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Short nameCURACCDIS
Description

This field records the Higher Education Classification of Subject (HECoS) code for the academic discipline(s) currently being taught and/or researched by the member of staff.
The UK higher education funding bodies intend to use this field to identify medical professionals/researchers in submissions made to REF 2021. This information will only be used after the exercise is complete and will play no part in the assessment itself.

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All staff where any (Contract.ACEMPFUN is coded 1, 2 or 3 and Contract.TERMS is coded 1 or 2).

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CodeLabel
100003ceramics
100005clinical engineering
100033metallurgy
100035musical theatre
100036optometry
100037orthoptics
100038pathobiology
100046creative writing
100048design
100050product design
100051textile design
100052ergonomics
100054fashion
100055fashion design
100057animation
100058film studies
100059fine art
100060graphic arts
100061graphic design
100062illustration
100063photography
100065liberal arts
100067acting
100068dance
100069drama
100070music
100071performing arts
100074advertising
100075marketing
100076public relations
100078business and management
100079business studies
100080international business
100083event management
100084hospitality management
100085human resource management
100087international hospitality management
100088leadership
100089management studies
100090public administration
100091public services
100092retail management
100093logistics
100095sports coaching
100096sports development
100097sports management
100098sports studies
100100tourism management
100101travel and tourism
100102travel management
100104accountancy
100105accounting
100106actuarial science
100107finance
100109clothing production
100110footwear production
100114aeronautical engineering
100115aerospace engineering
100116space technology
100117avionics
100118satellite engineering
100120architectural engineering
100121architectural technology
100122architecture
100124landscape architecture and design
100126biomechanics
100127biomedical engineering
100128dental technology
100129diagnostic imaging
100130prosthetics and orthotics
100131radiology
100132therapeutic imaging
100134biotechnology
100135bioprocessing
100136environmental biotechnology
100137industrial biotechnology
100138medical biotechnology
100139plant biotechnology
100141biochemical engineering
100143chemical engineering
100144pharmaceutical engineering
100145polymer science and technology
100147building services engineering
100148civil engineering
100149construction
100150construction and the built environment
100151construction management
100152offshore engineering
100153structural engineering
100154transport engineering
100155minerals technology
100156highways engineering
100157railway engineering
100159telecommunications engineering
100160computer aided engineering
100162computer systems engineering
100163electrical and electronic engineering
100164electrical engineering
100165electronic engineering
100166control systems
100168microelectronic engineering
100169optoelectronic engineering
100170mechatronics and robotics
100172nuclear engineering
100175energy engineering
100176gas engineering
100177microwave engineering
100178petroleum engineering
100180environmental engineering
100182engineering design
100183fire safety engineering
100184general or integrated engineering
100185safety engineering
100186emergency and disaster technologies
100188systems engineering
100190mechanical engineering
100192electromechanical engineering
100193maintenance engineering
100194marine technology
100196housing
100197planning
100198transport planning
100199urban and regional planning
100201automotive engineering
100202manufacturing engineering
100203materials engineering
100204mining engineering
100205motorcycle engineering
100206motorsport engineering
100207naval architecture
100209production and manufacturing engineering
100210leather technology
100211fabrication
100212minerals processing
100213quality management
100214textiles technology
100216building surveying
100217quantity surveying
100218real estate
100219surveying
100221music technology
100222audio technology
100223music production
100225materials science
100229aviation studies
100230navigation
100233acupuncture
100234alternative medicines and therapies
100235aromatherapy
100236Chinese medical techniques
100237herbal medicine
100239reflexology
100241chiropractic
100242complementary medicines and therapies
100243osteopathy
100246health sciences
100247nutrition
100248occupational health
100249occupational therapy
100250pharmacology
100251pharmacy
100252physiotherapy
100253podiatry
100254psychotherapy
100255speech and language therapy
100257audiology
100258clinical physiology
100259genetics
100260healthcare science
100261ophthalmology
100262physiology
100264anatomy
100265biomedical sciences
100266clinical dentistry
100267clinical medicine
100268dentistry
100270medical sciences
100271medicine
100272neuroscience
100273operating department practice
100274pathology
100275pre-clinical dentistry
100276pre-clinical medicine
100277toxicology
100279adult nursing
100280children's nursing
100281community nursing
100282critical care nursing
100283dental nursing
100284emergency nursing
100285general practice nursing
100286learning disabilities nursing
100287mental health nursing
100288midwifery
100289neonatal nursing
100290nursing
100291older people nursing
100292palliative care nursing
100293school nursing
100294theatre nursing
100295health visiting
100298ancient history
