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Notes to tables - Higher Education Statistics 2012/13

  1. Figures for further education (FE) institutions in England were obtained from The Skills Funding Agency and based on the final Individualised Learner Record (ILR) FE 12/13. Figures were supplied as a census count (snapshot date) as at 1 December 2012 where full-time full year students are normally required to attend more than 450 guided learning hours. From 2010/11, The Skills Funding Agency re-categorised some of the qualifications that form the Postgraduate, First degree and Other undergraduate groups in order to more closely align with the HESA definitions.
  2. Figures for FE institutions in Wales were obtained from the Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR) data collection. The count is of learners pursuing Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) funded learning activities where full-time students are those with 450 or more guided contact hours per year.
  3. Figures for FE institutions in Scotland were supplied by the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (SFC) as a session count (actively studying anytime during the academic year). Full-time students are those normally required to attend an institution for periods equal to 480 hours or more within the year of programme of study.
  4. Figures for FE institutions in Northern Ireland were supplied by the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DEL(NI)) as a full-year count for the 2012/13 academic year. Full-time students are those normally required to attend an institution for periods amounting to a minimum of 15 hours per week, with at least seven sessions a week.
  5. FE students, in the same way as HE students, are counted as an instance of engagement with the institution. As a student can have more than one instance of engagement, the total FE figure will exceed the number of students. Due to the nature of FE programmes, it is likely that the average number of instances per FE student is slightly higher than the average number of instances per HE student.
  6. A number of higher education institutions (HEIs) with significant levels of FE provision agreed with the Funding Councils and the former Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to no longer make dual returns to both LSC and HESA. In 2007/08 and 2008/09 these HEIs only made a return for this provision to LSC. From 2009/10 these HEIs only made a return for this provision to The Skills Funding Agency.
  7. Analyses of subject information show Full Person Equivalents (FPE). These are derived by splitting student instances between the different subjects that make up their course aim.
  8. Total UK domicile includes Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and UK domicile region unknown.
  9. Total non-UK domicile includes non-UK domicile region unknown.
  10. Students of unknown sex are included in total figures and percentage calculations but not in separate breakdowns.
  11. Initial Teacher Training (ITT) PGCE qualifications obtained includes both Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE at level M) and Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE at level H).
  12. UK LEA mandatory/discretionary awards includes the Student Awards Agency for Scotland and the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DEL(NI)).
  13. First degree data submitted without a classification is included in total first degree figures but not in separate breakdowns.
  14. Students or leavers of unknown age are included in total figures and percentage calculations but not in separate age breakdowns.
  15. Staff with an Academic contract employment function can be classified as a standard occupational classification (SOC) major group other than 1-3. These contracts are included in the Academic total but not shown separately in the tables where SOC Activity groups is shown alongside Academic contract employment marker.
  16. Percentage of known destination excludes those who replied to the survey but explicitly refused to give information, and is expressed as a percentage of all students from whom a destination of leavers record was expected.
  17. Unemployed includes those who replied to the survey indicating they were 'due to start work', but did not indicate that they were also working and/or in further study.
  18. In tables where comparisons are made between HESA FSR figures for the latest financial year 2012/13 and the previous financial year(s), the figures for the previous financial year(s) are those reported in the re-stated financial statements.
  19. The list of institutions in the HESA products for 2012/13 has changed:
    • The School of Pharmacy merged with University College London in January 2012. Both institutions continued to make separate returns for the 2011/12 HESA reporting period. For 2012/13 a single return was made by University College London
    • Swansea Metropolitan University merged with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David
    • The University of Wales, Newport merged with the University of Glamorgan in April 2013, forming the University of South Wales. Both institutions continued to make separate returns for the 2012/13 HESA reporting period.
  20. The following institutions have changed their name in the HESA products for 2012/13:
    • The Arts University College at Bournemouth changed to The Arts University Bournemouth
    • Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln changed to Bishop Grosseteste University
    • Harper Adams University College changed to Harper Adams University
    • Leeds Trinity University College changed to Leeds Trinity University
    • Newman University College changed to Newman University
    • Norwich University College of the Arts changed to Norwich University of the Arts
    • Queen Mary and Westfield College changed to Queen Mary University of London
    • Royal Agricultural College changed to Royal Agricultural University
    • University College Falmouth changed to Falmouth University
    • University College Plymouth St Mark and St John changed to University of St Mark and St John.

    In addition to changing their name, the following institutions have also changed UKPRN for 2012/13:

    • Harper Adams University changed to 10040812
    • University of St Mark and St John changed to 10037449.
  21. University of London is a confederal organisation. The colleges of the university, shown separately in the HESA publications, are:
    • Birkbeck College
    • The Institute of Cancer Research
    • Central School of Speech and Drama
    • Courtauld Institute of Art
    • Goldsmiths College
    • Heythrop College
    • Institute of Education
    • King’s College London
    • London Business School
    • London School of Economics and Political Science
    • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
    • Queen Mary University of London
    • Royal Academy of Music
    • Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
    • The Royal Veterinary College
    • St George’s Hospital Medical School
    • The School of Oriental and African Studies
    • University College London.

    In addition, the institutes within the umbrella of University of London (Institutes and activities) are:

    • University of London Institute in Paris
    • University Marine Biological Station, Millport
    • School of Advanced Study comprises:
      • Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
      • Institute of Classical Studies
      • Institute of Commonwealth Studies
      • Institute of English Studies
      • Institute of Germanic Studies and Romance Studies
      • Institute of Historical Research
      • Institute of Latin American Studies
      • Institute of Modern Languages Research
      • Institute of Musical Research
      • Institute of Philosophy
      • The Warburg Institute.
  22. In 2012/13, several institutions continued to re-classify their nursing courses from a diploma of HE to a first degree. The 2012/13 data in table 5 shows a 10% rise from 2011/12 in first degree Nursing students (17% for full-time first degree Nursing students) and a 31% drop in other undergraduate Nursing students (44% for full-time other undergraduate Nursing students).
  23. In 2012/13, Heriot-Watt University misreported £409K FE course fees in FSR Table 6a. This figure should read 0. As a result, their data has been suppressed from table 19 and removed from sector totals.
  24. In 2012/13, students registered at Oxford Brookes University accounted for 43.7% of the total population of the Aggregate offshore record. The majority of these students were registered with an overseas partner on Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) programmes.

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