April 2025
This report was commissioned by the UK Regulators and Funders Group (RFG) to look at certain technical aspects of the Margin for Sustainability (MSI) calculation used in the TRAC return. The aim was to consider the assumptions and financial principles of certain elements of the calculation and model the impact…
Read moreJanuary 2025
The TRAC Development Group’s latest bulletin provides updates on the group’s work including: Changes resulting from the Review of Time Allocation Surveys and Workload Planning Review of the technical aspects of the Margin for Sustainability and Investment (MSI) Next steps and how to get involved TRAC guidance for academic year…
Read moreAugust 2018
A report has been published summarising the analysis of the Margin for Sustainability and Investment (MSI) data reported in the 2016-17 Annual Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) returns to UK higher education funding bodies. This follows the adoption of the MSI in place of the two sustainability adjustments used up…
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The TRAC Development Group’s May 2018 bulletin provides updates on the group’s work including: TDG project: An assurance framework for TRAC TDG project: Workload planning – further guidance on using WLP in TRAC TDG project: Different by design – exploring alternative delivery of undergraduate provision; benefits and opportunities TRAC returns…
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