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The ultimate guide to Graduate Outcomes - HESA publishes survey methodology statement
Head of Research and InsightToday HESA has released a two-part methodology statement on Graduate Outcomes which provides a comprehensive overview of the survey’s history and operations.
Producing UK HE Finance data – new top lines, same bottom line
Head of Policy & DevelopmentDan Cook explains the changes behind the forthcoming release of Finance record Open Data.
"The true method of knowledge is experiment" - why Graduate Outcomes statistics are experimental
Official Statistics ManagerAs HESA is preparing the first set of Graduate Outcomes data for publication from late April, we are sharing some key points about the nature of the statistics being released.
Research shows decline in ‘graduate premium’ less pronounced for 1st and 2:1 degrees
Joint research from HESA and the Department of Economics at Warwick University finds graduates with a first or upper second class degree earn more, relative to non-graduates, than their peers with lower class degrees.