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Latest news and events from HEFCE are listed by year in date order.

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Latest news

Students’ Green Fund

04 April 2013

NUS has been awarded £5 million by HEFCE for a Students’ Green Fund, the four key themes of which will be student participation, partnership, impact and legacy.

HEFCE support for off-shore engineering centre

26 March 2013

Newcastle University is to lead a national centre for sub-sea and offshore engineering as part of a major drive to develop new materials and technologies to explore the world’s oceans. The centre will receive £3 million in HEFCE funding.

Alan Langlands appointed Vice-Chancellor at University of Leeds

25 March 2013

Sir Alan Langlands has been appointed to the post of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Leeds with effect from 1 October 2013 (note 1).

Unistats has received over three million page views since launch

22 March 2013

Since its launch on the 27 September 2012 to the 20 March, the Unistats web-site has received 3,315,620 page views and 171,186 unique visitors – an average of 984 new visitors per day.

HEFCE allocates £4.47 billion to universities and colleges in England for 2013-14

21 March 2013

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) will allocate £4.47 billion to 129 universities and higher education colleges and 203 further education colleges for the academic year 2013-14.

HEFCE is looking to appoint new members to its Strategic Advisory Committees

15 March 2013

HEFCE wishes to appoint new members to three of its four Strategic Advisory Committees.

HE sector prepares for future financial challenges

15 March 2013

In the year before the introduction of the new funding arrangements for higher education in England, the sector overall was in a sound financial position, and will remain so in 2012-13. However, 2011-12 saw the first real-terms reduction in total income on record, and forecasts for 2012-13 suggest that the sector will see a sharp fall in surpluses.

Call for evidence to inform national strategy for access and student success

14 March 2013

HEFCE and OFFA are interested to hear from universities and colleges, schools, and any other organisation involved in widening participation in higher education to inform the development of a national strategy for access and student success.

Challenges and opportunities: Impact of the higher education reforms on students, universities and colleges

14 March 2013

The first comprehensive analysis of the impact of the 2012 changes to higher education funding has been published by HEFCE.

Exchanging ways to deliver greater efficiency

11 March 2013

A new ‘Efficiency Exchange’ project will help higher education professionals discover and share innovative ways to deliver greater efficiency and transformation within their universities and colleges.

National strategy for access and student success: interim report

07 March 2013

An interim report on the development of a national strategy to promote fair access and student success in higher education has been published today.

The impact of Widening Participation funding

05 March 2013

A report on the uses and impact of HEFCE’s funding for widening participation (WP) shows that there is widespread agreement that the funding provided by HEFCE has had a significant impact upon WP activity and enhanced outcomes.

Catalyst funding for new Veterinary Clinical Skills Centre at Surrey

28 February 2013

HEFCE has allocated £4.9 million for a Veterinary Clinical Skills Centre as part of the University of Surrey’s School of Veterinary Medicine. The centre is being developed in collaboration with regional and international veterinary research institutes, local veterinary surgeries and global partners. The new school, which will open in 2014, aims to train the multi-disciplinary veterinary leaders of the future.

Call for advice on open access

25 February 2013

HEFCE is inviting advice on developing the four UK funding bodies’ joint policy on open access in the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF).

HEFCE funding for higher education 2013-14

07 February 2013

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced its high-level funding decisions for higher education in England, following the annual grant letter from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and subsequent decisions by the HEFCE Board on 31 January. Allocations to individual universities and colleges will be announced on 21 March.

Response to BIS consultation on alternative providers published

23 January 2013

In November 2012, The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) published a consultation document on applying student number controls to alternative providers with designated courses.

Delivering a lasting legacy: Universities and colleges to capitalise on Olympic experience

16 January 2013

Following the successful involvement of UK universities and colleges in the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, HEFCE has commissioned Podium, the Further and Higher Education Unit for the Olympic Games to help universities and colleges build on their 2012 experience by making their expertise available to other major events.