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First Destinations of Students Leaving Higher Education Institutions 2001/02

Notes on Tables

The list of institutions in the HESA reference volumes for 2001/02 has changed and the following institutions are no longer shown separately:


  1. The following institutions have joined the HE sector and are now shown in the HESA reference volumes for 2001/02:



  2. The following institutions have changed their names in the HESA reference volumes for 2001/02:



  3. University of London is a confederal organisation. The colleges of the university, shown separately in the HESA reference volumes, are:

    Birkbeck College
    Institute of Education
    Goldsmiths College
    Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
    King’s College London
    London Business School
    London School of Economics and Political Science
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
    The School of Oriental and African Studies
    The School of Pharmacy
    Queen Mary and Westfield College
    Royal Academy of Music
    Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
    The Royal Veterinary College
    St. George’s Hospital Medical School
    University College London
    (Heythorp College is also a college of University of London, but is not included in HESA statistics as it is not publicly-funded.)


    In addition, the institutes within the umbrella of University of London (Institutes and activities) are:
    British Institute in Paris
    Courtauld Institute of Art
    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
    Institute of Historical Research
    Institute of Latin American Studies
    Institute of Romance Studies
    Institute of United States Studies
    Warburg Institute


  4. From August 2001 Homerton College return data for students from the School of Health Studies only. All other students are now included in the figures for The University of Cambridge.

  5. The majority of students attending the Institute of Advanced Nursing Education are studying whilst in full-time employment, consequently a first destination return was not sought from this institution.

  6. Students of unknown ages are included in total figures but not in separate breakdowns.

  7. Percentage of known destination is expressed as a percentage of all students from whom a first destinations record was expected.

  8. Lower second class degree includes ‘undivided’ second class honours.

  9. Employed includes unknown employment category/mode of employment/duration of employment. Duration of employment is not collected for self-employed individuals.

  10. Duration of employment is not collected for self-employed individuals. These, together with others entering employment whose duration of employment is unknown, are only included within ‘Total going overseas’.

  11. Total UK includes UK domiciled students whose region of employment was given as unknown but who are assumed to have remained within the UK.

  12. Total UK domiciled, postgraduate, first degree and other undergraduate include students who are known to be UK domiciled but whose exact region of domicile is unknown.

  13. Employment overseas includes self-employed and all categories of employment.

  14. Total employed includes those with ‘Not reported’ mode of employment.

  15. ‘Others’ includes students who gave their main activity as seeking employment or training but, because they gave their secondary activity as employment, study or training, are not assumed to be unemployed. It also includes other EU students reported as returning overseas (no other information available).

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