Welcome to our comprehensive list of University of Southampton Higher Education and related policy consultations since 2011. Should you have questions regarding these responses please contact Gavin Costigan.
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| Type | Topic | Recipient | Date | Our response |
Consultation/inquiry details |
| Government Consultation |
Review of the UK Quality Code for Higher Education |
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education | December 2017 | Download PDF | View the call for evidence |
| Government Consultation |
Office for Students (registration fees) |
Department for Education | December 2017 | Download PDF | View the Consultation |
| Government Consultation |
Office for Students (regulatory framework) |
Department for Education | December 2017 | Download PDF | View the Consultation |
| Commons Public Bill Committee | Automated and Electric Vehicles | House of Commons Public Bill Committee | November 2017 | Download PDF | View the Inquiry |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | Artificial Intelligence | The Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence | September 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | Life Sciences and Industrial Strategy | The Select Committee on Science and Technology | September 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | Political Polling and Digital Media | The Select Committee on Political Polling and Digital Media | August 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Government consultation | A New Data Protection Bill | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | August 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Government consultation | Expansion of Undergraduate Medical Education | Department of Health | July 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Government consultation | Building Our Industrial Strategy Green Paper | Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | April 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | Older people and employment inquiry | Women and Equalities Committee | April 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Government consultation | Benefits of drones to the UK economy | Department of Transport | March 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | Research Integrity Inquiry | Science & Technology Select Committee | March 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Government consultation | Child Vision Screening Resources | Public Health England | March 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Government consultation | OfS Registration Fees | Department of Education | March 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Higher Education Funding Council for England Inquiry | The second Research Excellence Framework (REF) | HEFCE | March 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | Maritime Growth Study inquiry | Transport Committee | February 2017 | Download PDF |
View the Inquiry |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | Ocean Acidification Inquiry | Science & Technology Select Committee | January 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | Ocean Acidification Inquiry | Science & Technology Select Committee | January 2017 | Download PDF | |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | UK Relations with China inquiry | Foreign Affairs Committee | January 2017 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Government consultation | Student Record Consultation | Higher Education Statistics Agency | January 2017 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Government consultation | ITT Consultation | Higher Education Statistics Agency | January 2017 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | #MyScienceInquiry (open call) | Commons Science and technology Committee | December 2016 | View the submission | View the inquiry |
| Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education | Consultation on Transnational Education Review | QAA | December 2016 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Commons Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry | Victims of Modern Slavery | Work and Pensions Committee | December 2016 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Government Consultation | Postgraduate doctoral loans | Department of Education | December 2016 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Government Consultation | Schools that work for everyone | Department of Education | December 2016 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Lords Select Committee Inquiry | Autonomous Vehicles | Science & Technology Select Committee | October 2016 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Lords Select Committee Inquiry | Autonomous Vehicles | Science & Technology Select Committee | October 2016 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Lords Select Committee Inquiry | Autonomous Vehicles | Science & Technology Select Committee | October 2016 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Lords Select Committee Inquiry | Autonomous Vehicles | Science & Technology Select Committee | October 2016 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | Science Communication | Science & Technology Select Committee | April 2016 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Government consultation | Research Excellence Framework review | BIS | March 2016 | Download PDF | View the consultation |
| Government consultation | Integration of Innovate UK with Research UK | BIS | February 2016 | Download PDF | View the consultation |
| Government consultation | Green Paper - teaching excellence, social mobility and student choice | BIS | January 2016 | Download PDF | View the Green Paper and consultation |
| Agency consultation | HESA Data Futures | HESA | December 2015 | Download PDF | View the consultation |
| Agency consultation | Changes to the NSS, Unistats and information provided by institutions | HEFCE | December 2015 | Download PDF | View the consultation |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | Quality assessment in Higher Education | BIS Select Committee | October 2015 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Government consultation | Support for postgraduate study | BIS | May 2015 | Download PDF | View the consultation details and final outcome |
| Call for evidence | Nurse review of research councils | Nurse Review | April 2015 | Download PDF | View the consultation and final report |
| Submission of evidence | Dowling review: Relationship between business and universities | Dowling Review | March 2015 | Download PDF | View the Dowling Review |
| Government consultation | Proposals for long-term capital investment in science | BIS | July 2014 | * | View the consultation |
| Agency consultation | Science and Innovation Strategy | HEFCE & RCUK | June 2014 | Download PDF | N/A |
| Sector consultation | PGT education - funding challenge | UUK | May 2014 | Download PDF | View the final report |
| Commons Select Committee Inquiry | Business - University Collaboration | BIS Select Committee | April 2014 | Download PDF | |
| Independent inquiry | Postgraduate Education | Higher Education Commission | April 2012 | Download PDF | Read the report |
| Lords Select Committee Inquiry | Higher Education in STEM Subjects | Science and Technology Committee | December 2011 | Download PDF | View the inquiry |
| Government Consultation | White Paper on Higher Education | BIS | November 2011 | Download PDF ** | Read the report |
| Agency Consultation | HEFCE T Funding | HEFCE | September 2011 | Download PDF | View the consultation details |
* The University of Southampton’s response is not publicly available as it contains commercial in confidence information. University of Southampton staff may contact Gavin Costigan to request access.
** This is a joint response from the University of Southampton and Southampton University Students Union.