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24 September 2025

Contribute to the HE-BCI survey by sharing your involvement in BU’s social, community & cultural events

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement Claire Fenton

Have you taken part in a local festival, run a community workshop, volunteered at a cultural event, or used your BU expertise to support a community group? BU is required to report on a range of knowledge exchange activities for the HE-BCI survey, collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Research England uses this data to inform the annual allocation of the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF).

For 2024–25, BU received £549,064.

We are collecting details of all social, community and cultural engagement activities delivered between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025. Entries must be submitted by Friday 17 October 2025.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. If you haven’t recorded your involvement yet, it only takes a few minutes. Every entry helps us show BU’s wider impact.

This year, we can’t include information uploaded to the public engagement section of BRIAN, as it doesn’t capture all the data HESA requires. If you have added entries to BRIAN for this period, please upload the full details to the central table as well, or your activity won’t be included in the survey.

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

Please complete the central table

If you have any questions, contact us at researchengagementandimpact@bournemouth.ac.uk

24 June 2025

Contribute to the HE-BCI survey by sharing your involvement in BU’s social, community & cultural events

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

Have you taken part in a local festival, run a community workshop, volunteered at a cultural event, or used your BU expertise to support a community group? BU is required to report on a range of knowledge exchange activities for the HE-BCI survey, collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Research England uses this data to inform the annual allocation of the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF).

For 2024–25, BU received £549,064.

We are collecting details of all social, community and cultural engagement activities delivered between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025. Entries must be submitted by Friday 17 October 2025.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. If you haven’t recorded your involvement yet, it only takes a few minutes. Every entry helps us show BU’s wider impact.

We have now moved to a single central table for collecting entries. If you have already submitted your activity to your faculty’s table, we will transfer this over for you.

This year, we can’t include information uploaded to the public engagement section of BRIAN, as it doesn’t capture all the data HESA requires. If you have added entries to BRIAN for this period, please upload the full details to the central table as well, or your activity won’t be included in the survey.

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

Please complete the central table

If you have any questions, contact us at publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

30 May 2025

Help highlight BU’s Impact – Share your involvement in Community and Cultural Events

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

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

17 April 2025

Share your involvement – contribute to the HE-BCI survey on BU’s social, community, and cultural events

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

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

BU is required to report on a range of knowledge exchange activities for the HE-BCI survey, which is collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). It is essential that we provide a comprehensive overview of these activities, as Research England uses the HE-BCI data to inform the allocation of the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) each year.

For 2024-25, BU received £549,064.

Data collection period

The SharePoint site collects details about all the social, community and cultural engagement events BU delivers between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025. Information about all events delivered during this period need to be uploaded by Friday 17 October 2025.

Find your faculty table

Please ensure you complete all the columns in the individual table for each faculty, especially Number of Attendees and Academic Staff Time for Delivery.

This year, for the first time, we will not be able to include information uploaded to the public engagement records on BRIAN as these do not provide all the data HESA requires.

If you have added data to BRIAN for the relevant time period, please also upload full details here or we will not be able to include your event in the survey.

Further support

For more guidance on what you must include, please refer to the FAQ section.

If you have any questions about the data collection or process, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk.

17 March 2025

We want to hear from you – Tell us about your involvement in Social, Cultural, and Community events

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

Your involvement matters – Please share details of BU’s social, community, and cultural events for the annual Higher Education Business & Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey

Bournemouth University reports on a range of knowledge exchange activities for the HE-BCI survey, collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Providing a comprehensive view of these activities is crucial, as Research England uses HE-BCI data to allocate the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) annually. For 2024-25, BU received £549,064.

Data collection period

The SharePoint site collects information on all social, community, and cultural engagement events delivered by BU between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025.

Please ensure all event details are uploaded by Friday 17 October 2025.

Find your faculty table

Complete all the columns in your faculty’s table, paying particular attention to the Number of attendees and Academic staff time for delivery.

Please note that this year, we cannot include data solely uploaded to the public engagement records on BRIAN, as they do not capture all the information required by HESA. If you have already added data to BRIAN, you must also upload full details to the SharePoint site to ensure your event is included in the survey.

