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Research concludes there's no need to weight
Director of Data & InnovationGraduate Outcomes survey data for 2018/19 will remain unweighted following research by independent experts.
HE Provider Data: Business and Community Interaction – open data release
The Higher Education - Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey gathers data on UK universities' engagement in the economy and the wider application of their work.
New statistical measure of the design and nature of work developed from Graduate Outcomes data
HESA researchers have investigated the use of data from the annual survey to measure one aspect of job quality - as defined by the Measuring Job Quality Working Group formed following the Taylor Review.
Graduate Outcomes SOC 2020 update
HESA has published updates to its 2017/18 Graduate Outcomes employment statistics using the new Standard Occupational Classification SOC 2020 coding frame.
Graduate Outcomes SOC 2020 update: UK, 2017/18
Updates to 2017/18 Graduate Outcomes employment statistics using the new Standard Occupational Classification SOC 2020 coding frame.
Open data licence: CC-BY-4.0HESA widening participation and non-continuation statistics to lose ‘Performance Indicator’ branding
From 2023 HESA will no longer publish UK Performance Indicators for higher education providers. Existing indicators will reviewed for inclusion in HESA’s Official Statistics and open data outputs.
Measure for measures
Director of Data & InnovationOur evaluation of user needs for HESA performance metrics in UK higher education
Improving Graduate Outcomes response rates: why quality contact details matter
Data analystHESA Data analyst John Rowe discusses how the quality of contact details improves the chances of contact with respondents and leads to a better quality of insights.
Reports on occupational coding confirm accuracy of Graduate Outcomes statistics
Two reports on the use of ONS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) in Graduate Outcomes review the quality assurance process for 2018/19 and verify the application of the updated coding system using 2017/18 data.
HESA to publish comparison between occupational coding versions in Graduate Outcomes
The latest version of the ONS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) will be used to provide updated statistics for the 2017/18 Graduate Outcomes survey on 20 May 2021.