Introduction to how HEFCE funds universities and controls student numbers

A guide to the principles and methods behind HEFCE’s funding and student number control allocations to universities and colleges has been published. It covers academic year 2013-14 and can be downloaded from our web-site.
This year, HEFCE will distribute around £4.5 billion of government funding for higher education, to support teaching, research, knowledge exchange and related activities. The new publication, Guide to funding and student number controls 2013-14 (HEFCE 2013/25) explains. More...