Innovation Week 2025
We’re celebrating Scotland’s proud legacy of innovation and global leadership in the transformative technologies and industries of the future.
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An insider’s guide to the SEAP thematic report
Our latest blog provides insights into SFC’s thematic report on institutional Self-Evaluation and Action Plans.
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Reflections on the first year of TQEF
We celebrate the first anniversary of the new approach to quality assurance and enhancement by taking a look at what’s been achieved so far.
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26 September 2025
The Scottish Funding Council has today published two reports that provide an aggregate picture of the financial health of Scotland’s colleges and universities .
25 September 2025
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is welcoming five new members to its Board.
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16 September 2025
A recent conference stimulated interesting insights into a future for software engineering shaped by AI. Brian Davison from Edinburgh Napier University explores the key themes.
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26 September 2025
The Scottish Funding Council has today published two reports that provide an aggregate picture of the financial health of Scotland’s colleges and universities .
25 September 2025
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is welcoming five new members to its Board.
16 September 2025
A recent conference stimulated interesting insights into a future for software engineering shaped by AI. Brian Davison from Edinburgh Napier University explores the key themes.
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Making Scotland an outstanding place to learn, educate, research and innovate - now and for the future.
We are responsible for sustaining the provision of higher and further education in Scotland.
We use public money to fund colleges, universities and other tertiary education establishments.
This funding covers a wide range of activities including: teaching and learning; skills and apprenticeships, student support and participation; research, innovation and knowledge exchange; data collection and dissemination; national quality assurance and enhancement processes; capital and digital infrastructure for the sector; and strategic change, responsive provision and research priorities.
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SFC Strategic Plan 2022-27
Building a connected, agile, sustainable tertiary education and research system for Scotland.