100299archaeology
100300classical studies
100301economic history
100302history
100306history of art
100307history of science
100308local history
100309medieval history
100310modern history
100311Scottish history
100312social history
100314humanities
100316American studies
100317British Sign Language studies
100318English language
100319English literature
100320English studies
100321French language
100322French studies
100323German language
100324German studies
100325Spanish studies
100326Italian language
100327Italian studies
100328linguistics
100329modern languages
100330Russian languages
100331Russian and East European studies
100332Spanish language
100333Welsh language
100335Welsh studies
100337philosophy
100338philosophy of science
100339religious studies
100340theology
100343applied biology
100344biochemistry
100345biological sciences
100346biology
100347ecology
100348environmental biology
100350human biology
100351marine biology
100352medical biochemistry
100353microbiology
100354molecular biology
100355plant sciences
100356zoology
100358applied computing
100359artificial intelligence
100360business computing
100361business information systems
100362business information technology
100363computer animation and visual effects
100365computer networks
100366computer science
100367computing and information technology
100368creative computing
100369geographical information systems
100370information management
100371information systems
100372information technology
100373internet technologies
100374software engineering
100375web and multimedia design
100376computer and information security
100379climate science
100380environmental geoscience
100381environmental sciences
100382meteorology
100384archaeological sciences
100385computer forensics
100386forensic biology
100387forensic psychology
100388forensic science
100390general science
100391natural sciences
100392applied science
100394earth sciences
100395geology
100396geophysics
100398palaeontology
100400applied mathematics
100401financial mathematics
100402mathematical modelling
100403mathematics
100404operational research
100405pure mathematics
100406statistics
100408environmental geography
100409geography
100410physical geography
100413analytical chemistry
100414astronomy
100415astrophysics
100416chemical physics
100417chemistry
100418marine sciences
100419medical physics
100420medicinal chemistry
100421ocean sciences
100422organic chemistry
100423pharmaceutical chemistry
100424physical sciences
100425physics
100426theoretical physics
100427acoustics
100428aerodynamics
100429dynamics
100430mechanics
100431thermodynamics
100433sport and exercise sciences
100436anthropology
100437social anthropology
100439broadcast journalism
100440digital media
100441film production
100442journalism
100443media production
100444media and communication studies
100445multimedia journalism
100449business economics
100450economics
100451financial economics
100452international economics
100454adult education
100455childhood and youth studies
100456childhood studies
100457early childhood studies
100459education studies
100460further education
100461higher education
100462learning support
100463early years education
100464primary education
100465secondary education
100466youth and community work
100468countryside management
100469environmental management
100471social sciences
100473health studies
100475sports therapy
100476health and social care
100478human geography
100482business law
100483criminal justice
100484criminology
100485law
100486policing
100488international development
100489international politics
100490international relations
100491politics
100493applied psychology
100494clinical psychology
100495counselling
100496educational psychology
100497psychology
100498social psychology
100499sport and exercise psychology
100501social care
100502social policy
100503social work
100505sociology
100507adult education teaching
100508post compulsory education and training
100509higher education teaching
100510early years teaching
100511primary teaching
100512secondary teaching
100513teaching English as a foreign language
100516agricultural sciences
100517agriculture
100518animal management
100519equine studies
100520forestry and arboriculture
100522animal behaviour
100523animal science
100526food and beverage production
100527food science
100529horticulture
100531veterinary medicine
100532veterinary nursing
100539broadcast engineering
100540cellular pathology
100544marine engineering
100545corrosion technology
100546digital circuit engineering
100548engineering surveying
100549environmental impact assessment
100550gemmology
100551geotechnical engineering
100553integrated circuit design
100560musical instrument manufacture
100564aerospace propulsion systems
100565public health engineering
100566quarrying
100568ship design
100572tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
100573water quality control
100577fluid mechanics
100579structural mechanics
100580acoustics and vibration
100581electrical power
100583architectural design
100584building technology
100585conservation of buildings
100586property development
100587drawing
100588landscape studies
100589painting
100590garden design
100592sculpture
100593rural planning
100594urban studies
100595printmaking
100597applied economics
100599fine art conservation
100600agricultural economics
100601economic policy
100604econometrics
100606economic systems
100609democracy
100610UK government/parliamentary studies
100612European Union politics
100616strategic studies
100617war and peace studies
100618comparative politics
100619applied sociology
100621gender studies
100622women's studies
