Research
HESA’s core mission is to support the advancement of higher education across all nations of the UK through the data it collects, assures and disseminates.
Our Research strategy describes how we undertake research to advance public knowledge and understanding of UK higher education, and to improve our own outputs in the public interest.
Our review of the Impact of research illustrates how we are meeting those aims and aspirations.
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The value of a non-financial job quality measure in exploring graduate outcomes - Summary
Principal Researcher (Economist)New briefing provides an overview of a new non-monetary job quality composite measure developed by HESA using the Graduate Outcomes survey.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Graduate Outcomes 2020/21
Lead Policy & Research AnalystCompared to previous ‘pandemic years’, the 2020/21 Graduate Outcomes respondents were surveyed at a point when the impact of the pandemic on daily life was decreasing steadily.
Getting a move on: The creation of a new graduate mobility marker
Head of Solutions DevelopmentIn this insight, HESA researchers introduce a new geographical mobility marker and explore the added value it could bring when examining graduate trajectories/outcomes.
Graduate wellbeing: How does the design and nature of work relate to life evaluations and present emotions?
Principal Researcher (Economist)In this insight, HESA researchers explore whether there are any differences in how a particular aspect of employment quality is associated with various measures of wellbeing.
Ready for the weekend? How data relating to the Graduate Outcomes survey process can be used in assessing the validity of subjective wellbeing information
Principal Researcher (Economist)In this insight, HESA researchers examine the association between the day of the week the Graduate Outcomes survey was submitted and different measures of wellbeing.
Assessing the quality of further and interim study data collected in the Graduate Outcomes survey
Research comparing the answers provided by survey respondents about further and interim study with data from the HESA Student record.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Graduate Outcomes 2019/20
Lead Policy & Research AnalystThe majority of Graduate Outcomes survey respondents graduated in summer 2020 as restrictions were easing from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. These cohorts were surveyed in Autumn 2021 when case numbers were high and the vaccination programme underway.
Looking beyond access: How do graduate perceptions of their work vary by socioeconomic disadvantage?
Principal Researcher (Economist)HESA researchers explore the relationship between socioeconomic disadvantage and graduate outcomes.
Time to take SOC: Graduate reflections on the design and nature of their work by occupation
Principal Researcher (Economist)HESA researchers explore the relation between graduates' own assessments of their work and the occupational classification of those jobs.
Regional variation in the design and nature of graduate work: a first look
Lead Policy & Research AnalystGeographical analysis of HESA's new statistical measure of the design and nature of work.