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  • Launch of New Heidi Plus Community Dashboards

    Neil Richards

    Neil Richards

    Data Visualisation Manager

    Neil Richards, Business Intelligence Specialist at HESA, outlines the benefits of the latest HESA/Jisc Community Dashboards within Heidi Plus, which combine the collaborative expertise of HE professionals with HESA and other HE sector data, and the very latest visualisation technology, to bring invaluable sector insight to HESA subscribers and Jisc members.

    Blog
  • Collection Governance Consultation: your feedback

    Alex Leigh

    Alex Leigh

    Consultant

    Alex Leigh discusses opening thoughts and thanks for the feedback from the initial consultation marking the launch of Collection Governance project

    Blog
  • No detail too small: Defining the Graduate Outcomes collection

    Matt Barnard

    Matt Barnard

    Liaison & Operations Analyst

    We are currently working to develop our newest collection - Graduate Outcomes. This blog provides an update on our progress over the last two months in defining the data specification and survey brand.

    Blog
  • Recent UK Graduates Now Working in 173 Countries

    Joe Macari-Information Analyst

    Joe Macari

    Information Analyst

    Following the release of the DLHE survey, Information Analyst Joe Macari looks at the destinations of UK-domiciled graduates – which reveals that 2015/16 graduates from UK higher education providers are working in 173 of the world’s 195 countries.

  • Lost in France: Negotiating Data Submission Maps and Language

    Daniel Kidd

    Dan Kidd

    Head of Training & Consultancy

    With higher education providers preparing to submit data to HESA over the next few weeks, HESA’s Head of Training & Consultancy, Dan Kidd, offers advice on how to make the process considerably less painful than negotiating French town planning . . .

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  • Data Futures readiness survey

    Melanie Ross

    Communication Officer

    We recently carried out the Data Futures readiness survey to help us learn more about how providers are preparing for in-year collection, and how we can best inform and update them. We received 138 responses, providing us with vital feedback that will ensure we can address queries from providers now as we head into the Alpha pilot and towards implementation and transition.

    Blog
  • Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Longitudinal survey

    Publication

    The Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Longitudinal survey captures information about the activities and perspectives of graduates three and a half years after they completed their studies. Our report analyses the 107,340 responses we received to the winter 2016/17 survey which contacted 2012/13 leavers.

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  • 93% of 2012/13 graduates in work or study three and a half years later

    Press Officer

    Results of a survey of graduates three and a half years after graduation shows that 87.5% of UK domiciled graduates were in employment (including work and further study), 5.8% were in further study only and 2.2% were assumed to be unemployed. Of those UK domiciled graduates in employment, 84.1% were in professional jobs. The median salary of UK domiciled leavers in full-time paid employment was £27,000 after three and a half years

  • Thoughts on in-year data collection: what’s next for Data Futures?

    Rob Phillpotts

    Managing Director HESA Statutory

    As the end of the detailed design phase approaches, Programme Director Rob Phillpotts discusses in-year data collection and the opportunity for innovation in higher education.

    Blog
  • Changes in undergraduate student numbers between 2008/09 and 2015/16

    Press Officer

    The Sunday Times front page article, “Universities take foreign students ahead of British” (6 August 2017), discussed changes in UK domiciled undergraduate student numbers between 2008/09 and 2015/16. The article has prompted significant commentary on social media – including discussion of the data that HESA holds on student numbers.

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