Leadership Foundation for Higher Education

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, based in Holborn, London. It was merged into Advance HE in 2018.

Leadership Foundation for Higher Education

Abbreviation	Leadership Foundation
Formation	January 2004
Dissolved	March 2019[1]
Legal status	Non-profit company and registered charity no 1101959
Purpose	Leadership in UK higher education and professional development
Location	Peer House, 8–14 Verulam Street, Holborn, WCIX 8LZ
Region served	UK and International
Membership	150 universities and higher education colleges
Chief Executive	Alison Johns
Main organ	Board of Trustees (Chairman: Sir Andrew Cubie)
Parent organization	Universities UK, GuildHE
Affiliations	HEFCE, Committee of University Chairs
Budget	£5.9m (2014/15)

History

The organisation was established in 2004 by Universities UK and SCOP (now known as GuildHE). It took over the function of the Higher Education Staff Development Agency, based in Ingram House in Sheffield. It was incorporated as a company in October 2003, and registered as a charity in February 2004.^[2]

In March 2018, LFHE merged with the Equality Challenge Unit and the Higher Education Academy to form Advance HE.^[3]

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 Higher Education Funding Council for Wales; 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^[4]

See also

• National College for Teaching and Leadership – a similar organisation for schools