Consultations
Higher Education Consultations
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
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to the DIUS consultation ‘Higher Education at Work – High Skills: High Value’ (7 July 2008)
Response: Higher Education at Work – High Skills: High Value
Response from the Director, Education and Science to HEFCE's consultation on the Research Excellence Framework (14 February 2008)
Response: The Research Excellence Framework
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)
Letter: Funding withdrawal for Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQs)
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)
Response: Funding for Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQs)
Letter from the Director, Education and Science to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, regarding the implementation of the funding withdrawal for Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQs) (19 November 2007)
Letter: Funding withdrawal for Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQs)
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to the Liberal Democrats' consultation on further and higher education (1 October 2007)
Response: Further and higher education
Letter from the Chief Executive to HEFCW with regards to higher education policy in Wales (27 July 2007)
Letter: Higher education policy in Wales
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to the Conservative Party's STEM Taskforce's report 'STEM & Society' (26 April 2007)
Response: STEM & Society
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to HEFCE’s Review of the teaching funding method: second consultation on changes to the method (30 March 2007)
Response: Review of the teaching funding method
Letter from the Chief Executive to SFC with regards to the funding of physics in Scotland (13 March 2007)
Letter: Funding of physics in Scotland
Memorandum from the Manager, Science Policy to inform Lord Sainsbury's Review of Science and Innovation Policies of Government, with regards to the Bologna Process (13 March 2007)
Memorandum: The Bologna Process
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Commons Education and Skills Committee’s Inquiry into ‘the Bologna Process’ (18 December 2006)
Response: The Bologna Process
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Commons Education and Skills Committee’s Inquiry into ‘the future sustainability of the higher education sector: purpose, funding and structures’ (18 December 2006)
Response: The future sustainability of the higher education sector: purpose, funding and structures
Letter from the Chief Executive to HEFCW with regards to the funding of physics departments in Wales (21 November 2006)
Letter: Funding of physics departments in Wales
Letter from the Chief Executive to SFC with regards to the funding of physics departments in Scotland (15 November 2006)
Letter: Funding of physics departments in Scotland
Letter from the Director, Education and Science to the DfES with regards to the number of physics departments (6 November 2006)
Letter from the Assistant Director, Higher Education and Science in response to the QAA’s Review of subject benchmark statements (31 October 2006)
Letter: Review of subject benchmark statements
Letter from the Chief Executive to the DfES, and HM Treasury in response to the DfES consultation, ‘Reform of Higher Education Research Assessment and Funding’ (12 October 2006)
Letter: Reform of Higher Education Research Assessment and Funding
Response from the Policy Officer to the DfES consultation, ‘Reform of Higher Education Research Assessment and Funding’ (11 October 2006)
Response: Reform of Higher Education Research Assessment and Funding
Response from the Chief Executive to inform the Royal Society's project, 'Science Higher Education in 2015 and beyond' (28 July 2006)
Response: Science Higher Education in 2015 and beyond
Response from the National Officer (Scotland) to the SFC's consultation, 'Developing a new strategy' (2 June 2006)
Response: Developing a new strategy
Response from the National Officer (Scotland) to the SFC's consultation, 'Review of funding for postgraduate research students' (24 January 2006)
Response: Review of funding for postgraduate research students
Response from the Policy Officer to HEFCE's consultation on its 2006-11 draft strategic plan (13 January 2006)
Response: HEFCE's 2006-11 draft strategic plan
Response from the Policy Officer to the HEFCE consultation: Review of the teaching funding method - consultation on changes to the method (11 January 2006)
Response: Review of the teaching funding method
Submission from the Policy Officer to the RAE 2008 consultation on assessment panels' draft criteria and working methods for Main Panel E and UOA 19 Physics (19 September 2005)
Submission: Main Panel E and UOA 19 Physics
Oral evidence provided by the Director, Education and Science to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's Inquiry, Strategic science provision in English Universities (2 March 2005)
'Uncorrected' oral evidence provided by Professor Peter Main
Submission from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's Inquiry, Strategic science provision in English Universities (28 January 2005)
Submission: Strategic science provision in English Universities
Submission from the Policy Officer to the UK Funding Councils, of nominations for the RAE 2008 physics sub-panel (UoA 19) (14 September 2004)
Submission: RAE 2008 physics sub-panel
Letter from the Director, Education and Science to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, regarding a mooted inquiry to be commissioned looking into the provision of chemistry courses in UK universities (12 July 2004)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the draft recommendations of the Fair Admissions to Higher Education consultation (26 May 2004)
Response: Fair Admissions consultation
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the RAE 2008: Panel configuration and recruitment consultation (18 May 2004)
Response: RAE 2008: Panel configuration and recruitment consultation
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's follow-up inquiry of the new Research Assessment Exercise proposals (19 April 2004)
Response: RAE: follow-up inquiry
