This circular letter notifies institutions of the release of HEFCE’s web facility for Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) funding and monitoring data. Institutions in England can access their web facility from today; the facility for institutions in Northern Ireland will be available by the end of September 2015. This web facility is provided to institutions so that they can verify, and where appropriate correct, their 2014-15 HESA student data before signing off this data with HESA. More...

I am writing to inform you of HEFCE’s Accounts direction to higher education institutions (HEIs) on preparing financial statements for 2015-16. This direction only applies to HEFCE-funded HEIs. I would draw your attention to one new requirement in Annex A paragraph 2g below, which is to add to the list of items for consideration for inclusion in the statement of internal control those issues that have been (or should have been) referred to HEFCE under the Memorandum of Assurance and Accountability. More...

In partnership with the other UK higher education funding bodies and the Medical Research Council, we commissioned Elsevier to conduct a quantitative review of interdisciplinary research.
Using the disciplinary diversity of article bibliographies as a proxy for interdisciplinarity, the study examined the intensity and performance of interdisciplinary research activity in the UK and in eight comparator countries in the years 2009-2013. More...

These pages explore recent trends in higher education. The publications further develop our own and others’ previous analyses. Overall, they aim to provide an overview of recent shifts and trends. More...

We are seeking a nominee from the higher education (HE) sector to represent the four UK HE funding bodies on the Board of Directors of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
The appointment is for an initial term of up to three years. More...

Evidence from the most recent Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey suggests that, far from being under-employed, the majority of graduates are in jobs that use their skills.
Today the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) released a report, which, among its key points, notes that the recent increase in graduates does not match to an increase in high-skilled jobs. More...

HEFCE has published a study investigating the impact of disability, age, sex, ethnicity, nationality and early career researcher status on the selection of staff for inclusion in the REF 2014.
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 assessed the quality of research submitted by higher education institution (HEIs) in the UK through a process of expert review. More...

The satisfaction rate for students studying at UK higher education institutions (HEIs) and further education colleges (FECs) remains high with 86 per cent saying they are satisfied overall with their course in this year's National Student Survey (NSS). A further 7 per cent were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with their higher education experience; and only 7 per cent were dissatisfied (5 per cent) or strongly dissatisfied (2 per cent). More...

‘Steps to Postgraduate Study’ is a new website providing information for students who are making decisions about postgraduate taught (PGT) study.
In 2013, HEFCE published research into prospective postgraduate student information needs on behalf of the UK funding bodies. More...

A report exploring international comparisons with UK interdisciplinary research highlights an increasing global trend towards interdisciplinarity, and confirms the UK’s world-leading research performance. More...