Welcome to the online archive of our weekly briefing service for education officers and staff within students' unions. Education Information provides a short overview, normally no more than two-sides of A4, on an education issue or recent report that may impact on your institution or be referred to in university committees.
It has a suggested distribution list that we would ask you to circulate it to, this might include course reps or representatives on university committees on various topics as well as in some cases other sabbaticals and your staff.
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April
EI/12/015 European Modernisation / 12 April 2012
EI/12/014 Graduate Employment / 12 April 2012
March
EI/12/013 UCAS Admissions Review 2012 / 30 March 2012
EI/12/012 QAA Student Engagement / 22 March 2012
EI/12/011 QAA Feedback and Assessment / 15 March 2012
EI/12/010 Wilson Review / 07 March 2012
EI/12/009 Tuition Fees and 2012 applicants/ 01 March 2012
February 2012
EI/12/008 Higher Education Consultants / 24 February 2012
EI/12/007 HE Commission Postgraduate Inquiry / 16 February 2012
EI/12/006 Analysing Trends in HE / 09 February 2012
EI/12/005 Higher Education Achievement Report 2012/ 02 February 2012
January 2012
EI/12/004 Promoting the NSS 2012/ 26 January 2012
EI/12/003 QAA International Student Support Guidance / 19 January 2012
EI/12/002 HEFCE Strategic Advisory Committee Conference 2011 / 11 January 2012
EI/12/001 back on course: Annual Roport 2011 / 05 January 2012
December 2011
EI/11/045 Postgraduate Fees Campaign / 15 December 2011
EI/11/044 Student Charters / 08 December 2011
EI/11/043 UKPSF / 03 December
November 2011
EI/11/042 BIS Select Committee / 24 November 2011
EI/11/041 UCAS Admission Process Review / 17 November 2011
EI/11/040 OIA Pathway 3 Consultation / 10 November 2011
EI/11/039 Bologna 2011 / 03 November 2011
October 2011
EI/11/038 UCAS Application / 27 October 2011
EI/11/037 Public Information/ 20 October 2011
EI/11/036 Alternative White Paper / 13 October 2011
EI/11/035 AA and WSPA monitoring 09-10 / 06 October 2011
September 2011
EI/11/034 Induction / 22 September 2011
EI/11/033 Risk Based Quality / 15 September 2011
EI/11/032 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey / 08 September 2011
EI/11/031 Destination of Leavers Survey / 01 September 2011
August 2011
EI/11/030 HEPI Response to the White Paper / 25 August 2011
EI/11/029 NSS Subject and Mission Group Breakdown / 18 August 2011
EI/11/028 Access Spend League Tables / 12 August 2011
EI/11/027 Generation Y Report / 04 August 2011
July 2011
EI/11/026 The Hughes Report / 28 July 2011
EI/11/025 Higher Education Desitinations for Schools / 21 July 2011
EI/11/024 Understanding the Sector/ 14 July 2011
EI/11/023 Degrees of Value / 07 July 2011
June 2011
EI/11/022 The White Paper / 30 June 2011
EI/11/021 OIA Annual Report / 16 June 2011
EI/11/020 Ivy League / 09 June 2011
EI/11/019 Mission Groups/ 02 June 2011
May 2011
EI/11/018 Universities Week/ 26 May 2011
EI/11/017 Student Sections / 19 May 2011
EI/11/016 Social Mobility / 12 May 2011
EI/11/015 External Examining / 5 May 2011
April 2011
EI/11/014 Teaching International Students / 28 April 2011
EI/11/013 HEFCE report on National Student Survey 2006-2010 / 21 April 2011
