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…have a strong and an intelligent system, but it is coming under intense scrutiny. From the Office of Fair Trading (closing today) to the Quality Assurance Agency, from Higher Education Funding Council for England to the Higher Education Policy Institute – so many viewpoints, so many interests. There is, of course, a particular interest from the Treasury, reflected in the 2014 grant letter from BIS which specifically asked HEFCE “to develop mechan…

…ng so again in REF2014. Our report; Funding Research Excellence, published today provides compelling evidence that research should continue to be funded on the basis of excellence alone. There are many examples of small research units in Alliance institutions that undertake world-leading research and are recognised as such; they have no need to grow in order to prove themselves. Indeed our research shows that quality is a driver of scale and not v…

…HEFCE recently published final decisions on how the REF 2021 exercise will work. The publication confirms that all staff with significant responsibility for research must be entered into the REF, with higher-education institutions themselves largely identifying who that is. Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell was quoted in coverage of the announcement by Times Higher Education and Research HE. You can read our full response here.  …

…nts newer universities, to join the University Alliance. Pamela Gillies, vice-chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian, said the institution was joining the group representing “major business-focused universities” at a time when “our collective impact is crucial”. A spokeswoman for Million+ said it was “entirely a decision for the university that they have now chosen to join a group with more of a mission focus”. Glasgow Caledonian becomes the 23rd member…