Useful links

Practitioner Groups

HEERA aims to work with a number of Practitioner Groups in specialised areas of Higher Education External Relations. To find out more about these organisation, please choose a group from below.

Admissions

• SPA (Supporting Professionalism in Admissions)

Alumni

• CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education)

Marketing

• CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing) HE Member Interest Group
• Universities Marketing Forum

Communications

• CIPR (Chartered Institute of Public Relations)
• EUPRIO (European Universities Public Relations and Information Officers Association)

International Recruitment

• BUILA (British Universities’ International Liaison Association)

Student Recruitment

• HELOA (Higher Education Liaison Officers’ Association)

Other useful links

• 1994 Group
• AAUA (American Association of University Administrators)
• ABS (Association of Business Schools)
• ACU (Association of Commonwealth Universities)
• AGCAS (Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services)
• AHRC (Arts & Humanities Research Council)
• Aim Higher
• AMSU (Association for Managers in Students’ Unions)
• ARC (Academic Registrars Council)
• AUA (Association of University Administrators)
• AURIL (Association of University Research & Industry Links)
• BBSRC (Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council)
• BERA (British Educational Research Association)
• BC (British Council)
• BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport)
• CIHE (Council for Industry & HE)
• COSHEP (Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principles)
• DCFS (Department for Children, Schools and Families)
• DENI (Department of Education for Northern Ireland)
• DBIS (Department for Business, Innovation & Skills)
• DUKHEA (Directory for UK Higher Education Administrators)
• ECU (Equality Challenge Unit)
• ESRC (Economic & Social Research Council)
• EUA(European University Association)
• EURASHE (European Association of Institutions in Higher Education)
• The Europe Unit, UUK
• FDF (Foundation Degree Forward)
• Graduate Prospects
• GuildHE
• HEA (Higher Education Academy)
• HECSU (Higher Education Careers Service Unit)
• HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England)
• HEIDI (Higher Education Information Database for Institutions)
• HEIST (Higher Education Information Services Trust)
• HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency)
• HEURO (Association of UK Higher Education European Officers)
• HUMANE (Heads of University Management & Administration Network in Europe)
• IAU (International Association of Universities)
• JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee)
• LFHE (Leadership Foundation for Higher Education)
• LR (Lambert Review)
• LSDA (Learning & Skills Development Agency)
• MBAs (Association of MBAs)
• MRC (Medical Research Council)
• Million+
• NERC (Natural Environment Research Council)
• NIHEC (Northern Ireland Higher Education Council)
• NUS (National Union of Students)
• NWUA (North West Universities Association)
• OBHE (Observatory on Borderless Higher Education)
• OFFA (Office for Fair Access)
• QAA (Quality Assurance Agency)
• QCA (Qualifications & Curriculum Authority)
• RAE (Research Assessment Exercise)
• RCUK (Research Councils UK)
• Russell Group of Universities
• SFC (Scottish Funding Council)
• SFTC (Science and Technology Facilities Council)
• SLC (Student Loans Company)
• UCAS (Universities & Colleges Admissions Service)
• UCEA (Universities & Colleges Employers Association)
• UCU (University & College Union)
• UKCGE (UK Council for Graduation Education)
• UKHEIU (UK Higher Education International Unit)
• Unistats
• Universities Ireland
• University Alliance
• US (Universities Scotland)
• UUK (Universities UK)