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Institutions that HEFCE funds

We fund higher education, research and related activities in English higher education institutions (HEIs) and further education colleges (FECs).

The map below identifies all HEIs we fund (red dots) and FECs that we fund directly (blue dots). 

Higher education institutions

We fund 128 higher education institutions.

Further education colleges

We also directly fund 187 further education colleges.

We are responsible for funding higher education courses taught in FECs. Some FECs are funded directly; others receive money indirectly through a franchise agreement with a HEI, or as part of a consortium.

Other UK institutions

Northern Ireland

The universities below receive funding from the Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland.

Queen's University Belfast
University Road
BELFAST
Northern Ireland
BT7 INN
tel 028 9024 5133

University of Ulster
University House
Cromore Road
COLERAINE
Northern Ireland
BT52 1SA
tel 0870 0400 700

Scotland

Scottish higher education institutions are funded by the Scottish Funding Council.

Wales

Welsh higher education institutions are funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.

Page last updated 15 November 2012

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