Organisations
Useful organisations for researchers...
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
The HEFCE distributes public money for teaching and research to universities and colleges. This web site provides a wealth of information about their strategic aims and the work they undertake.
Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
JISC provides guidance and advice to the further and higher education sector about the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in supporting teaching, learning and research.
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)
QAA safeguards quality and standards in UK higher education.
Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008)
Information from HEFCE about the Research Excellence Framework.
Research Information Network (RIN)
RIN is an organisation set up in 2005 to lead and co-ordinate the provision of research information in the UK. Its ambition is to serve the research community by helping to cut paths through the ever-growing and increasingly complex mass of information that underpins the work of all researchers.
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
- Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
- Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC)
- Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC)
The Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL)
SCONUL promotes excellence in library services in higher education and national libraries across the UK and Ireland. Their aims are:
- to promote the sharing and development of good practice.
- to influence policy makers and encourage debate.
- to raise the profile of higher education and national libraries.
Vitae is a national organisation supporting the personal, professional and career development of researchers and research staff in higher education institutions and research institutes.
