Data Futures
“The Data Futures project provides a significant focus point for further enhancing the quality and capability of the higher education data landscape”
Report of the review group on UK higher education sector agencies, Universities UK, and GuildHE
Data Futures is HESA’s transformation programme that will deliver the vision for a modernised and more efficient approach to collecting data, to deliver better output for a wider range of data users.
We are working with stakeholders across the sector to further define these specifications before building, piloting, and finally implementing a new live system.
Latest news
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New consultations available in Data specification overview.
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Latest specification updates now available in Data specification overview.
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Sign up to the Data Futures Jiscmail group to receive updates.
Data specification and technical content
As part of our updated programme activity, we are working with statutory customers to simplify the data model and clarify key concepts.
Data Futures resources
Supporting resources have been developed to both guide you through the new process and help you to explain the process to teams and management.
Key concepts
Click through to learn about the key concepts and processes that will underpin discrete collection.
Coding manual (Data Futures)
Click through to access the Data Futures Coding manual.
The programme
The Data Futures programme encompasses a range of activities and individual contributory projects.
Get involved
The Data Futures programme will present multiple opportunities to get involved, provide feedback, and ask questions.
You can join our Data Futures JISCMail group for the latest updates and milestones.
If you want to get in contact with someone from our Data Futures team, please email.