Working in partnership, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) promotes and funds high-quality, cost-effective teaching and research, meeting the diverse needs of students, the economy and society.
The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise shows that just over half of UK research activity is either 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent'.
HEFCE has selected the University of Birmingham to host the national higher education programme for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.