Academic Cooperation Association
http://www.aca-secretariat.be/
The Academic Co-operation Association (ACA) is an independent European organisation dedicated to the management, analysis and improvement of education and training cooperation within Europe and between Europe and other parts of the world. Its main focus is on higher education, but it also covers other education sectors, and training. This website details the activities and work of the ACA, and includes some full-text publications and a newsletter archive.
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Action on Access
http://www.actiononaccess.org/
Action on Access, works on behalf of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the Department of Employment and Learning for Northern Ireland. Action on Access co-ordinates and manages projects that aim to improve widening participation for students in higher education establishments in England and Northern Ireland. The site provides information on its projects funded under the programme, links to legislation, guidance on rights, news items, case studies and briefing and research papers.
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Admissions to Higher Education Review
http://www.admissions-review.org.uk/
This is the website of the Admissions to Higher Education Review. The review was requested by Charles Clarke, then Secretary of State for Education and Skills, and it is conducted by Professor Steven Schwartz. It was a "review of the options which English institutions providing higher education should consider in assessing the merit of applicants for their courses". The consultation process took place in 2003-2004. The website has information about the review, links to related information, and the full-text of relevant papers.
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African Higher Education Research Online (AHERO)
http://ahero.uwc.ac.za/
African Higher Education Research Online (AHERO) is "an open access archive of texts that focus on the study, practice and governance of higher education in Africa" administered by the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. It focusses on papers relevant to the study, practice and administration of higher education at a professional level, but also contains some analytical and theoretical papers. All papers are submitted by experts and researchers in the field. Users can search or browse the archive, deposit new papers or comment on existing ones and sign up for email updates to be notified about new papers appearing in specific areas.
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Aimhigher
http://www.aimhigher.ac.uk/
Aimhigher is a gateway, or portal to information for those people thinking about entering higher education in England and the wider UK. Aimhigher aims to bring together necessary information from which prospective students can make decisions about institutions and courses, and financial matters. The site also aims to promote the widening participation initiative in UK higher education, i.e., students from non-traditional backgrounds, minority groups and disabled persons.
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Association of Commonwealth Universities
http://www.acu.ac.uk/
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is a voluntary society that aims to promote, in various practical ways, contact and cooperation between its member institutions: by encouraging and supporting the movement of academic and administrative staff and students from one country of the Commonwealth to another; by providing information about universities; by organising meetings; and by hosting a higher education management service. The website provides a range of services some of which are targeted at specific groups, e.g., ACU members, students, HE professionals. Other features of the site include details of available scholarships and fellowships, information concerning ACU publications, and details about the ACU various programmes.
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Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
http://www.aucc.ca/
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUUC) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental association that represents Canadian universities. AUCC works in the areas of public policy and advocacy, communications, research and information-sharing and scholarships and international programs. Their website aims to offer quick and easy access to information about Canadian universities. The "Canadian Universities" page offers easy access to the Web pages of Canadian universities. There is also information about university affairs in Canada. Available in French and English.
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Associazione Dottorandi e Dottori di Ricerca Italiani (ADI)
http://www.dottorato.it/
ADI is a non-political organisation for Italian scholars and researchers. Established in 1996, ADI has its head office in Turin and a network of about 26 branches located throughout Italy, many of which are affiliated to the Postgraduate International Network. The website contains information on subscribing to ADI and its mailing list, funding and grants application procedures, news and details on collaborative ventures, book reviews and promotions and a FAQs section.
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BIS (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) 
http://www.bis.gov.uk/
This is the website of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) created from two departments - the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). This department was created in June 2009. It explains and promotes UK government policy on learning and skills at all levels in the post-19 sector, innovation, science and business. The website provides free access to government press releases; statistics; papers; legislation, regulation and other documents. Information can be accessed by sector, e.g. higher education or skills.
