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2012

New Report on HE Governance in Scotland
3 February 2012

Review led by Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski published

Higher Education Funding for England for 2012-13
1 February 2012

HEFCE Announcement on HE Funding

Higher Education Funding for 2012-13
26 January 2012

Grant Letter to HEFCE published


2011

Indicative Grants for Scotland's Universities
21 December 2011

SFC announcement of 2012-13 grants

Woolf Report Published
2 December 2011

Governance issues raised in Independent Report

Analysis of HE Policy
18 November 2011

Parliamentary Committee Report Published

New HEFCE Business Plan
3 November 2011

Plan covers transitional period to 2015

Analysis of the White Paper
19 August 2011

Independent Review raises a number of issues

New Regulatory Framework for Higher Education
6 August 2011

BIS Consultation Published

Fees Decisions for Welsh Universities
25 July 2011

HEFCW Announcement on fee levels for 2012

HEFCE Publishes Strategy Statement
24 July 2011

"Opportunity, Choice and Excellence in Higher Education"

Publication of Higher Education White Paper
29 June 2011

Students at the Heart of the System

Blue Skies:New Thinking about the future of Higher Education
28 May 2011

New publication from the Pearson Centre for Policy and Learning

Getting to Grips and Effective Governance publicatons now available
10 May 2011

Today (10 May 2011) at our latest HE Governance Summit (Current challenges & look Ahead to 2020 we launced 4 new publications.

New Resources for Governors
5 May 2011

3 further Getting to Grips Guides published

Speech by the Secretary of State
18 April 2011

Vince Cable's Speech to the HEFCE Conference

Funding for Higher Education in Wales
1 April 2011

Allocations for 2011-12

University Governance - Questions for a New Era
1 April 2011

Paper by Professor Malcolm Gillies

Independent Review of HE Governance in Wales
31 March 2011

Publication of Review led by John McCormick

Welsh Assembly Government Remit Letter for 2011-12
21 March 2011

Funding allocations and priorities announced

SFC Funding Announcements
18 March 2011

Grants for Higher Education in Scotland for 2011-12

HEFCE Funding Announcement
18 March 2011

Capital and Recurrent Grants for Higher Education in England

National Scholarship Programme
14 February 2011

Announcement by Deputy Prime Minister

Funding Decisions for 2011-12
3 February 2011

HEFCE Announcement on Funding in England

Future Funding of Scottish Higher Education
15 January 2011

Scottish Government publishes green paper


2010

Relationships between HEFCE and Governing Bodies
22 December 2010

Consultation on draft strategy

Grants to Scotland's Universities for 2011-12
21 December 2010

SFC announces indicative main grants

Funding Announcement for 2011-12
20 December 2010

Secretary of State's Grant Letter to HEFCE

HEFCE Relationships with Governing Bodies
30 November 2010

Circular expected on consultation with CUC and GuildHE Governance Network

Government Statement on Higher Education Funding
3 November 2010

Response to the Browne Proposals

Government Response to the Browne Report
22 October 2010

David Willetts' Speech to the HEFCE Conference

Browne Reports on HE Funding
12 October 2010

'Securing a Sustainable Future for Higher Education in England' published

David Willetts speaks at UUK Conference
27 September 2010

Speech sets out thinking for funding decisions

How will HE cope with spending cuts?
17 August 2010

Results of a survey of senior university staff

HEFCE Funding Announcement
23 July 2010

Revised Funding Allocations for 2010-11

Financial Memorandum Published
13 July 2010

HEFCE has published the new FM effective from 1 August 2010

Revised Grant Letter Issued by HEFCE
25 June 2010

BIS Instructions on HE Funding for 2010-11

BIS Savings Advice to Universities
11 June 2010

Letter from Vince Cable and David Willetts to VCs

Further Cuts in 2010-11 HE Budget
30 May 2010

Savings announced by new government

New Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies
29 May 2010

FRC Publishes UK Corporate Governance Code

Funding Proposals for Knowledge Transfer in Scotland
16 May 2010

Consultation launched by SFC

SFC Funding Announcement for 2010-11
26 March 2010

Institutional allocations announced

Additional Funding for HE in 2010-11
25 March 2010

Government announces further £270m.