EI/11/012 back on course / 07 April 2011
March 2011
EI/11/011 Personal Tutors / 31 March 2011
EI/11/010 School leavers' expectations of university/ 24 March 2011
EI/11/009 Initial Teacher Training / 17 March 2011
EI/11/008 Provision of Part time education / 10 March 2011
EI/11/007 Flexible provision / 03 March 2011
February 2011
EI/11/006 HE Achievement Report / 24 February 2011
EI/11/005 AimHigher Works / 16 February 2011
EI/11/004 Higher Education Supply and Demand to 2020 / 10 February 2011
EI/11/003 Consultation: OIA - Pathway Part Two / 3 February 2011
January 2011
EI/11/002 Consultation: Public Information for Students / 27 January 2011
EI/11/001 Supporting Student Retention / 13 January 2011
December 2010
EI/10/042 Role of Creative Industries in the Economy / 16 December 2010
EI/10/041 Consultation: Subject lLevel info for Students / 2 December 2010
November 2010
EI/10/040 QAA: Investigating concerns about quality / 25 November 2010
EI/10/039 Student Engagement / 18 November 2010
EI/10/038 NSS: Mission group analysis / 11 November 2010
EI/10/037 HEFCE Chief speech to Annual Conference / 4 November 2010
October 2010
EI/10/036 Student Perspectives on Technology / 28 October 2010
EI/10/035 Part Time Students / 21 October 2010
EI/10/034 Dimensions of Quality / 14 October 2010
EI/10/033 Consultation: Institutional review in England and NI / 7 October 2010
September 2010
EI/10/032 Have bursaries influenced choices between universities? / 30 September 2010
EI/10/ 031 Aimhigher - widening participation programme / 16 September 2010
EI/10/ 030 Interested in European HE issues? / 9 September 2010
EI/10/ 029 Postgraduate taught experience survey 2010 / 2 September 2010
August 2010
EI/10/ 028 Understanding the HE Sector 2010 / 26 August 2010
EI/10/ 027 National Student Survey Results 2010 / 19 August 2010
EI/10/ 026 Reviewing Public Information and NSS / 12 August 2010
EI/10/ 025 OFFA: Monitoring outcomes for 2008-09 / 5 August 2010
July 2010
EI/10/ 024 Review of external examining / 29 July 2010
EI/10/ 023 Cuts and Course Closures / 22 July 2010
EI/10/ 022 HEFCE – Financial Memorandum / 15 July 2010
EI/10/ 021 Employability of graduates 2008/09 / 8 July 2010
EI/10/ 020 Experience of part-time students: FutureTrack / 1 July 2010
June 2010
EI/10/ 019 OIA Annual Report 2009 / 23 June 2010
EI/10/ 018 Comparability of degree standards? / 16 June 2010
May 2010
EI/10/ 017 Widening access to most successful unis / 27 May 2010
EI/10/ 016 Universities Week - What's the big idea? / 20 May 2010
EI/10/ 015 Measuring the performance of UK universities / 6 May 2010
April 2010
EI/10/ 014 Vice-chancellors General Election manifesto / 8 April 2010
EI/10/ 013 HEPI: Funding selectivity, concentration and excellence / 1 April 2010
March 2010
EI/10/ 011 Income from variable fees / 25 March 2010
E1/10/ 010 Comparability of quality and standards / 18 March 2010
E1/10/ 009 HEFCE Workforce Framework / 4 March 2010
February 2010
E1/10/ 008 OIA Pathway report / 27 February 2010/ UK
EI/10/ 007 Widening Participation trends / 18 February 2010/ UK
EI/10/ 006 Hidden Course Costs / 11 February 2010/ UK
EI/10/ 005 Promoting the National Student Survey / 4 February 2010 / UK
January 2010
EI/10/ 004 HE in FE National Student Survey / 28 January 2010 / UK
