The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE) was an organisation in the United Kingdom providing support and advice on leadership, governance and management for

higher education Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...

, based in

Holborn Holborn ( or ), an area in central London, covers the south-eastern part of the London Borough of Camden and a part (St Andrew Holborn (parish), St Andrew Holborn Below the Bars) of the Wards of the City of London, Ward of Farringdon Without i ...

, London. It was merged into

Advance HE Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy) is a British charity and professional membership scheme promoting excellence in higher education. It advocates evidence-based teaching methods and awards fellowships as professional recogniti ...

in 2018.

History

The organisation was established in 2004 by

Universities UK Universities UK (UUK) is an advocacy organisation for universities in the United Kingdom. It began life in the early 20th century through informal meetings of vice-chancellors of a number of universities and principals of university colleges and ...

and SCOP (now known as

GuildHE GuildHE is an officially recognised representative body for UK higher education, championing distinction and diversity in the sector. In this role, GuildHE works alongside UUK as joint guardians of the sector to advocate for institutions withi ...

). It took over the function of the Higher Education Staff Development Agency, based in Ingram House in

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

. It was incorporated as a company in October 2003, and registered as a charity in February 2004. In March 2018, LFHE merged with the Equality Challenge Unit and the

Higher Education Academy Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy) is a British charity and professional membership scheme promoting excellence in higher education. It advocates evidence-based teaching methods and awards fellowships as professional recogniti ...

to form

Structure

LFHE had offices in Holborn, off the Grays Inn Road. It was funded by the four higher education funding bodies of the UK, namely the Higher Education Funding Council for England; the

Scottish Funding Council The Scottish Funding Council (Scottish Gaelic: '; SFC), formally the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, is the non-departmental public body charged with funding Scotland's further and higher education institutions, inclu ...

; the

Higher Education Funding Council for Wales The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) was the Welsh Government Sponsored Body responsible for funding the higher education sector. It was replaced by Medr, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research from August 2024. ...

; and the Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland. The Leadership Foundation was a membership organisation and in 2014–2015 there were 152 universities and higher education colleges in membership.

Function

The Leadership Foundation delivered its work through programmes and events, institutional advice and consultancy, and providing research on leadership, management and governance for higher education institutions. It cooperated with a wide range of organisations and associations to do this.

Notable people

* Fiona Ross, Director of Research

References

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