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Due to an error The University of Brighton did not return qualification information for approximately 10 mature entrants which has affected the table T3a and T3c indicators for those with previous higher education qualifications (applicable to tables T3a and T3c).

Data for the The University of Brighton was suppressed in table T3d in the 2014/15 publication due to the incorrect coding of qualification obtained for a group of students. As a result, their data has been excluded from table T4b in the 2015/16 publication (applicable to table T4b).

Due to a technical issue the The University of Strathclyde under-reported end dates in their 2014/15 student records. This means that some students who left before 1 December 2014 are included in the data leading to the percentages no longer in HE being higher than they should be. This impacts on table T3a and for mature entrants with previous HE qualifications on table T3c. For accurate figures please contact the University of Strathclyde directly ([email protected]) (applicable to tables T3a and T3c).

The figures include students whose provision is supported through additional places funded by the Scottish Funding Council to increase levels of articulation. The first year or two of the students’ studies is spent at a further education college. The level of non-continuation of such students can be noticeably different, usually higher, than those who start their studies at a university. The University of the West of Scotland was allocated the highest number of additional places, 200, for this scheme. In addition the University reported even more entrants to this scheme in 2014/15 to take account of previous students supported by these places who did not continue. Having these additional enrolments results in the percentage no longer in HE of all their UK domiciled full-time first degree entrants increasing from 15.4% to 15.8% (applicable to table T3a).

The continuation rate for Fairfield School of Business is slightly higher than presented in Table T3d. This is as a consequence of incorrect commencement data being submitted for a small number of undergraduate students (applicable to Experimental Statistics table T3d).

The proportion of students transferring to other Higher Education providers appears high for SRUC because the responsibility for running some of their provision transferred to another institution in 2016/17. Without this transfer the overall percentage transferring in table T3a would have been 0.4%, while the percentages for young and mature entrants would have been 0.5% and 0.0% respectively and the overall percentage transferring in table T3c would have been 0% (applicable to tables T3a and T3c).
The projected outcomes are not shown for SRUC as these are affected by the responsibility for running some of their provision transferring to another institution in 2016/17. Student progression between 2015/16 and 2016/17 is not typical and therefore not appropriate for projecting future outcomes (applicable to table T5).

Due to data coding issues relating to this indicator, Stranmillis University College has been excluded from this analysis (applicable to table T5).

Data for The University of Salford has been excluded from table T5 and is currently being investigated (applicable to table T5).

Due to an error The University of Brighton did not return qualification information for approximately 10 mature entrants which has affected the table T3a and T3c indicators for those with previous higher education qualifications. This has an impact on table T4a in 2016/17 (applicable to tables T4a).

Due to a technical issue the The University of Strathclyde under-reported end dates in their 2014/15 student records. This means that some students who left before 1 December 2014 are included in the data leading to the percentages no longer in HE being higher than they should be. This impacts on table T3a and for mature entrants with previous HE qualifications on table T3c. For accurate figures please contact the University of Strathclyde directly ([email protected]). This has an impact on table T4a in 2016/17 (applicable to tables T4a).

The figures include students whose provision is supported through additional places funded by the Scottish Funding Council to increase levels of articulation. The first year or two of the students’ studies is spent at a further education college. The level of non-continuation of such students can be noticeably different, usually higher, than those who start their studies at a university. The University of the West of Scotland was allocated the highest number of additional places, 200, for this scheme. In addition the University reported even more entrants to this scheme in 2014/15 to take account of previous students supported by these places who did not continue. Having these additional enrolments results in the percentage no longer in HE of all their UK domiciled full-time first degree entrants increasing from 15.4% to 15.8%. This has an impact on table T4a in 2016/7 (applicable to tables T4a).

Data for The University of Buckingham has been excluded from table T5 due to the year of programme being incorrectly reported for some students. The anomaly has disproportionally affected the projected to complete figure (applicable to table T5).

The data for The Open University relating to projected outcomes in Table T5 has been suppressed as the first degree provision is relatively new and hence there are insufficient students in each year to inform a robust projection (applicable to table T5, 2018/19 publication)

In 2015/16, University of the West of England, Bristol incorrectly reported some figures within the Finance record Table 3, sections 1a and 1e. The correct figures are as follows:

• 1 Non-current assets
  • 1a Intangible assets
    • Year ended 31 July 2016 £0k
    • Year ended 31 July 2015 £0k
  • 1e Fixed assets
    • Year ended 31 July 2016 £582,474k
    • Year ended 31 July 2015 £530,499k

In 2011/12, the University of Ulster returned students enrolled from a new partnership with Queen Anne Business School, which includes significant numbers of non-EU students. This is reflected in the increase in non-EU students for Northern Ireland institutions in Tables 1a and 2a.