100623men's studies
100624ethnicity
100625disability studies
100626religion in society
100627socio-economics
100628social theory
100629political sociology
100630typography
100631sociology of science and technology
100632visual communication
100633furniture design and making
100636interactive and electronic design
100637musicianship and performance studies
100639instrumental or vocal performance
100642music education and teaching
100643music and arts management
100644music marketing
100645international social policy
100647public policy
100648health policy
100649welfare policy
100650conducting
100651education policy
100652security policy
100653health and welfare
100654child care
100655community work
100656jazz performance
100657popular music performance
100658careers guidance
100659community justice
100661historical performance practice
100662probation/after-care
100663physical and biological anthropology
100664history of music
100665economic geography
100666urban geography
100667musicology
100668political geography
100669transport geography
100670environmental history
100671cultural geography
100674ethnomusicology and world music
100676English law
100677Northern Irish law
100678Scots law
100680European Union law
100681public international law
100683comparative law
100684public law
100685criminal law
100686private law
100689property law
100690torts
100691jurisprudence
100692legal practice
100693medical law
100695music composition
100697directing for theatre
100698theatre studies
100700theatre production
100702technical theatre studies
100703stage management
100704technical stage management
100705theatrical wardrobe design
100706hair and make-up
100707circus arts
100708stage design
100710community theatre
100711choreography
100712dance performance
100714history of photography
100716cinematography
100717visual and audio effects
100721metal work
100724glass crafts
100725silversmithing and goldsmithing
100726clock and watchmaking
100728surface decoration
100729scriptwriting
100730poetry writing
100731professional writing
100734computer architectures
100735operating systems
100736human-computer interaction
100737multimedia computing science
100738e-business
100739beauty therapy
100741high performance computing
100743systems thinking
100744dietetics
100746clinical practice nursing
100747medical nursing
100748cardiology
100749paramedic science
100750physician associate studies
100751information modelling
100753systems analysis and design
100754databases
100755data management
100756systems auditing
100757intelligent systems
100758British history
100759Irish history
100760Welsh history
100761English history
100762European history
100763German history
100764Italian history
100765Iberian studies
100766Russian history
100767American history
100768USA history
100769Latin American history
100771Chinese history
100772South Asian history
100773South East Asian history
100774Byzantine studies
100777world history
100778international history
100779family history
100780history of religions
100781intellectual history
100782history of architecture
100783history of design
100784history of mathematics
100785history of medicine
100786military history
100787Egyptology
100791mental philosophy
100792social philosophy
100793ethics
100794theology and religious studies
100795Christian studies
100796Islamic studies
100797Judaism
100798buddhism
100799divinity
100800religious writings
100801biblical studies
100802pastoral studies
100803comparative religious studies
100805heritage studies
100807heritage management
100808European business studies
100810strategic management
100811creative management
100812project management
100813change management
100814organisational development
100815institutional management
100817management and organisation of education
100819land management
100820property management
100821requirements engineering
100822cell biology
100823emergency and disaster management
100825property valuation and auctioneering
100826parasitology
100827banking
100828investment
100829behavioural biology
100830insurance
100831taxation
100832financial management
100834developmental biology
100835financial risk
100836management accountancy
100837public accountancy
100838book-keeping
100840audit management
100841popular music
100842film music and screen music
100843jazz
100844sacred music
100845financial reporting
100846market research
100847reproductive biology
100848aquatic biology
100849freshwater biology
100850population biology
100851sales management
100853international marketing
100854community music
100855promotion and advertising
100856corporate image
100858evolution
100861staff development
100862sonic arts
100864ecosystem ecology and land use
100865biometry
100866health and safety management
100867electronic music
100868office administration
100869bioinformatics
100870jazz composition
100872mycology
100873plant cell science
100874plant pathology
100875tourism
100880applied zoology
100881cell zoology
100882entomology
100883marine zoology
100884pest management
100885ballet
100886contemporary dance
100887moving image techniques
100888film directing
100890film and sound recording
100891hospitality
100893recreation and leisure studies
100894spa management
100895crafts
100896salon management
100898human genetics
100899medical genetics
100900molecular genetics
100901genomics
100902population genetics
100906applied microbiology
100907medical microbiology
100908veterinary microbiology
100909bacteriology
100910virology
100911immunology
100912blood sciences
100913librarianship
100914curatorial studies
100915archives and records management
100916information services
100918museum studies
