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HEFCW data collection

The statistics team collects data from HE institutions and FE colleges in Wales through a number of data surveys:

  • the higher education students early statistics (HESES) survey
  • the end of year monitoring (EYM) of higher education enrolments survey
  • the research activity survey (RAS)
  • the forecasts and reaching higher target requests circular
  • the redistribution exercise

The data surveys are sent to nominated data contacts within the institution and are also available below.

Higher Education Students Early Statistics (HESES) survey

The HESES survey collects aggregated student data to enable us to make allocations of funds for teaching and have early indications of student numbers for the relevant academic year.

HESES survey 2010/11

The End of Year Monitoring of Higher Education Enrolments (EYM) survey

The EYM survey collects aggregated student data to enable us to calculate adjustment of funding where institutions have not recruited up to their funded numbers and to establish final numbers for the academic year.

EYM survey 2010/11

Research Activity Survey (RAS)

The RAS survey collects information on research students to be used in the calculation of funds for research.

RAS survey 2007/08

Forecast Requests

This circular requests HE institutions to submit student and staff number forecasts

Forecast Requests 2011

Redistribution Exercise

This Circular sets out the arrangements by which higher education institutions and directly funded further education colleges may redistribute funded credit values. Institutions are invited to propose the redistributions of funded credit values that they wish to make.

Redistribution Exercise 2009/10

Further information

Please contact us for earlier circulars or guidance on 029 2068 2243 or email hestats@hefcw.ac.uk.

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