EI/10/ 003 Should all universities be able to award PhDs? / 21 Jan 2010 / UK
EI/10/ 002 Tier 4 Immigration process and international students / 14 Jan 2010 / UK
EI/10/ 001 Placement Students / 7 January 2010 / UK
December 2009
EI/09/ 048 New Quality Assurance system / 10th December 2009 / England and NI
EI/09/ 047 Bursaries and OFFA Report / 3rd December 2009 / England and NI
November 2009
EI/09/ 046 Innovation and industry: the role of unis / 26 November 2009 / UK
EI/09/ 045 Taught Postgraduate Experience Survey / 19 November 2009 / UK
EI/09/ 044 HE Framework and Fees Review / 12 November 2009/ England and NI
EI/09/ 043 Economic impact of universities / 5 November 2009 / UK
October 2009
EI/09/ 042 Part-time students / 29 October 2009 / UK
EI/09/ 041 Govt response to Select Committee / 22 October 2009 / England and NI
EI/09/ 040 European Higher Education / 15 October 2009 / UK
EI/09/ 039 Patterns of HEIs in the UK / 8 October 2009 / UK
EI/09/ 038 HEFCE Report on Quality and Standards / 1 October 2009 / Eng and NI
September 2009
EI/09/037 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey / 24 September 2009 UK
EI/09/ 036 International education comparisons 17 September 2009 UK
EI/09/ 035 New UUK Chief sets out his agenda 10 September 2009 UK
EI/09/ 034 Research concentration and diversity 3 September 2009 UK
August 2009
EI/09/ 033 Immigration changes and PBS 27 August 2009 UK
EI/09/ 032 Reforming A-levels 20 August 2009 Eng/ Wal/ NI
EI/09/ 031 Select Committee Report 13 August 2009/ Eng/NI
EI/09/ 030 National Student Survey Results 6 August 2009 UK
July 2009
EI/09/ 029 Universities and the recession 30 July 2009 UK
EI/09/ 028 Unleashing aspirations reports 23 July 2009 UK
EI/09/ 027 HE sector in stats 16 July 2009 UK
EI/09/ 026 Understanding the HE Sector 9 July 2009 UK
June 2009
EI/09/ 025 Living at home 25 June 09/ UK
EI/09/ 024 Government Reshuffle and Department Changes 18 June 09/ UK
EI/09/ 023 UK Commission for Employment & Skills Report 11 June 09/ UK
EI/09/ 022 HE in a Web 2.0 World 4 June 09/ UK
May 2009
EI/09/ 021 Australian Survey of Student Engagement 28 May 09/ UK
EI/09/ 020 QAA Thematic Inquiries 21 May 09/ UK
EI/09/ 019 Taught PG Students; market trends & opportunities 14 May 09/ UK
EI/09/ 018 HEPI Contact Hours Research Report 7 May 09/ England
April 2009
EI/09/ 016 Leuven Ministerial Summit - Bologna Process 30 April 09/ UK
EI/09/ 015 Social Mobility 16 April 09/ UK
EI/09/ 014 HEFCE Annual Conference 9 April 09/ England
EI/09/ 013 Graduate Employability - UUK/CBI Report 2 April 09/ UK
March 2009
EI/09/ 012 Role of market in Higher Education 26 March 09/ UK
EI/09/ 011 HEFCE Recurrent Grants 19 March 09/ England
EI/09/ 010 HEFCE HE in FE Guide 12 March 09/ UK
EI/09/ 009 Rewarding & Recognising Teaching Staff 05 March 09/ UK
February 2009
EI/09/ 008 Government Student Listening Programme 26 Feb 09/ UK
EI/09/ 007 Joint & Combined Programmes 19 Feb 09/ UK
EI/09/ 006 Widening Participation - NCEE Report 12 Feb 09/ UK
EI/09/ 005 Internationalisation of HE 05 Feb 09/ UK
January 2009
EI/09/ 004 Research Assessment Exercise 29 Jan 09/ UK
EI/09/ 003 Online innovation in higher education 22 Jan 09/ UK
EI/09/ 002 Research-teaching linkages 15 Jan 09/ UK
EI/09/ 001 Impact of devolution on UK higher education 8 Jan 09/ UK