100919publicity studies
100920television studies
100921radio studies
100922paper-based media studies
100923television production
100924radio production
100925publishing
100926electronic publishing
100927online publishing
100932plant biochemistry
100936animal health
100937animal physiology
100938veterinary pathology
100939veterinary pharmacology
100940animal nutrition
100941veterinary pharmacy
100942veterinary public health
100945crop protection
100946crop nutrition
100947crop production
100948biomolecular science
100949biophysical science
100950occupational psychology
100952developmental psychology
100953child psychology
100954business psychology
100956programming
100958psychology of ageing
100959research methods in psychology
100960object-oriented programming
100961natural language processing
100962research skills
100963knowledge and information systems
100966neural computing
100968computer vision
100970applied linguistics
100971phonetics and phonology
100972phonetics
100973phonology
100974livestock
100976aquaculture
100977rural estate management
100978farm management
100979game keeping management
100985health psychology
100986water resource management
100989cognitive modelling
100990land management for recreation
100992machine learning
100993cognitive psychology
100994health informatics
100998sustainable agriculture and landscape development
101001international agriculture
101003psychology of religion
101004organic farming
101006agricultural technology
101010agricultural machinery
101013timber engineering
101014community forestry
101016sociolinguistics
101017food and beverage studies
101018food safety
101019computer games graphics
101020computer games programming
101021baking technology management
101022brewing
101024agricultural chemistry
101025agricultural botany
101027numerical analysis
101028engineering and industrial mathematics
101029computational mathematics
101030applied statistics
101031medical statistics
101032probability
101033stochastic processes
101034statistical modelling
101035psycholinguistics
101037comparative literary studies
101038applied chemistry
101040risk management
101041industrial chemistry
101042colour chemistry
101043inorganic chemistry
101044crystallography
101045environmental chemistry
101046marine chemistry
101048environmental risk
101049health risk
101050physical chemistry
101053polymer chemistry
101054oil and gas chemistry
101056remote sensing
101058mapping science
101060applied physics
101061engineering physics
101064geomorphology
101065maritime geography
101067soil science
101068atmospheric physics
101070climate change
101071computational physics
101072pollution control
101073hydrography
101074radiation physics
101075photonics and optical physics
101076laser physics
101077nuclear and particle physics
101078applied environmental sciences
101079hydrology
101081volcanology
101082geological hazards
101083geochemistry
101084exploration geophysics
101085specialist teaching
101086geological oceanography
101087special needs teaching
101088research and study skills in education
101089hydrogeology
101090study skills
101091quaternary studies
101093exploration geology
101094English literature 1200 - 1700
101095English literature 1700 - 1900
101102space science
101103planetary science
101104applied geology
101105petroleum geology
101106engineering geology
101107Shakespeare studies
101108colonial and post-colonial literature
101109English as a second language
101111Scottish literature
101112ancient Middle Eastern languages
101113ancient Egyptian studies
101114classical Arabic
101115Sanskrit studies
101117ancient Hebrew language
101118Celtic studies
101120Gaelic language
101121Irish language
101124Latin studies
101125Latin literature
101126classical Greek studies
101129classical reception
101130translation studies
101132French literature
101133French society and culture
101134German literature
101135German society and culture
101136Italian society and culture
101137Italian literature
101138Spanish society and culture
101139Spanish literature
101141Portuguese studies
101142Portuguese language
101143Brazilian studies
101144Portuguese society and culture
101145Scandinavian studies
101148Swedish language
101149Norwegian language
101150Finnish language
101151Russian studies
101152Polish studies
101153Polish language
101155Czech language
101157Russian literature
101158Russian and East European society and culture
101159European studies
101161Dutch studies
101163Welsh literature
101164Chinese studies
101165Chinese languages
101166Chinese literature
101167Chinese society and culture studies
101168Japanese studies
101169Japanese languages
101170Japanese literature
101171Japanese society and culture studies
101172South Asian studies
101174Hindi language
101175Urdu language
101177Bengali language
101179Indian society and culture studies
101180Asian studies
101184African studies
101185African languages
101188African literature
101189African society and culture studies
101190modern Middle Eastern studies
101191modern Middle Eastern languages
101192Arabic languages
101193Persian languages
101194Israeli studies
101195Turkish studies
101196modern Middle Eastern literature
101197modern Middle Eastern society and culture studies
101198Arab society and culture studies
101199Latin American studies
101201Latin American literature
101202Latin American society and culture studies
101203North American literature studies
101204North American society and culture studies
101205Canadian studies
101206Australasian studies
101207Caribbean studies
101210biomaterials
101212Korean studies
101214cinematics
101215food marketing
101216bioelectronics
101217composite materials