Letter from the Chief Executive to Sir Howard Newby, Chief Executive of HEFCE, regarding the HEFCE teaching funding method 2004-05 (4 February 2004)
Letter: HEFCE teaching funding method 2004-05
Joint Letter from the Director, Education and Science, and the Registrar of the Royal Society of Chemistry to Mr Alan Johnson MP, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education regarding the Bologna Declaration and the future of physical sciences degrees in the UK (8 January 2004)
Letter: Bologna Declaration and the future of physical sciences degrees in the UK
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the Fair Admissions to Higher Education consultation (20 November, 2003)
Response: Fair Admissions consultation
Response from the Policy Officer to the HEFCE consultation, Developing the funding method for teaching from 2004-05 (13 November, 2003)
Response: Developing the funding method for teaching from 2004-05
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the OST consultation on Academic Fellowships (13 November, 2003)
Response: Academic Fellowship Consultation
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the HEFCE consultation, Review of research funding method (4 November, 2003)
Response: Review research funding method
Response from the Director, Education and Science to, Sustainability of University Research: A consultation on reforming parts of the Dual Support system (30 September, 2003)
Response: Sustainability of University Research
Response from the Policy Officer to the UK Funding Councils' consultation on the Review of Research Assessment (30 September, 2003)
Response: Review of Research Assessment
Response from the Chair of the Institute of Physics in Scotland to the Scottish Solutions Inquiry (29 September, 2003)
Response: Scottish Solutions Inquiry
Joint letter from the Chief Executives of the IOP and RSC to Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Education and Skills, regarding, University Reform in Europe - The Berlin Summit, September 2003 (6 August, 2003)
Letter from the Director, Education and Science to Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Education and Skills, concerning the RAE funding of UK university physics departments (14 July, 2003)
Letter: RAE funding of UK university physics departments
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the Government white paper - The future of higher education (29 April, 2003)
Response: The future of higher education
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the DfES discussion paper on higher education (6 December, 2002)
Response: DfES discussion paper on higher education
Response from the Manager, Higher Education to the Joint Funding Council's consultation on Research Assessment (29 November 2002)
Response: Joint Funding Council's consultation on Research Assessment
Letter from the Policy Officer to Matthew Ashman of HESA, concerning HESA's Subject Areas and Related Issues consultation (21 November, 2002)
Letter: Subject Areas and Related Issues consultation
Letter from the Chief Executive to the Scottish Executive in response to the consultation paper, Shaping Our Future (July 30, 2002)
Letter: Shaping Our Future
Response from the Director, Science to the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee inquiry into short-term research contracts in science and engineering (June 24, 2002)
Response: Inquiry into short-term research contracts in science and engineering
Institute of Physics in Ireland submission to ICSTI on the development of a National Policy for Research and Technology Development (May 22, 2002)
Submission: National Policy for Research and Technology Development
Letter from the Manager, Higher Education to Ms Clare Streatfield of HEFCE regarding the consultation document Partnerships for Progression (March 21, 2002)
Letter: Partnerships for Progression
Letter from the Manager, Higher Education to Bahram Bekhradnia of HEFCE in response to the consultation on Supply and Demand in Higher Education (January 25, 2002).
Letter: Supply and Demand in Higher Education
Letter from the Chief Executive to the House of Commons' Science and Technology Select Committee, on the Research Assessment Exercise (January 10, 2002).
Letter: Research Assessment Exercise
Letter from the Accreditation Officer to Martin Johnson of QAA regarding Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Proposals for Consultation (October 25, 2001)
Letter: Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Proposals for Consultation
Memorandum from the Director, Science to Dr D. Pilsbury of HEFCE concerning HEFCE's review of research (December 13, 2000).
Response: HEFCE's review of research
Letter from the chair of the Institute of Physics in Wales to Julie Annand of the National Assembly for Wales concerning the Review of Higher Education in Wales 2000 (November 30, 2000)
Letter from the Manager, Higher Education and Research to Professor Nick Harris of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education concerning the QAA consultation on a national qualifications framework (September 26, 2000).
Results of Subject Review Visits by the QAA to Physics Departments [Policy Paper 2000-2]. (May 2000).
Letter from the Director, Science to Ms Cate Dixon of the Department for Education and Employment in response to the DfEE's consultation on Foundation Degrees (April 28, 2000).
Letter: DfEE's consultation on Foundation Degrees
Attachment: DfEE's consultation on Foundation Degrees
Letter from the Chief Executive to Dr Peter Wright, Assistant Director of the Quality Assurance Agency concerning the QAA's consultation entitled Higher Education Qualifications Frameworks (December 20, 1999)
Letter from the Director, Science to Mr Andrew Fisher of the Higher Education Funding Council for England concerning HEFCE's Review of Research Policy and Funding: First Call for Evidence (November 18, 1999).
HE Teaching - response to the ILT consultation paper on National Framework for HE Teaching (19 March 1999).
Policy factors in determining research funding - comments on the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s consultation document (21 December 1998).
Subject centres to support learning and teaching in higher education - comments to the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council on the Higher Education Funding Councils' consultation document (7 December 1998).
