This guide is intended for those working in higher education, and others who wish to understand our funding methods. It explains:

1. This letter provides higher education institutions with further information about how we have used their Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) data to inform funding allocations for 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15.
2. This letter also asks institutions to provide an update for students whose completion status was reported as undetermined in their 2012-13 HESA return. Updates should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet by Friday 27 June 2014 (see paragraph 12). More...

1. This letter provides further education colleges with further information about how we have used their Individualised Learner Record (ILR) data (submitted to the Data Service) to inform funding allocations for 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15.
2. This letter also asks colleges to provide an update for students whose completion status was reported as undetermined in their 2012-13 ILR R14 return. Updates should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet by Friday 27 June 2014 (see paragraph 11). More...

This report looks at the outcomes of the cohort of English-domiciled A-level students who entered full-time degree courses in 2007‑08. We examine the extent to which a student’s background affects their chance of obtaining an upper second or first class degree. The report updates and extends previous HEFCE research which analysed the cohort of 1997-98 entrants.
Download the Differences in degree outcomes. More...

1. We are writing to you regarding work HEFCE has undertaken at the Government’s request with the British Universities Finance Directors Group (BUFDG), GuildHE, the National Union of Students (NUS) and Universities UK (UUK) to explore the presentation of information on institutional income and expenditure (including tuition fee income). This work aims to support higher education providers in meeting the Government’s accountability expectations, in a way that is mindful of competition between institutions and seeks to minimise additional administrative burden on universities.
2. HEFCE has commissioned desk-based and survey research to establish the current provision of and demand for this information. More...

New guidance aims to help universities and colleges in England present information about income and expenditure on their web-sites in a way that is transparent and accessible to current students and the general public.
The guidance has been developed by the British Universities Finance Directors Group (BUFDG), GuildHE, HEFCE, NUS and Universities UK. It follows a request from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills to HEFCE for universities and colleges to publish financial information more effectively. More...

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) will allocate £3.88 billion to 130 universities and higher education colleges and 212 further education colleges for the academic year 2014-15.
This funding is allocated for the following key areas and activities:

• £1.6 billion for research
• £160 million for knowledge exchange
• £1.6 billion for teaching
• £440 million in capital grants
• £143 million for national facilities and initiatives funding.

Further details are given in ‘Recurrent grants and student number controls for 2014-15: Initial allocations’ (HEFCE 2014/05). More...

New HEFCE analysis shows significant link between factors such as ethnicity, gender and school type on achievement in higher education
The most comprehensive study of its kind, published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), reveals the significant effect of factors such as ethnicity, gender, disadvantage and school type on the chances of students obtaining an upper second or first class degree in higher education.
The new study looks at the achievements of 130,000 students from universities and colleges across England up to August 2011 – the largest student group ever examined in this type of research [Note 1]. It confirms the findings of earlier HEFCE studies on this subject and reveals new and in some cases unexpected insights. More...

An independent survey has found that HEFCE is considered by its stakeholders to be highly respected, trusted and approachable [Note 1]. And 80 per cent are satisfied with their relationship with HEFCE – an overall improvement since previous surveys were undertaken in 2009 and 2007 [Note 2].
The survey of higher education institutions, further education colleges and other HEFCE stakeholders was carried out by Pye Tait Consulting between July and October 2013. It explored perceptions of HEFCE’s role, policies, processes, communications, and relationships with its stakeholders. More...

The International Conference Crossroad of Languages and Cultures
The International Conference is jointly organized by Faculty of Education (School of Primary Education & School of Early Childhood Education) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Interacademic Group for Bilingualism and Multiculturalism in Education and Society “Polydromo”.
The 3rd Crossroads attempts to investigate language borders and transcend issues of bilingualism and code-switching, moving towards issues of translanguaging and language policies in education.  The two thematic axis of the conference are: 1. Bi/multilingualism and translanguaging in education 2. Language policies in education. It will take place on 30-31 May 2014 in the Tower of the Faculty of Pedagogy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Previous Conferences "Crossroad of Languages and Cultures"
The 1st International "CLC: Learning beyond the classroom" was held in 2011 and it was addressed to organisations that offer lessons as a second language to immigrants, and immigrants organizations active in education for children and adults; the communication between the University and the various groups active in the field of language education outside the formal school context; and the emergence of individual initiatives of migrant groups on the issue of preserving their languages and the corresponding enhancement of academic research. Its objectives focused on the promotion of contact between Greek and Arab culture, under the initiative of the Ministry of Culture "Thessaloniki: Crossroads of Cultures" with a focus in 2011 on the Middle East.
The 2nd International "CLC: Greek-Albanian Contact" was held on 2012 at the Tower of the Faculty of Education of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki where researchers, speakers and participants focused on the integration aspects and policies adopted in Albanian schools and Greek schools, the research approaches regarding the contact between the Greek and the Albanian languages and educational matters in both countries.