Skip to: main content | section navigation
Home > News & events
News and events
Latest news and events from HEFCE are listed by year in date order.
For press enquiries, contact one of the following:
- Liz McCarty, tel 0117 931 7431
- Philip Walker, tel 0117 931 7363
Latest news
£100 million for new research facilities
14 May 2012
The UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) has been established to develop research facilities across the UK, encourage collaboration and support excellent research.
Rates of qualification from postgraduate research degrees
09 May 2012
HEFCE is publishing a report today that presents projected rates of qualification for students on postgraduate research degrees (Note 1). The data show that around two-thirds of the 10,140 students who started research degrees in English higher education institutions (HEIs) in 2009-10 are projected to qualify within seven years, and around three-quarters will qualify over a longer period.
Improving quality assurance in higher education
08 May 2012
Today HEFCE has launched a consultation on the introduction of a more risk-based approach to quality assurance in higher education in England, in response to the Government’s White Paper, ‘Students at the heart of the system’.
Support for study and work abroad
03 May 2012
HEFCE welcomes a report published today on outward student mobility.
Higher education takes centre stage in innovation and growth
30 April 2012
A HEFCE-sponsored report describing higher education’s contribution to economic growth and the development of society through knowledge exchange is to be launched today at the Big Innovation Centre (Note 1). The event brings together experts in innovation from Government, agencies, business and universities.
Investing for a sustainable Olympic legacy
30 April 2012
Universities Week 2012 kicks off today with activities around the UK to highlight the contribution that higher education makes to the Olympic movement, to sport and culture, and to the wider economy and society.
Student number controls for 2013-14
27 April 2012
HEFCE has today received confirmation of the Government’s policy on student number controls for full-time higher education students for the 2013-14 academic year.
HEFCE allocates £5.3 billion to universities and colleges in England for 2012-13
29 March 2012
HEFCE will allocate £5.3 billion to 129 universities and higher education colleges and 186 directly funded further education colleges for the academic year 2012-13 (note 1).
Funding for university research facilities
21 March 2012
HEFCE welcomes the £100 million funding announced in the budget today for university research facilities.
BIS is seeking to appoint a new member to the HEFCE Board
15 March 2012
The Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) wishes to appoint a new HEFCE Board member.
Collaborations, alliances and mergers: Guidance and lessons learned
13 March 2012
HEFCE has published a consultation report that sets out the lessons learned from collaborations, alliances and mergers (CAM) in higher education, and proposes guidance for universities and colleges that may be contemplating such arrangements for the future. By consulting on this report, HEFCE hopes to: enrich its content with further evidence from the sector; stimulate challenge to the conclusions it draws; and identify areas where further guidance would be helpful.
Universities record healthy financial results
12 March 2012
The higher education sector is facing a period of significant change over the next few years, as new arrangements for teaching funding are introduced. However, it does so from a position of financial strength, according to the HEFCE, which has today published a review of sector finances.
HEFCE has allocated 20,000 student places for 2012-13 through the 'margin' process
07 March 2012
In October HEFCE published its approach to implementing the control on the number of full-time students that universities and colleges can recruit for 2012-13. This included information about how they could bid for 20,000 'margin' places (Note 1). The outcomes of bids are published today.
Student number controls and teaching funding: consultation on changes for 2013-14 and beyond
29 February 2012
HEFCE has published the second stage of a consultation on future arrangements for allocating funding for teaching in universities and colleges and implementing government policy on student number controls.
Vacancies on Audit Committee
28 February 2012
We are currently looking to appoint three new independent members to our Audit Committee.
Sir Tim Wilson's review of university-business collaboration welcomed
28 February 2012
HEFCE welcomes the review and looks forward to joining the debate about its findings.
HEFCE welcomes fair access appointment
20 February 2012
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) welcomes the appointment of Professor Les Ebdon as Director of the Office for Fair Access (OFFA). Professor Ebdon will succeed Sir Martin Harris.
Voluntary giving to higher education: success and challenges for the next decade
02 February 2012
The matched funding scheme for voluntary giving (Note 1) which ran from 2008 to 2011 has come to an end. Over the three years around £580 million of eligible gifts have gone to England's universities and colleges.
Decisions on HEFCE funding for higher education 2012-13
01 February 2012
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) today announces its funding decisions for higher education in England following the annual grant letter (Note 1) from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and subsequent decisions by the HEFCE Board. This announcement covers HEFCE funding for the academic year 2012-13 (Note 2).
Share this:
Vacancies | Copyright | Disclaimer | Tenders |