Higher education
A response from the Director Education and Science to the consultation by the Committee on the Future of Higher Education (28 September 2012).
- Response to an IPPR call for evidence (PDF, 200KB)
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to HEFCE’s consultation on a risk-based approach to quality assurance (30 July 2012).
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to HEFCE’s consultation on arrangements for 2013-14 and beyond for student number controls and teaching funding (24 May 2012)
- Response: Student number controls: Teaching funding (PDF, 169 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the Higher Education Commission’s review into postgraduate education (30 March 2012)
- Response: Postgraduate Education Inquiry (PDF, 290 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the UCAS review of the admissions process (19 January 2012)
- Response: Admissions process review (PDF, 600 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Lords Science and Technology Sub-committee I’s inquiry into Higher Education in STEM Subjects (16 December 2011)
- Response: Higher Education in STEM Subjects (PDF, 376 KB)
A joint response from the Institute of Physics, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Society of Biology to the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills’ consultation on the Higher Education White Paper (20 September 2011)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the QAA’s consultation to define the characteristics of the UK doctoral degree (15 April 2011)
- Response: Characteristics of the UK doctoral degree (PDF, 21 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee’s inquiry into the future of higher education (10 March 2011)
- Response: The Future of Higher Education (PDF, 34 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the HEFCE, Universities UK and GuildHE consultation on public information about higher education (4 March 2011)
- Response: Public information about higher education (PDF, 28 KB)
Joint response from the President, and the Director, Education and Science to the QAA review of external examining arrangements in the UK (1 October 2010)
Submission from the Manager, Science Policy to HEFCE's review of the teaching funding method (12 July 2010)
- Response: Review of the teaching funding method (PDF, 21 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the Independent Review of Higher Education and Student Finance (28 January, 2010)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ Postgraduate Review (17 December, 2009)
- Response: The Postgraduate Review (PDF, 75 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to HEFCE's second consultation on the Research Excellence Framework (16 December, 2009)
- Response: Research Excellence Framework (PDF, 105 KB)
Response from the Manager, Higher Education and Accreditation to the QAA draft for consultation on Master's degree characteristics (27 November, 2009)
- Response: Master's degree characteristics (PDF, 37.4 KB)
Submission from the Director, Education and Science on the importance of STEM subjects to inform a Ministerial Committee on Economic Development Sub-Committee on Science and Innovation (18 February, 2009)
- Submission: The importance of STEM subjects (PDF, 136.2 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to inform the House of Commons Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee’s Inquiry into ‘Students and Universities’ (10 December, 2008)
- Response: Students and Universities (PDF, 80.5 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the DIUS consultation 'Analysis on Demand for STEM Skills' (1 September, 2008)
- Response: Analysis on Demand for STEM Skills (PDF, 197.1 KB)
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to the DIUS consultation ‘Higher Education at Work – High Skills: High Value’ (7 July, 2008)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to HEFCE's consultation on the Research Excellence Framework (14 February, 2008)
- Response: The Research Excellence Framework (PDF, 77.8 KB)
Letter from the Director, Education and Science to the Minister for Lifelong Learning, FE and HE, regarding the implementation of the funding withdrawal for Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQs) (21 January, 2008)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to inform the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee's Inquiry into the 'Funding for Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQs)' (14 January, 2008)