§ Mr. SawfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will publish the criteria used to determine what sums are awarded to each individual higher education establishment in the form of research grants. [88831]
§ Mr. MudieThe Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has set out its criteria for allocating research funds in a guide "Funding higher education in England: How the HEFCE allocates its funds", a copy of which has been placed in the Library.
The Research Councils award competitive grants to researchers in higher education using peer review to assess proposals. The current criteria employed by each of the Research Councils have been placed in the Library.