Further support

For detailed guidance on what to include, please refer to the FAQ’s

Please contact the Public Engagement Team should you have any additional questions publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

14 February 2025

Help us highlight BU’s community and cultural engagement

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

Your involvement counts – share details of BU’s social, community and cultural events for the annual Higher Education Business & Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey

BU has to report on a range of knowledge exchange activities for HE-BCI, which is collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

It is crucial we provide as full a picture as possible of these activities as Research England uses the HE-BCI data to help allocate the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) each year.

For 2024-25, BU received £549,064.

Data collection period

The SharePoint site collects details about all the social, community and cultural engagement events BU delivers between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025.

Information about all events delivered during this period need to be uploaded by Friday 17 October 2025.

Find your faculty table

Please ensure you complete all the columns in the individual table for each faculty, especially Number of Attendees and Academic Staff Time for Delivery.

This year, for the first time, we will not be able to include information uploaded to the public engagement records on BRIAN as these do not provide all the data HESA requires.

If you have added data to BRIAN for the relevant time period, please also upload full details here or we will not be able to include your event in the survey.

Further support

For more guidance on what you must include, please refer to the FAQ section.

If you have any questions about the data collection, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk.

6 November 2024

HE-BCI Data Collection Update: Deadline Passed – Thank You for Your Contributions

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

We are pleased to confirm that the deadline for submitting data for the 2023-24 HE-BCI submission has now passed.

We would like to extend our thanks to everyone who provided information on their social, community and cultural events.

This year, thanks to your valuable contributions, we appear to have successfully captured an increased number of events in comparison to previous years.

Thank you once again for your support. We look forward to sharing further insights with you soon.

If you have any questions about the HE-BCI return, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

29 October 2024

Please help us include BU’s social, community, & cultural events for the 2023-24 HE-BCI submission. Deadline: Monday 4 November

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

Thank you to everyone who has already submitted their social, community and cultural events for 2023-24. Your contributions are greatly appreciated. If you haven’t submitted yours yet, there is still time.

Deadline: Monday 4 November

Last year, we documented over 200 events and reached a total of 18.5 million attendees (including media appearances) for the 2022-23 return. We aim to match or even exceed that success this year!

ESRC Festival of Social Science 2023 – Two Tone Towns: A Social History of Ska in Dorset

What is HE-BCI?

The HE-BCI survey is a mandatory annual return that BU makes to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). An important part of this is to capture activity in terms of social, community and cultural events intended for the external community. This data is part of the information used to determine the allocation of Higher Education and Innovation Funding (HEIF) for BU.

What activities can be included?

Please include details of any relevant events that you have been involved in which took place/will take place between 1 August 2023 – 31 July 2024

Events must have been open to the public or intended for an external (non-academic) group and have included an exchange of knowledge. Events may take place in the UK or overseas

Eligible events include:

Public lectures or talks
Performance arts
Exhibitions
Museum education
Festival activity
Events for school/youth group
Events for other external (non-academic) groups
Media engagement

Please head to this SharePoint site to add your events.

The SharePoint site provides details about what data is collected, including calculating attendee numbers, staff time, reporting online activities and multiple related events

If you have any questions about the HE-BCI return, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

22 October 2024

We need your help to include all of BU’s social, community, & cultural events for the 2023-24 HE-BCI return

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

Thank you to everyone who has already submitted their social, community and cultural events for 2023-24. Your contributions are greatly appreciated. If you haven’t submitted yours yet, there is still time.

Deadline: Monday 4 November

Last year, we documented over 200 events and reached a total of 18.5 million attendees (including media appearances) for the 2022-23 return. We aim to match or even exceed that success this year!

ESRC Festival of Social Science Event 2023 at RNLI

What is HE-BCI?

The HE-BCI survey is a mandatory annual return that BU makes to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). An important part of this is to capture activity in terms of social, community and cultural events intended for the external community. This data is part of the information used to determine the allocation of Higher Education and Innovation Funding (HEIF) for BU.

What activities can be included?

