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New finance data released today includes the accounts of both publicly and privately funded HE providers for the first time.

Today HESA has released a two-part methodology statement on Graduate Outcomes which provides a comprehensive overview of the survey’s history and operations.

Dan Cook explains the changes behind the forthcoming release of Finance record Open Data.

As HESA is preparing the first set of Graduate Outcomes data for publication from late April, we are sharing some key points about the nature of the statistics being released. 

Joint research from HESA and the Department of Economics at Warwick University finds graduates with a first or upper second class degree earn more, relative to non-graduates, than their peers with lower class degrees.

Open data tables of staff demographic and contract characteristics show 31% of academic staff were of non-UK nationality in 2018/19.

Statistics showing the proportion of undergraduate entrants at each HE provider who did not continue into their second year of study.

The Data Futures Programme aims to transform the data collection infrastructure for the UK HE sector. The Programme announced previously that it was undertaking a further design phase to support the move from continuous to discrete collections. 
 
As with any large-scale transformation project, Data Futures has had to address a range of factors, not least statutory, financial, technical, operational and commercial considerations.
 

Statistics showing the proportion of students at each HE provider from low participation neighbourhoods, from state schools, and in receipt of Disabled Students' Allowances.

Data released today includes information on UK transnational education, increasing numbers of full-time students living in private sector halls, and a recovery in numbers studying for MBA qualifications.