Overseas Research Student Award Scheme (ORSAS)
Report by The Knowledge Partnership for the UK higher education funding bodies
October 2008
Stepping Higher: Workforce development through employer-higher education partnership
A joint report by the CBI, Universities UK and HEFCE
July 2008
Strategically important and vulnerable subjects: an interim evaluation of HEFCE's programme of work
Report to HEFCE by Evidence Ltd
November 2008
The Flexible Professional in the Knowledge Society (REFLEX) - new demands on higher education in Europe
Reports to HEFCE by Centre for Higher Education Research and Information
July 2008
The National Student Survey 2005-2007: Findings and trends
Report to the HEFCE BY Paula Surridge, Department of Sociology, University of Bristol
November 2008
UK Higher Education Space Management Project - Evaluation
A report to the UK higher education funding councils