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Contribute to the HE-BCI survey: Share your involvement in BU’s social, community, and cultural events

BU is required to report a wide range of knowledge exchange activities as part of the HE-BCI survey, collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). It’s important that we provide a full and accurate picture, as Research England uses this data to inform the annual allocation of the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF).

For 2024–25, BU received £549,064.

Data collection period

We’re collecting details of all BU-led social, community, and cultural engagement events taking place between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025. Please make sure all relevant events are uploaded to the SharePoint site by Friday 17 October 2025.

Find your faculty table

Complete the table for your faculty, ensuring all columns are filled in, particularly Number of Attendees and Academic Staff Time for Delivery.

Important note

This year, we won’t be able to include data uploaded only to BRIAN’s public engagement records, as these do not provide all the details required by HESA.

If you’ve already added events to BRIAN for this period, please also upload full details to the SharePoint site, otherwise your event can’t be included in the survey.

Further support

For guidance on what to include, check the FAQ section.

If you have questions about the process or data requirements, please get in touch at publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk