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Higher Education Funding Council for England

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom, which was responsible for the distribution of funding for higher education to universities and further education colleges in England since 1992. It ceased to exist as of 1 April 2018, when its duties were divided between the newly created…

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Headquarters
Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR
Agency executives
Professor Madeleine Atkins, chief executive · Sir Tim Melville-Ross, Chairman
Annual budget
£3.5 bn (2016–17)
Dissolved
2018
Employees
c.260
Formed
1992

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Higher Education Funding Council for England

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples14
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
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Higher Education Funding Council for England

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Agency executives · 2
Higher Education Funding Council for England → Professor Madeleine Atkins, chief executive, Sir Tim Melville-Ross, Chairman
Annual budget · 1
Higher Education Funding Council for England → £3.5 bn (2016–17)
Dissolved · 1
Higher Education Funding Council for England → 2018
Employees · 1
Higher Education Funding Council for England → c.260
Formed · 1
Higher Education Funding Council for England → 1992
Headquarters · 1
Higher Education Funding Council for England → Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR
Jurisdiction · 1
Higher Education Funding Council for England → England
Minister responsible · 1
Higher Education Funding Council for England → Jo Johnson, Minister of State for Universities and Science
Parent agency · 1
Higher Education Funding Council for England → Department for Education
Preceding agency · 1
Higher Education Funding Council for England → Universities Funding Council, Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council (1988–92)

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Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandAgency executivesProfessor Madeleine Atkins, chief executive1.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandAgency executivesSir Tim Melville-Ross, Chairman1.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandAnnual budget£3.5 bn (2016–17)1.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandDissolved20181.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandEmployeesc.2601.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandFormed19921.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandHeadquartersNicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR1.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandJurisdictionEngland1.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandMinister responsibleJo Johnson, Minister of State for Universities and Science1.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandParent agencyDepartment for Education1.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandPreceding agencyUniversities Funding Council, Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council (1988–92)1.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandSuperseding agencyOffice for Students (OfS) and United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI)1.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandTypeNon-departmental public body1.00infobox
Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandWebsitewww.hefce.ac.uk1.00infobox

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