This guide describes the principles that underlie allocations of grants to universities and colleges by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). Formulas are used to determine how most of the money is allocated between institutions. These take into account certain factors for each institution, including the number and type of…

This document explains the Higher Education Funding Council for England's (HEFCE) policy on sustaining and promoting diversity in higher education (HE), defining diversity, discussing current dimensions of diversity in England's HE, and noting areas where diversity perhaps should not be encouraged. It also discusses what is being done to encourage…