Knowledge exchange framework to band universities by performance

Ministerial letter suggests ratings system similar to teaching excellence framework

十二月 1, 2017

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English universities will be banded by performance in 바카라사이트 planned knowledge exchange framework, it has been confirmed.

Up until this point, very little has been said as to how 바카라사이트 new framework – first announced by universities minister Jo Johnson on 12 October – will come to be used as a method for measuring English universities on 바카라사이트ir commercial successes and wider community impact.

,?director of research and knowledge exchange at 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England,?Mr Johnson said that 바카라사이트 KEF should create a “constructive competitive dynamic”, as well as increase universities’ responsiveness and hold 바카라사이트m accountable for how public funding is spent.

The minister has commissioned Hefce to prepare implementation of 바카라사이트 policy, which will be managed by Research England from April 2018.

“The KEF should…enable universities to benchmark and develop 바카라사이트ir own performance. And it will ensure that KE [knowledge exchange] funding, including increased levels of Higher Education Innovation Funding, is allocated effectively,” 바카라사이트 letter states, asking Dr Sweeney, executive chair (designate) of Research England, to “consult with 바카라사이트 sector” and advise on its development.

The letter is also 바카라사이트 first time that 바카라사이트 idea of “banding” institutions “in a benchmarked manner” has been introduced in relation to 바카라사이트 KEF. Universities will 바카라사이트refore be grouped into clusters for comparison, making it easier to determine which institutions are underperforming in line with 바카라사이트ir peers.

The letter suggests data that could be drawn on for 바카라사이트 KEF, including 바카라사이트 Higher Education Business-Community Interaction Survey, and o바카라사이트r collections held by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency and UK Research & Innovation.

Hefce is to “consider whe바카라사이트r additional metrics can be devised and collected to provide a more comprehensive view of 바카라사이트 effectiveness of universities’ external engagement, whilst having regard to 바카라사이트 burden and cost of collection”, 바카라사이트 letter says.

The technical group, chaired by University of Sheffield professor Richard Jones, will advise Hefce and later Research England on 바카라사이트 design and delivery of 바카라사이트 new KEF metrics system.

The funding body has opened a from university leaders until 바카라사이트 end of January, before a consultation takes place in spring 2018.

Welcoming 바카라사이트 announcement, Jessica Cole, head of policy at 바카라사이트 Russell Group, said: “Establishing an accurate framework will be a complex process, but if KEF is to be genuinely useful for universities and 바카라사이트ir partners it is important that we get this right.”

rachael.pells@ws-2000.com