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Bologna Declaration on the European space for higher education : an explanation
http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/educ/bologna/bologna.pdf
The Bologna Declaration on the European space for higher education: an explanation is a briefing document prepared by the Confederation of EU Rectors' Conferences and the Association of European Universities. It includes: a comment on the meaning and significance of the Bologna Declaration and information on the follow-up process in progress; the text of the Declaration; a list of Internet addresses from which more detailed information can be obtained. It stresses that the Bologna Declaration is aiming for a process of convergence in European higher education, not a process of standardisation or uniformisation. The document is available as a PDF file.
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Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/
The Carnegie classification of Institutions of Higher Education groups American colleges and universities according to their missions. This classification was developed by Clark Kerr in 1970 primarily to improve the precision of the Carnegie Commission's research. The Carnegie Classification is not intended to establish a hierarchy among higher learning institutions. Rather, the aim is to cluster institutions with similar programs and purposes, and we oppose the use of the classification as a way of making qualitative distinctions among the separate sectors. Enrolment statistical tables are included on the site as well as the classification indexes. The website includes links to the Carnegie Foundation home page and to the publications catalogue which has a list of recent publications and the full-text of their individual introductions.
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Centre for Excellence in Work-Based Learning for Education Professionals
http://www.wlecentre.ac.uk/
The Centre for Excellence in Work-Based Learning for Education Professionals is a HEFCE funded centre at the Institute of Education to "encourage excellence and innovation in Higher Education" in the UK. The Centre builds on innovative practice in teaching, learning and assessment through e-learning and digital video, via work experience and experiential learning and new approaches in work-based learning that are work-related (taking place away from work) and work-located (taking place at work). The website details the physical and virtual centres, the projects funded by the Centre, resources including links to publications, seminar materials and eJournals, a database of literature related to Work-Based Learning and a list of related websites.
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Centre for Recording Achievement
http://www.recordingachievement.org/
The Centre for Recording Achievement (CRA) is a national network organisation that seeks to promote the awareness of recording achievement and action planning processes as an important element in improving learning and progression throughout the world of education, training and employment. CRA is an Associate Centre of the Higher Education Academy and supports higher education institutions in supporting the implementation of Progress Files, Personal Development Planning (PDP) and e-portfolios. Their website gives more details about CRA and their work within sectors such as 14-19, higher education and employers, listings of events, details of guidance and publications and news.
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CEPES
http://www.cepes.ro/
"UNESCO-CEPES (European Centre for higher education), a de-centralised office of the UNESCO Secretariat, was established in September 1972 with a view to promoting cooperation in higher education among Member States of the Europe Region." This website includes details of the history and structure of CEPES, news, policies and themed sections (teacher education, inter-university cooperation, academic mobility etc). There are also details of their publications, including the higher education in Europe journal (which is freely available online, in French and Russian), Studies and Papers, some of which are full-text.
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China Education and Research Network (CERNET)
http://www.edu.cn/HomePage/english/
The China Education and Research Network (CERNET) project was established in 1993 as the first nation-wide education and research computer network in China. Funded by the Chinese government and directly managed by the Chinese Ministry of Education, the CERNET project currently connects all the universities and institutes in China and proposes to facilitate online connections to schools and other education and research entities throughout China. The site currently provides information about CERNET's national and regional network services and provides links to the Chinese Ministry of Education, universities and colleges within the Chinese higher education community and a variety of educational organisations and research institutes such as the Chinese Academy of Science, National Natural Science Foundation of China, High Technology Research and Development Project, and the China Economic Information Network. Available in English and Chinese.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/
The Chronicle of Higher Education is a source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators, essentially an American version of Times Higher Education. Based in Washington, D.C., it has more than 70 full-time writers and editors, as well as 17 foreign correspondents. The website features the complete contents of the latest issue; daily news and advice columns; job listings; an archive articles published since September 1989; discussion forums; and career-building tools. Users will require a subscription to access all of the content, but many items are freely available. Information is arranged by section such as government / politics, students, information technology, research / books and international. Users can register for the site to receive a range of email newsletters.
