The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) funds teaching and research in universities and colleges in Wales.

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The Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) funds teaching and research in universities and colleges in England.

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Processes include everything from budgeting and planning to, in the case of colleges and universities, scheduling, researching, teaching, and so forth.

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