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Staff in Higher Education 2016/17
HESA’s publication Staff in Higher Education 2016/17 reveals further details of the demographic and contractual make-up of staff in UK universities.
Higher Education Student Statistics: Alternative Providers, 2016/17 - Summary
HESA's experimental Official Statistics publication, Higher Education Student Statistics: Alternative Providers, 2016/17 is published as an open data release. It covers students on specified courses at alternative providers - higher education providers who do not receive recurrent public funding and are not included in HESA's other student data releases. For the first time, this release includes data on the totality of HE provision in the UK, including publicly funded HE providers, alternative providers, and HE level study at Further Education Colleges.
HESA confirmed as designated body for English higher education information
HESA has been confirmed as the Designated Data Body under the Higher Education and Research Act 2017. A letter, published on the DfE website today confirms that designation will be effective from 1 April 2018.
Higher Education Student Data - new open data release
New open data release reveals the highest ever number of students starting postgraduate courses
HE Student data is latest HESA open data
HESA publishes the HE Student data 2016/17 on Thursday 8 February 2018. As one of our most anticipated annual products, we know its vital to make the data accessible, useful, and of the highest quality. And now, it is also free of charge. Jonathan Waller, HESA’s Director of Information & Analysis, provides an update on the new format of this data and its important place in HESA’s Open Data Strategy.
BlogWidening participation summary: UK Performance Indicators 2016/17
In 2016/17 90% of UK domicile young entrants to full-time first degree courses came from state schools. Figures for individual HE providers ranged from 44.1% to 100%.
Open data licence: CC-BY-4.0Higher Education Staff Statistics: UK, 2016/17
The first release of HESA’s official staff data for 2016/17 shows an increase in total staff numbers in higher education and an increase in the proportions of female professors and senior academics.
Open data licence: CC-BY-4.0Implementing HECoS: From JACS to HECoS [Video]
Recently our Director of Data Policy & Governance, Andy Youell, joined forces with UCAS to film a video about the implementation of HECoS, what it means for different organisations, and the resources available to support providers with this transition.
BlogHigher Education Student Statistics: UK, 2016/17 - Summary
The first release of HESA’s official student enrolment data for 2016/17 shows an increase in the number of students in higher education, a decline in part-time students, and over a quarter of first degree graduates gaining a first.
Open data licence: CC-BY-4.0