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College and University Support Network (CUSN)
http://www.cusn.info/
College and University Support Network (CUSN) provides "free support services specifically for all staff working in adult, further and higher education. Supported by UCU, CUSN complements the work of the union offering information and advice, telephone counselling, online coaching and financial assistance" in the UK. It was founded by the Teacher Support Network, an independent charity that helps teachers and lecturers improve their health and wellbeing.Their website includes details of their services, an online infocentre of guidance and news information. Users can sign up for an email newsletter from CUSN.
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College of Europe: Development Office
http://www.coleurop.be/template.asp?pagename=development
The College of Europe is based in Brussels and Natolin (Poland) and is an academic institution offering postgraduate studies. The Development Office is the outreach part of the College, which offers consultancy and runs workshops on EU policy and issues. Full details of activities are given on the website. There is a database of experts who are willing to work with the office. An email newsletter keeps readers up to date with events at the Development Office.
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Collegiate Way: Residential Colleges and Higher Education Reform
http://collegiateway.org/
Collegiate Way is a site that recommends decentralised residential colleges within large universities as a means to improve student life. Created Robert O'Hara, an academic with experience of living collegiately at Harvard University and Strong College (USA), the site contains detailed recommendations, answers to objections, case studies, recommended readings, and more. It suggests reforming campus life by dividing large universities into small residential colleges like those at Oxford and Cambridge.
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Committee of Inquiry into the Changing Learner Experience
http://www.clex.org.uk/
The Committee of Inquiry into the Changing Learner Experience (CLEX) is a group of high level educational policy makers that looked at the policy and strategic challenges of the dramatic growth in the availability of a wide range of affordable, high quality personal communication tools and technologies. They examined how students expect technology to be part of their learning experience in universities, especially with regard to the use of Web 2.0 technologies. Specific areas of enquiry include learner behaviour, attitudes and expectations, drivers of the use of technology and access to resources. Their findings are available with a final report, HE in a Web 2.0 World, published in May 2009. It also contains the report of a comparative international review covering the USA, Australia, South Africa and the Netherlands.
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Conférence des Présidents d'Université
http://www.cpu.fr/
The Conférence des Présidents d'Université is a website containing information on the administrative and organisational aspects of the French higher education system. It includes links to individual French universities and professional academic associations, plus articles and book reviews on current issues in higher education. The site is also available in English.
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contract-research-staff mailing list archive
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/contract-research-staff.html
This JISCmail list concerns the issues surrounding the employment of contract researchers in UK higher education. New policy initiatives, media articles and government reports relevant to the contracts, career development and working conditions of researchers are usually highlighted on the list, and on an annotated web page of useful links.
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Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE)
http://www.cihe-uk.com/
The Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) is "a strategic leadership network of businesses and higher education executives promoting a system of higher learning that leads to greater market competitiveness and social well-being". The CIHE works in areas such as, employability, skills and workforce development, university-business research collaboration, future demand for STEM skills and the role of higher education in meeting the UKs competitive needs. The website includes more about the work of the CIHE, a knowledge bank of reports, thinkpieces, briefing papers and policy submissions, information arranged by theme and news from the CIHE.
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DCSF Higher Education Gateway
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/hegateway/
The DCSF Higher Education Gateway is for professionals interested in the UK Government's higher education policy. Much of the site is made up of supporting materials relating various Higher Education Acts and their subsequent implementation. This addresses issues such as fair access to higher education, regulation and funding of the higher education sector and student fees, finance and applications. The site also contains a glossary of acronyms, links to related bodies and a full text search facility. Many of the documents are only available as PDF or Word files.
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Deliberations on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/deliberations/
Deliberations aims to act as a resource for educational developers, librarians and academic staff and as a forum for the discussion and development of ideas in the field of teaching and learning in higher education. Content includes: evaluated case studies of teaching and learning in subject discipline areas; extracts of related published articles; commentary on case studies and articles contributed by readers; book reviews; annotated bibliographies; links to related resources and relevant publishers. The site consists of a single growing issue. New additions are announced in the deliberation-news mailing list.
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