Learning and Teaching: strategy and funding proposals - response to the Higher Education Funding Council for England Consultation Document 98/40 (27 October 1998).
Research Assessment Exercise 2001: key decisions and issues for further consultation - response to the Joint RAE Team, Higher Education Funding Council for England document (19 October 1998).
Prior options review of the Higher Education Funding Council for England - letter to the Council of Science and Technology Institutes, regarding the Department of Education and Employment’s review (2 September 1998).
The Institute for Learning and Teaching: Initial Consultation Paper - response to the Institute for Learning and Teaching Planning Group consultation document (22 May 1998).
Higher Quality - response to the Quality Assurance Agency consultation document (22 May 1998).
Institute’s response to the Dearing Report - letter to the Institute for Learning and Teaching Planning Group request for information (30 March 1998).
Research Assessment Consultation - letter from the Chief Executive and the Chairman of the Standing Conference of Physics Professors to the Joint RAE Team of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (18 March 1998).
Dearing Report for research in higher education institutions - submission to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee inquiry into the implications of the Dearing Report (14 October 1997).
Institute response to the Dearing inquiry into Higher Education - press release (23 July 1997).
Undergraduate physics at the University of East Anglia - letter to the Vice-Chancellor about the phasing out of undergraduate physics at the university (18 February 1997).
The future of physics in UK universities - letter and enclosures to the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals (17 February 1997).
Closure of university physics departments - press release giving the Institute’s position with regard to the recent press reports (27 January 1997).
Funding Method for Teaching - comments to the Higher Education Funding Council for England Consultation Paper CP 1/96 on (24 October 1996).
Review of Dual Support Transfer - response to the Coopers and Lybrand report, sent to the Office of Science and Technology (27 February 1996)
National Committee of Enquiry into Higher Education - response (14 November 1996).
The aims of higher education - paper and covering letter to the Secretary of State for Education, The Rt Hon. Gillian Shephard MP (1 February 1995)
DFE review of higher education - letter from the President to the Secretary of State for Education, on the Institute’s intention to contribute to the review and expressing concern that learned societies and professional bodies were not formally consulted (15 December 1994).
Perceptions about the credit given for publication in certain journals - Joint letter from the Chief Executives of the Institute of Physics, The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Biology to the Chief Executive of the HEFCE (12 December 1994).
Research Assessment Exercise and the impact factor - Letter to the HEFCE detailing concerns regarding the framework and data requirements (31 October 1994).
The conduct of the 1996 Research Assessment Exercise: Panel Membership and Units of Assessment - response to the Higher Education Funding Council for England consultation paper (26 July 1994)
Joint Funding Council’s Libraries Review Group - response to the HEFCE report (8 February 1994).
Letter from the President to the Secretary of State for Education in response to a Government enquiry (11 September 1993).
Committee of Enquiry of the Higher Education Funding Council for England - response to the Higher Education Funding for England's Interim Report for Consultation (3 August 1993).
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education in Physics
Nature of the PhD - submission to the NERC’s consultation exercise (12 May 1999).
Postgraduate qualification framework - response to the QAA’s consultation paper Framework for Postgraduate Qualifications (10 May 1999).
HE Teaching - response to the ILT consultation paper on National Framework for HE Teaching (19 March 1999).
EPSRC’s support for masters level training - letter to the EPSRC Director Engineering and Science (2 October 1998).
Recruitment of PhD Students 1998: The experience of UK University Physics Departments. An Institute of Physics Survey [Policy Paper 983] (August 1998).
Independent Review of Higher Education Pay and Conditions - response to the IRHEPC’s letter of 4 August 1998 requesting further information (25 August 1998).
The MPhys/MSci Qualification: current views of UK universities. A Standing Conference of Physics Professors survey conducted by Professor John Edgington, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London [Policy Paper 982] (August 1998)
Independent Review of Higher Education Pay and Conditions response to the IRHEPC’s invitation for the Institute to comment (26 June 1998).
Postgraduate student stipend - letter to Richard Brook, Chief Executive of the EPSRC, expressing concern at the level of the stipend (21 April 1998).
Top Flight Bursary Scheme (extension for the engineering sciences to include physics undergraduates) - letter to the Rt Hon. Mrs Gillian Shephard MP (21 August 1996)
Career management and employment of contract research staff - comments on the draft concordat between CVCP, the Research Councils and the Royal Society, sent to the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals (CVCP) (16 October 1995)
HEFCE/CVCP/SCOP Review of Postgraduate Education - response to HEFCE (3 October 1995)
Academic careers for graduate scientists - submission and covering letter to the enquiry of the Sub-Committee of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology (19 January 1995)
Recruitment of PhDs by employers - comments on the IMS report to the SERC Science and Materials Board (5 May 1994).
A new structure for postgraduate research training supported by the Research Councils - Joint response from the Institute and the Standing Conference of Physics Professors to the OST Consultative Document (29 April 1994).
Government's bursary scheme for engineering undergraduates - letter from the President to the Secretary of State for Education proposing the inclusion of physicists in the scheme. (1 March 1994).
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