Key links

These links cover government departments responsible for higher education, the principal funding bodies, representative bodies in higher education and organisations, both within higher education and outside it, concerned with governance and related matters.

Government Departments

England - the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Wales - the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) of the Welsh Assembly Government
Scotland - Education and Lifelong Learning
Northern Ireland - the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL)

Funding Bodies

England - the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
Wales - the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW)
Scotland - the Scottish Funding Council (SFC)
Northern Ireland - DEL (as above)

Representative Bodies

The Committee of University Chairs
Universities UK (UUK)
GuildHE and the Practical Governance Network
Universities Scotland
Higher Education Wales

Organisations with an Interest in Governance

the Institute of Directors
the National Council for Voluntary Organisations
the Audit Commission
the Charity Commission
Monitor
the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)