The University of York has confirmed that a significant increase to the following Estates Management record data items between 2011/12 and 2012/13 is due to the inclusion of properties less than 500m² as specified by the Department of Climate Change: ENRGIAA - Non-residential GIA in DEC or EPC category A; ENRGIAD - Non-residential GIA in DEC or EPC category D; ENRGIAG - Non-residential GIA in DEC or EPC category G.

The University of York has confirmed that a significant increase to the following Estates Management record data items between 2011/12 and 2012/13 is due to the inclusion of properties less than 500m² as specified by the Department of Climate Change: ENRGIAA - Non-residential GIA in DEC or EPC category A; ENRGIAD - Non-residential GIA in DEC or EPC category D; ENRGIAG - Non-residential GIA in DEC or EPC category G.

The University of York has confirmed that a significant increase to the following Estates Management record data items between 2011/12 and 2012/13 is due to the inclusion of properties less than 500m² as specified by the Department of Climate Change: ENRGIAA - Non-residential GIA in DEC or EPC category A; ENRGIAD - Non-residential GIA in DEC or EPC category D; ENRGIAG - Non-residential GIA in DEC or EPC category G.

In 2014/15, Plymouth College of Art incorrectly reported both their (FNRIPCO) Non-residential insurance premiums and contributions and (BNRIRV) Non-residential insurance replacement value. The correct values should be £25,842 and £60,519,089 respectively.

In 2015/16, Plymouth College of Art incorrectly reported both their (FNRIPCO) Non-residential insurance premiums and contributions and (BNRIRV) Non-residential insurance replacement value. The correct values should be £32,139 and £62,464,027 respectively.

In 2016/17, Swansea University incorrectly reported the values for FNRRV – Non-residential rateable value and FNRRP – Non-residential rates paid. The correct values should be £6,488,500 and £634,056 respectively.

In 2021/22, The University of East Anglia lowered the values for Non-residential scope 3 carbon emissions from waste (E3NRCEW) from previous years. The value decreased from 745.662 t CO2e to 42 t CO2e. This was due to the inclusion of virgin material emissions in their 2020/21 submission, which was later identified as an error.

In 2013/14, The University of Lincoln have confirmed that they incorrectly reported their (ENRWCON) Non-residential water consumption as 67,741m³. Their value for Non-residential water consumption should have been 63,608m³.
 

In 2013/14, University of the Arts London reported that due to a change of treatment and process their figures for Number of buildings and Number of sites may have a significant change in comparison to 2012/13 figures. A review of this data led to the adoption of a more consistent and comparable approach and a revision to the values returned for these items. The non-residential disposals during the year reflected in the Gross Internal Area (GIA) and Net Internal Area (NIA) totals were for properties that would have been counted as one site and three buildings using the revised treatment.

In 2013/14, University of the Arts London reported that due to a change of treatment and process their figures for Number of buildings and Number of sites may have a significant change in comparison to 2012/13 figures. A review of this data led to the adoption of a more consistent and comparable approach and a revision to the values returned for these items. The non-residential disposals during the year reflected in the Gross Internal Area (GIA) and Net Internal Area (NIA) totals were for properties that would have been counted as one site and three buildings using the revised treatment.

St Mary's University College, Twickenham have confirmed that the following 2012/13 Estates Management record data items were reported incorrectly. The corrected values are shown after each data item:

IFSFEFS - Number of staff directly exposed to fire or smoke: 5.

IFSTEFS - Number of students directly exposed to fire or smoke: 47.

St Mary's University College, Twickenham have confirmed that the following 2012/13 Estates Management record data items were reported incorrectly. The corrected values are shown after each data item:

IFSFEFS - Number of staff directly exposed to fire or smoke: 5.

IFSTEFS - Number of students directly exposed to fire or smoke: 47.

In 2011/12, several providers re-classified their nursing courses from a diploma of HE to a first degree. The 2011/12 data shows a 27% rise from 2010/11 in first year first degree nursing students and a 17% drop in first year other undergraduate nursing students.

In 2012/13, several institutions continued to re-classify their nursing courses from a diploma of HE to a first degree. The 2012/13 data shows a 10% rise from 2011/12 in first degree nursing students (17% for full-time first degree nursing students) and a 31% drop in other undergraduate nursing students (44% for full-time other undergraduate nursing students).