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  • Higher Education Statistics for the UK 2007/08 reveals Science and Medicine studies see five year growth

    Press Officer

    The newly released Higher Education Statistics for the United Kingdom 2007/08 publication from the Higher Education Statistics Agency provides the official overview of the UK's higher education sector. The publication contains data from HESA, the Student Loans Company, OECD, UCAS, the Learning and Skills Council and the HE funding bodies. It has been released according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

    The annual publication gives a clear picture of the subject choices of students. Comparing data from the last five years shows that, while the number of students at higher education institutions has increased by nearly five percent, different subject areas have seen varying levels of growth.

  • Career progression of 2004/05 graduates

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    The HESA Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Institutions Longitudinal Survey Report is published today. The survey, undertaken by IFF Research, was based on a sample of leavers who gained HE qualifications in 2004/05. Responses were obtained from 41,395 leavers. The survey asked what they were doing three and a half years later on 24 November 2008.

    The full report is available to download in PDF format from the HESA publications website.

  • HESA Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Institutions 2007/08 reveals female graduates more likely to enter employment

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    Data from the newly released HESA Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Institutions 2007/08 publication shows that female graduates were more likely to be in full or part-time employment six months after graduating, while male graduates were more likely to be in further study or unemployed. The publication provides coverage of the DLHE survey which asks graduates what they are doing six months after graduating. 75.7% of 2007/08 first degree graduates responded to the survey (76.5% of females and 74.6% of males).

    72.9% of female first degree graduates were in some form of employment* after six months, compared with 67.9% of male graduates. 16.2% of male leavers who gained first degrees in 2007/08 went on to further study only, compared 15.1% of female graduates.

  • 2007/08 Performance Indicators: Employment of graduates

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    The second set of Performance Indicators in Higher Education in the UK 2007/08 is published today.

  • Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education in the United Kingdom for the academic year 2007/08

    This Statistical First Release (SFR) has been produced by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), in collaboration with statisticians from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG), the Scottish Government (SG) and the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DEL(NI)). It has been released according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. It provides details of the destinations of leavers from higher education (HE) who obtained qualifications in higher education institutions (HEIs) in the United Kingdom (UK), during the academic year 2007/08. The data presented draws on the 2007/08 Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) record.

  • 2007/08 Performance Indicators released

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    The first set of Performance Indicators in Higher Education in the UK 2007/08 is published today.

  • HESA Resources of Higher Education Institutions 2007/08 reveals average age of academic staff increasing

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    Data from the newly released HESA Resources of Higher Education Institutions 2007/08 publication shows that the average age of UK academics is increasing. Over the last four years the proportion of academic staff employed at UK HE institutions aged 55 and over has increased from 18.9% to 20.5%. Meanwhile the proportion of academics aged under 35 has decreased from 25.9% to 25.2%. The average age of all academic staff has increased from 43.2 years to 43.7 years.

  • Release of 2007/08 HESA Finance Data reveals income of UK higher education sector up 10% in 2007/08

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    Data from the newly released HESA HE Finance Plus 2007/08 publication shows that the total income of UK higher education institutions exceeded £23.4 billion in the 2007/08 academic year. Income for the sector rose 10.3% from the 2006/07 total of £21.3 billion. Total expenditure in the sector saw a similar level of increase, rising 8.9% from £21.0 billion to £22.9 billion.

  • HESA Students in Higher Education Institutions 2007/08 reveals 197,000 students studying overseas for UK HE qualifications

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    For the first time, HESA has collected comprehensive data on the number of students studying outside the UK for qualifications awarded by UK HE institutions (HEIs). The new data, published today, shows that 196,640 ‘offshore students' were studying entirely overseas for HE level awards from 112 UK HEIs during the 2007/08 academic year.

    ‘Distance learning' courses accounted for more than half of the offshore provision of UK higher education (100,360 students). Meanwhile, 7,090 students were studying at overseas campuses directly run by UK HEIs. Most of the remaining 89,190 students were studying for qualifications offered by UK institutions in collaboration with foreign partners. Just under a third of offshore students were studying for postgraduate qualifications.

  • Alison Allden appointed Chief Executive of HESA

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    Alison Allden has been appointed to be the next Chief Executive of the Higher Education Statistics Agency. She will take up the post on 1 August 2009 when the current Chief Executive, Professor Robin Sibson, retires at the end of July.

    Alison Allden was appointed Deputy Registrar and Director of Information Services at the University of Bristol in 2004. She is a member of the senior executive of the University and has direct responsibility for Information Services and strategy development across a range of activities and support services.

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