HEFCW Funding Announcement for 2010-11
24 March 2010

2010-11 Allocations to Universities

HEFCE Funding Announcement for 2010-11
19 March 2010

Allocation of £7.3billion to Institutions

Review of HE Governance in Wales
14 March 2010

Review by Welsh Assembly Government Announced by Minister

SFC Funding Announcements
5 March 2010

Two funding circulars published

New GOVERNANCE JISCList launched
5 February 2010

Leadership Foundation launches new GOVERNANCE JISCList

2010-11 HEFCE Funding Announcement
2 February 2010

Provisional Distribution of funds for 2010-11

Significant Changes to the Financial Memorandum
9 January 2010

HEFCE Consultation launched


2009

Further Funding Reductions for HE in England
23 December 2009

2010-2011 Grant Letter published

Melville Review published
10 December 2009

Independent review of governance issues at LMU by Sir David Melville

Walker Review Published
27 November 2009

Major reforms recommended for govenance of banks

Review of Funding and Student Finance
9 November 2009

Lord Browne of Madingley to lead the independent review

Higher Ambitions Published
5 November 2009

BIS has published a framework for the future of HE

Quality and Standards in English HE
5 October 2009

Report examines public concerns

Report on HE and Business
26 September 2009

CBI HE Task Force Report on HE and Business

New HEFCE Approach to Unsatisfactory Quality
8 September 2009

HEFCE has announced a new policy

Governance under the spotlight
15 August 2009

Debate about the relationships between Governing Bodies and Vice-Chancellors

Carbon Reduction Target
4 August 2009

Consultation on carbon reduction target and strategy

Review of Governance in the Banking Industry
17 July 2009

Publication of Consultation Paper by Sir David Walker

Higher education strengthens links with commerce
28 June 2009

A recent report shows the progress made in higher education - industry links

GDP 2009-10 Preview
25 June 2009

The 2009-10 series of Governor Development Programme of events. This is an early draft, and allows delegates to indicate early interest in the events that they would like to attend in the forthcoming season.

New Director of the Governor Development Programme Announced
25 June 2009

Professor Dawn Forman joins the Leadership Foundation to run the Governor Development Programme.

New Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
11 June 2009

The establishment of the new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has been announced by the Government

Publication of key performance indicators
5 June 2009

New KPIs for higher education now available

Teaching Funding in 2009-10
17 May 2009

HEFCE Statement on Teaching Funding in 2009-10

Funding for Capital Projects
12 May 2009

Capital funding announcement by HEFCE

Impact of the Budget Statement on Higher Education
8 May 2009

Secretary of State outlines how 2009 Budget will affect Higher Education

Governor Development Programme Events
28 April 2009

Some vacancies remain on forthcoming GDP events

Guidance for Governors on Equality and Diversity
27 April 2009

New publication from the Leadership Foundation and the Equality Challenge Unit

Funding for Energy Efficiency
16 April 2009

£25million awarded to improve energy consumption in HE

Severance payments to senior staff
10 April 2009

HEFCE has published new guidance on severance payments to senior staff

New CUC Guide Published
31 March 2009

The 2009 edition of the CUC Guide for Members of UK Higher Education Governing Bodies has now been published.

Salaries in Higher Education
27 March 2009

How much should governing bodies be concerned at press reports about academic salaries and VC remuneration?

HEFCE Grant Announcement for 2009-10
9 March 2009

HEFCE has announced grants to English universities and colleges for 2009-10

New Book on English HE
4 March 2009

A new HEFCE publication celebrates the success of English higher education

New Plan for a More Sustainable HE Sector
20 February 2009

HEFCE has recently published its updated Sustainable Development Strategy and Action Plan

What makes an Effective and High Perfoming Governing Body?
18 February 2009

New report available now

What makes an effective governing body?
5 February 2009

New report on the effectiveness of governance in universities and colleges to be released on 12 February 2009.