Please include details of any relevant events that you have been involved in which took place/will take place between 1 August 2023 – 31 July 2024

Events must have been open to the public or intended for an external (non-academic) group and have included an exchange of knowledge. Events may take place in the UK or overseas

Eligible events include:

Public lectures or talks
Performance arts
Exhibitions
Museum education
Festival activity
Events for school/youth group
Events for other external (non-academic) groups
Media engagement

Please head to this SharePoint site to add your events.

The SharePoint site provides details about what data is collected, including calculating attendee numbers, staff time, reporting online activities and multiple related events

If you have any questions about the HE-BCI return, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

26 September 2024

HE-BCI needs you! Remember to tell us about your public events

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement Amanda Edwards

We need your help to ensure we submit all our social, community and cultural events for 2023-24. Deadline: Friday 15 November

ESRC Festival of Social Science event 2023

What is HE-BCI?

The HE-BCI survey is a mandatory annual return that BU makes to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). An important part of this is to capture activity in terms of social, community and cultural events intended for the external community. This data is part of the information used to determine the allocation of Higher Education and Innovation Funding (HEIF) for BU.

Last year we recorded 200+ events and a total of 18.5m attendees (which includes media appearances) for the 2022-23 return. We want to ensure we can do as well, if not better for this year!

What activities can be included?

Please include details of any relevant events that you have been involved in which took place/will take place between 1 August 2023 – 31 July 2024

Events must have been open to the public or intended for an external (non-academic) group and have included an exchange of knowledge. Events may take place in the UK or overseas

Eligible events include:

Public lectures or talks
Performance arts
Exhibitions
Museum education
Festival activity
Events for school/youth group
Events for other external (non-academic) groups
Media engagement

Please head to this SharePoint site to add your events.

The SharePoint site provides details about what data is collected, including calculating attendee numbers, staff time, reporting online activities and multiple related events

If you have any questions about the HE-BCI return, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

6 September 2024

Higher Education Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey – report your public events

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement Amanda Edwards

We are compiling the 2023-24 return and need your help to ensure we record all BU’s relevant social, community and cultural events

Dr Samuel Hills and Dr Jill Nash taking part in an ESRC Festival of Social Science event in 2023

What is HE-BCI?

The HE-BCI survey is a mandatory annual return that BU makes to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). An important part of this is to capture activity in terms of social, community and cultural events intended for the external community. This data is part of the information used to determine the allocation of Higher Education and Innovation Funding (HEIF) for BU.

What activities can be included?

Please include details of any relevant events that you have been involved in which took place/will take place between 1 August 2023 – 31 July 2024

Events must have been open to the public or intended for an external (non-academic) group and have included an exchange of knowledge. Events may take place in the UK or overseas

Eligible events include:

Public lectures or talks
Performance arts
Exhibitions
Museum education
Festival activity
Events for school/youth group
Events for other external (non-academic) groups
Media engagement

Please head to this SharePoint site to add your events.

The deadline for submitting your events is Friday 15 November.

The SharePoint site provides details about what data is collected, including calculating attendee numbers, staff time, reporting online activities and multiple related events

If you have any questions about the HE-BCI return, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

12 July 2024

Tell us about the social, cultural & community events you’ve been involved in

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

BU is compiling data for the annual Higher Education–Business & Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey and we’d like to know about the social, cultural and community events that you have been involved in.

What is HE-BCI?

The HE-BCI survey is a mandatory annual return that BU makes to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). An important part of this is to capture activity in terms of social, community and cultural events intended for the external community. This data is part of the information used to determine the allocation of Higher Education and Innovation Funding (HEIF) for BU

What activities can be included?

Please include details of any relevant events that you have been involved in which took place/will take place between 1 August 2023 – 31 July 2024

Events must have been open to the public or intended for an external (non-academic) group and have included an exchange of knowledge. Events may take place in the UK or overseas

Eligible events include:

Public lectures or talks
Performance arts
Exhibitions
Museum education
Festival activity
Events for school/youth group
Events for other external (non-academic) groups
Media engagement

Please head to this SharePoint site to add your events.

The deadline for submitting your events is Friday 15 November

The SharePoint site provides details about what data is collected, including calculating attendee numbers, staff time, reporting online activities and multiple related events

If you have any questions about the HE-BCI return, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

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