101218forensic anthropology
101219forensic archaeology
101220veterinary epidemiology
101221enterprise and entrepreneurship
101222crime scene investigation
101223condensed matter physics
101233cultural studies
101234nanotechnology
101241music therapy
101243bioengineering
101246professional practice in education
101248French history
101258Thai language
101261maritime archaeology
101267computer games
101268computer games design
101269modern Hebrew language
101271East Asian studies
101273combined studies
101274general studies
101275negotiated studies
101276work placement experience (personal learning)
101277work-based learning
101278employability skills (personal learning)
101279advice and guidance (personal learning)
101288international studies
101289rehabilitation studies
101290neurological rehabilitation
101291cardiovascular rehabilitation
101294coaching psychology
101300quantum theory and applications
101307applied social science
101308facilities management
101309obstetrics and gynaecology
101311Hungarian studies
101312Czech studies
101315Irish studies
101316interior design and architecture
101317environmental and public health
101318biodiversity conservation
101319exercise for health
101320art psychotherapy
101322mentorship
101323dispute resolution
101324orthopaedics
101325paediatrics
101326gerontology
101327oncology
101329dementia studies
101330ultrasound
101331gastroenterology
101332drug and alcohol studies
101333epilepsy care
101334allergy
101335epidemiology
101336anaesthesia
101337endocrinology
101338diabetes
101339dermatology
101340hypnotherapy
101341psychology of communication
101342psychology of memory and learning
101343transpersonal psychology
101344psychobiology
101345evolutionary psychology
101347veterinary dentistry
101348exotic plants and crops
101351atmosphere-ocean interactions
101352biogeography
101353electrical power generation
101354electrical power distribution
101355cybernetics
101356paper technology
101357nationalism
101358development in Africa
101359development in the Americas
101360African history
101361creative arts and design
101362calligraphy
101363psychology of music
101366Swahili and other Bantu languages
101367Hausa language
101368Indonesian language
101369Vietnamese language
101371Nepali language
101372South East Asian studies
101373hair and beauty sciences
101374hair services
101375spa and water-based therapies
101376applied botany
101377transcriptomics
101378genetic engineering
101379sport technology
101380metabolic biochemistry
101381cognitive neuroscience
101382affective neuroscience
101383psychometrics
101384pre-clinical veterinary medicine
101385agricultural irrigation and drainage
101387meat science
101388cereal science
101389organometallic chemistry
101390marine physics
101391electromagnetism
101394glaciology and cryospheric systems
101396solid mechanics
101397turbine technology
101398rail vehicle engineering
101399analogue circuit engineering
101400parallel computing
101401microeconomics
101402macroeconomics
101403feminism
101404anarchism
101405victimology
101406transport policy
101407agricultural geography
101408human demography
101409shorthand and shorthand transcription
101410historical linguistics
101412Scots language
101413Irish language literature
101414Coptic language
101415Akkadian language
101416Sumerian language
101417Aramaic language
101419Breton language
101420Latin language
101421medieval Latin language
101422classical church Greek
101423classical Greek literature
101424Danish language
101425Scandinavian literature
101426Estonian language
101427Hungarian language
101428south Slavonic languages
101429Ukranian language
101430Indian literature studies
101431Turkish languages
101432Arabic literature
101433Persian literature studies
101434Turkish literature
101435oral history
101436crime history
101437Stone Age
101438Bronze Age
101439Iron Age
101440classical art and archaeology
101441metaphysics
101442epistemology
101443scholastic philosophy
101444hinduism
101445the Qur'an and Islamic texts
101446the Torah and Judaic texts
101447folk music
101448opera
101449music theory and analysis
101450applied music and musicianship
101451popular music composition
101452body awareness
101453dance and culture
101454community dance
101455stone crafts
101457community ecology
101458population ecology
101459ecotoxicology
101460plant physiology
101461veterinary biochemistry
101462quantitative psychology
101463qualitative psychology
101464psychopharmacology
101465sociology of law
101467Ruskin studies
101468John Donne studies
101469T.S. Eliot studies
101470Thomas Hardy studies
101471Oscar Wilde studies
101472Chaucer studies
101473Brontës studies
101474Thomas Pynchon studies
101475Philip Larkin studies
101476D.H. Lawrence studies
101477Charles Dickens studies
101478Jane Austen studies
101479James Joyce studies
101480Margaret Atwood studies
101481Samuel Beckett studies
101482Wilkie Collins studies
101483Byron studies
101484Shelley studies
101485Milton studies
101486J. M. Coetzee studies
101487Christopher Marlowe studies
101488Walter Scott studies
101489Robert Louis Stevenson studies
101490Robert Burns studies
101491Virginia Woolf studies
101492Bob Dylan studies
101493Dylan Thomas studies
101494W. B. Yeats studies
101495Joseph Conrad studies
101496Salman Rushdie studies
101497Gaelic literature
101498Scandinavian history
101499Russian society and culture
101500Polish society and culture
101501Czech society and culture
101503Persian society and culture studies
101504Turkish society and culture studies
101505carpentry and joinery
101506liberalism
101507conservatism
101508socialism
101509fascism
101510environmentalism
101511ophthalmic dispensing
Notes

