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Experimental Statistics: Widening participation and non-continuation rates
This UK Performance Indicator Experimental Statistics release covers widening participation and non-continuation rates at publicly funded HE providers and alternative providers.
Non-continuation rates summary: UK Performance Indicators 2015/16
This UK Performance Indicators release focuses on non-continuation rates for UK domiciled students.
Open data licence: CC-BY-4.0NewDLHE consultation: The future of graduate outcomes data
We are consulting on our new model for collecting information about what higher education (HE) students do after graduating (deadline for responses: 7 April).
BlogCivica chosen for HESA Data Futures programme
HESA is pleased to announce that Civica will work alongside HESA on the Data Futures data collection system. Data Futures is HESA’s ambitious programme to deliver a modernised and more efficient approach to collecting data and information from more than 250 higher education providers across the UK.
Income and expenditure of higher education providers in 2015/16
Total income for the UK HE sector was £34.7 billion in 2015/16. Income from tuition fees was £16.8 billion representing 48.4% of total income. The sector's total expenditure was £33.0 billion, of which £18.0 billion (54.6%) was spent on staff costs.
The dawning of NewDLHE: An update on progress
For the last 18 months, we have been conducting a major review of the data we collect about the outcomes of graduates. We are pleased to announce that we will be publishing our final design on Monday 6 March. Here, we provide some updates on the project.
BlogDepartmental demographics of academic staff
In 2015/16 Engineering & technology departments had both the highest proportion of non-UK nationality academic staff and the lowest proportion of female academic staff. Education departments conversely employed the lowest proportion of non-UK nationals and the highest proportion of women.
Staff in Higher Education 2015/16 and Higher Education Statistics for the United Kingdom 2015/16 provide data on HE staff broken down by demographic and contract characteristics.Say hello to our new open data champions
Our new open data champions will lead the way in widening access to our datasets. They’ll work closely with you, as sector colleagues, to refine and implement agreed plans. And as these plans are rolled out, they’ll support you to make the most of our data in its new open format.
BlogDegree Apprenticeships: Supporting the changing landscape
Degree Apprenticeships are set to grow substantially in the next few years. We have been working to streamline the process of submitting apprenticeship student data in order to reduce the burden on HE providers.
BlogFinal version of the Collection Design Project
The final version of the Collection Design Project, Version 3, has now been published at https://www.hesa.ac.uk/innovation/data-futures/collection-design/version-three.
After this phase the model will move into the Detailed Design Phase of the Data Futures programme.