July 2007/16, revised in February 2008
Guide
Who we are and what we do
HEFCE 2007-08
This guide gives an overview of HEFCE, and an update on our current activities. We hope it will be useful for anyone who wants to know more about our work. HEFCE's annual report and accounts is also available.
The guide contains links to relevant web-sites, HEFCE web pages and HEFCE documents.
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Guide (revised February 2008)
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Contents
- What is HEFCE?
- Who do we fund?
- How do we share out the money?
- Strategic activities
- Enhancing excellence in learning and teaching
- Widening participation and fair access
- Enhancing excellence in research
- Enhancing the contribution of HE to the economy and society
- Sustaining a high quality HE sector
- Enabling excellence
- Organisation chart
- Frequently asked questions
- Contacts and location maps