Data intelligence

In 2016/17, University of the West of England, Bristol misreported their SMSAT – Total site area and SMGAT – Total grounds area. The submitted values of 84.772 and 80.780 respectively, should read 68.429 and 55.561.

In 2016/17, Edge Hill University reported the total waste mass figure (EWMT) in Kg and not metric tonnes, therefore the figure should read 523.286 not 523,286.00 as recorded. EMWRCT and EWMENT should also have been recorded in metric tonnes and not Kg.

For 2018/19, Royal Veterinary College omitted data for Total waste mass composting, and, Total waste mass used to create energy.

University of the West of Scotland entered a value of 135,939 for Total waste mass recycled (EWMRECT) for 2018/19. This should have been submitted as 135.93. This represents a difference of 135,803.07 Tonnes

The University of East London's tuition fee income (Table 6) overstates total fee income as it includes an unspecified amount of income attributable to 980 franchised in students that should not have been included. This income should instead be reported in Table 4 under Subcontracted in course fees.

The Salvation Army does not charge its students tuition fees for the courses that they undertake. Tuition fees are detailed in Table 6. Tuition fee totals are also reported in Tables 1 and 7. This applies from 2019/20 onwards.

The Institute of Ismaili Studies does not charge tuition fees to its students. Tuition fees are detailed in table 6. Tuition fee totals are also reported in tables 1 and 7. This applies from 2019/20 onwards.

The University of Buckingham corrected some of their postgraduate courses, that previously had been treated as full time, to part time. This resulted in an increase in their fee income for part-time postgraduate taught from £26k in 2010/11 to £893k in 2011/12. Their full-time postgraduate taught fees income fell by a similar amount.

For 2017/18, Edge Hill University incorrectly returned £104k in UK domicile students, Full-time undergraduate, Other source of fee and £152k in UK domicile students, Part-time undergraduate, Other source of fee instead of in Non-credit bearing course fees (Table 6 Tuition fees and education contracts).

For 2017/18, The National Film and Television School incorrectly returned £73k in Education and Skills Funding Agency funding (Table 7C Funding body grants) instead of in Non-credit bearing course fees (Table 6 Tuition fees and education contracts).

For 2018/19 Edge Hill University incorrectly returned £84k in UK domicile students, Full-time undergraduate, Other source of fee and £100k in UK domicile students, Part-time undergraduate, Other source of fee instead of in Non-credit bearing course fees (Table 6 Tuition fees and education contracts).

For 2018/19, The National Film and Television School incorrectly returned £110k in Education and Skills Funding Agency funding (Table 7 Income analysed by source) instead of in Non-credit bearing course fees (Table 6 Tuition fees and education contracts).

For 2019/20, Bath Spa University incorrectly returned £1,998k of SLC fees and £1,471k of Other fees as Other EU domiciled instead of UK domiciled for full-time undergraduates in ‘Tuition fees and education contracts’.

For 2019/20, Edge Hill University incorrectly returned £213k in UK domicile students, Full-time undergraduate, Other source of fee and £39k in UK domicile students, Part-time undergraduate, Other source of fee instead of in Non-credit bearing course fees (Table 6 Tuition fees and education contracts).

For 2019/20, The National Film and Television School incorrectly returned £90k in Education and Skills Funding Agency funding (Table 7 Income analysed by source) instead of in Non-credit bearing course fees (Table 6 Tuition fees and education contracts).

In 2015/16, Kingston University incorrectly reported some figures within the Finance record Table 6, sections 1 and 2. The correct figures are as follows:

• 1 HE Course fees
  • 1a Home and EU domiciled students
    • 1ai Full-time undergraduate - Source of fees DH/LETB/Scottish Health Directorate = £8,190K
    • 1ai Full-time undergraduate - Source of fees Other = £8,689K
    • 1av Part-time postgraduate taught - Source of fees Other = £3,796K
• 2 Non-credit bearing course fees - Total £2,985K

Heriot-Watt University misreported £409K FE course fees in Finance Statisitcs return Table 6a. This figure should read 0.

In 2012/13 the University of the West of England, Bristol incorrectly returned 'Total HE Course fees from Full-time postgraduate research income' (Table 6a, Head 1aiii) as £708,000, this should have been -£2,769. The figure for 2013/14 is correct.

In 2012/13 St George's Hospital Medical School incorrectly returned 'Total FE Course fees' (Table 6a, Head 3) as £8,864,000, this should have been £0. The difference, £8,864,000, should have been reported under HE Course fees (Full-time undergraduate) DH/LETB/Scottish Health Directorate. The figures for 2013/14 are correct.

In 2013/14, Heriot-Watt University misreported £872K FE course fees in Finance Statistics Return Table 6a.  This figure should read 0.

Birmingham City University reviewed the classification of the Type code for their Aggregate Offshore Record students in 2016/17. This increased the numbers of their Type 2 students (Registered at reporting provider - studying overseas for UK HEP award other than at an overseas campus of reporting provider) from 0 in 2015/16 to 3,000 in 2016/17 and decreased their Type 4 students (Registered at overseas partner organisation - studying overseas for an award of the reporting provider) from 2,380 in 2015/16 to 415 in 2016/17.

Birmingham City University have reviewed their coding of their Aggregate offshore record students for 2012/13. As a result they have adjusted their type 2 students (Registered at reporting institution - studying overseas for UK HEI award other than at an overseas campus of reporting institution) to type 4 (Registered at overseas partner organisation - studying overseas for an award of the reporting institution). They have confirmed that data for previous years was incorrectly coded.

The Open University has had significant reductions in their undergraduate student numbers in England due to the impact of the new funding regime for part time undergraduate students introduced in 2012/13. This affects all categories of undergraduate students.

The Open University has had a drop in other undergraduate qualifications awarded. This reflects a restructuring of the undergraduate curriculum and changes to the qualification registration process in 2012/13, along with an overall drop in student numbers in 2012/13, in particular in England, following funding regime changes for part-time undergraduate students.

In particular there is a drop in the number of OU certificates awarded on completion of 60 credit points which students registered on old framework (pre 2012/13) qualifications could claim en route to a degree. This is not permitted for students registered on the new framework qualifications introduced in 2012/13.

Heythrop College has announced that they are currently unable to offer full undergraduate programmes for full or part-time study as announced on 26th June 2015. This has resulted in a significant drop in their student numbers for 2015/16.

In 2015/16, The University of Surrey incorrectly reported approximately 190 Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Medicine undergraduate students as being dormant. They were in fact qualifiers. Due to being marked as dormant, these qualifiers were excluded from the DLHE target population and therefore not surveyed.

The University of Strathclyde has a significant proportion (87%) of their full-time and sandwich students whose term time accommodation is not categorised by type and therefore display’s as unknown.

The Queen’s University of Belfast has a significant proportion (69%) of their full-time and sandwich students with an unknown term time accommodation type.

Stranmillis University College has a significant proportion (66%) of their full-time and sandwich students with an unknown term time accommodation type.

St Mary’s University College have had technical issues in collecting and reporting term time accommodation data and therefore they have a significant proportion (69%) of their full-time and sandwich students with an unknown term time accommodation type.