The current academic disciplines of staff are required by statutory customers for the monitoring and progress of strategically important and vulnerable subjects (SIVS). Statutory customers base their decisions to support subjects at risk on evidence which is gathered and developed regularly. This evidence, in part, comes from HESA Staff record.

This field should only be updated for staff who have undertaken a major shift in their academic activity. It will not necessarily be the case that the current academic discipline being taught and/or researched by the member of staff is the same subject as their highest academic qualification.

It is important that data collectors adopt the same approach when implementing HECoS to ensure consistency and comparability of data across the sector. To promote consistency in approaches, we have produced an implementation guide to establish the key principles of HECoS allocation. This guide also addresses those specific areas where the basic allocation principles are insufficient.

HECoS has been developed independently from JACS and therefore there is no direct mapping available between the coding frames. To assist providers in recoding courses from JACS to HECoS, we have produced two mapping documents to indicate suggested mappings that might be used:

This is needed to future-proof work on strategically important and vulnerable subjects, so that as the landscape changes, it will be possible to assess the past performance of newly important subjects.

Where a member of staff works in more than one subject then up to five occurrences of this field should be used. Providers should be encouraged, for those staff working in more than 5 subjects, to return the 5 codes which best reflect the discipline.

For those staff working in more than three subjects, the three codes that best reflect the discipline should be returned in this field.

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