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Issue 20 - April 2005

Contents:

An opportunity to move forward
Research Council grant allocations announced
Consolidated guidance
Timetable for full economic cost pricing
Training and seminars
The way forward after 31 July
Exploring the implications of TRAC in the EU

Issue 19 - December 2004

Contents:

HEIs show strong commitment to implementing TRAC and full economic costing
Key dates for TRAC
Research Councils/AHRB requirements for grant proposals now on web
OECD report sets out sustainability challenges to HEIs
Sustainability of EU-funded projects is vital to HE
Improved TRAC guidance due in 2005
Good practice case studies: progress report
Training takes off throughout sector
Government departments should be paying full economic costs of research

Note: the date by which the QA team must be satisfied that each institution has acknowledged and resolved any weaknesses identified in the confidential report provided following the QA visit is 31 July 2005 and not 31 May 2005 as stated in the newsletter.The above newsletter can only be downloaded in PDF format.

Issue 18 - August 2004

Contents:

Government commits to support for sustainable and financially robust HEIs
Self-assessment of costing and pricing in HEIs by National Co-ordinator highlights challenges for the future
TRAC manual volume III: support for implementation
Update from OST
Transparency Review: HEI reporting for 2002-03
Policy seminars focus on sustainability
Training to embed costing and pricing
Research Councils making headway in dual support reforms
EU matters

Issue 17 - April 2004

Contents:

Moving on- to pricing based on market analysis
Guidance issued on full economic costing
Treasury confirms government must pay full economic costs of research commissioned from HEIs
Update on case studies
Support for implementing project costing
Developing costing and financial reporting of HEI activity
Training courses attract wide interest
News from the regions
Contracting of non-medical education and training between the NHS and HEIs
JCPSG Project Manager: temporary change

Issue 16 - January 2004

Contents:

Ministers reaffirm commitment to dual support
New Year challenge - ensuring sustainability of HE activities
What makes an integrated institutional strategy? Do we have one?
Timetable for implementing revised research costing methods?
News from the regions
Case studies commissioned
Getting into training in 2004
Indirect tax - an update from the BUFDG Tax Group

Issue 15 - October 2003

Contents:

What can TRAC do for the sustainability of research?
Questions and answers
The OST Reforms
The JCPSG Project
Conference news
JCPSG establishes TRAC development sub-group
Forum for self-help groups agrees way forward
Direct tax - an update from BUFDG
New provisions in Financial Memorandum

Issue 14 - May 2003

Contents:

What did it ever do for us?
Next steps for improving costing and pricing.
Future events in extending TRAC.
Members of JCPSG Phase 2
Plans for training and sharing good practice.
New national co-ordinator appointed.
Implications of the 2002 Spending Review.
Self-help groups will be the focus of support.
Updated TRAC guidance.
New and improved web-site.
Transparency Review data show costs for UK HEIs.

Issue 13 - July 2002

Contents:

JCPSG lives on!
Thanks to Lisa
New JCPSG guide: 'Developing a pricing strategy in higher education institutions'
Stage 2 funding
Latest JCPSG annual report
Transparency Review: good practice guidance in allocating estates and library costs
JCPSG publications and guidance materials
Insert: Letter of thanks to the sector from Professor David Westbury (PDF file)

Issue 12 - April 2002

Contents:

New guide: Developing a Pricing Strategy
Stage 2 funding
Future of the JCPSG
Transparency Review: reporting deadline, good practice guidance, medical schools, EU research and ESF projects, internal audit
Regional self-help groups.

Issue 11 - January 2002

Contents:

Happy New Year to all our readers
Feedback from the Pricing Conference
Have you applied for Stage 2 funding?
Transparency Review:
- guidance manual
- reporting of 2000-01 data
Supplementary TRAC guidance
What's new on the JCPSG web-site
Insert: JCPSG standard definitions for costing and pricing

Issue 10 - October 2001

Contents:

Guidance for HE sector: costing nursing, midwifery and other health professional provision
Congratulations to those involved with the Transparency Review
Congratulations to Professor Glynis Breakwell
Thanks to Sue Delve
Stage 2 funding - have you made sufficient progress?
JCPSG web-site
What's new on the JCPSG web-site
Supplementary TRAC guidance
Events and training