ABSTRACT

A very large amount of official information and guidance about the HE sector is available on web-sites of Governmental bodies. These include the following: DfES www.dfes.gov.uk HEFCE www.hefce.ac.uk TTA www.tta.gov.uk/php/read.php?sectionid1 LSC www.lsc.gov.uk HE statistical information can be obtained from HESA (www.hesa.ac.uk). For those interested in detailed aspects of HE in other parts of the UK, the following sites are relevant:

National Assembly for Wales www.wales.gov.uk HEFCW www.hefcw.ac.uk

Scottish Parliament www.scottishparliament.uk SHEFC www.shefc.ac.uk

Northern Ireland Assembly www.ni-assembly.gov.uk Northern Ireland Office www.nio.gov.uk HEFCE (agents) www.hefce.ac.uk In terms of publications, the interested reader might consider the following:

CIPFA Higher Education Finance – published by CIPFA, London (2002) Higher Education Yearbook – published by Caritas Data Ltd.