Colleagues will recall that, following representations from MeCCSA, HEFCE
agreed to review the allocation of student FTEs across fee bands in media
studies (and also sports studies). To support that exercise they are
circulating all HEIs in the next few days to ask for details of their
provision in order to inform the review. This request will go to whoever
in your institution normally deals with HEFCE data, HESA returns, and the
like, and as we are aware departments may sometimes not be as fully
involved as they might in such exercises, we thought it would be helpful to
make you aware of the process. HEFCE have appointd an advisory group
(comprising people from both fields) to assist them in this exercise, which
is chaired by Peter Golding (Loughborough). The media studies members are
Sue Thornham (Sussex), Brian Winston (Lincoln), John Ellis (Royal Holloway)
and Jim Rowland (Goldsmiths).
Peter Golding
Hon Sec. MeCCSA
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