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It’s time to shift focus from outcomes to expectations
We do well to capture student experience via a range of surveys. But, asks Michelle Morgan, why don't we make a similar effort to capture student expectations?
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Data-riffic! What does data tell us about UK higher education in 2017?
More data is available about universities than ever before, and new software means it can be visualised to tell new stories about our sector. David Morris looks at data on TEF, REF, widening participation, university finances, and student numbers.
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Data governance – not fun (for most), but vital (for all)
Data governance can be fluffy and difficult to implement, but it’s something universities cannot afford not to have. Marian Hilditch outlines her recent visit to HESA to explain their work in this area.
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Team Wonkhe slack chat: the NSS
In an experimental feature, Team Wonkhe take to slack to discuss the 2017 NSS in detail. The chat covers post-graduate NSS, the potential for bias within surveys and the use of NSS data within institutions.
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A bruising boycott for the Russell Group
The NUS boycott of the NSS has been a concern for many institutions, but just how successful has it been? Nona Buckley-Irvine finds out.
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What have we learned from the new (and improved) NSS?
The National Student Survey is back with new questions for students, and new questions for the sector to answer. David Morris takes a quick look at this year's results, which you can find in full here.
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What the Sunday Times got wrong on ‘crowding out’ British students
The Sunday Times made waves this weekend with accusations that international students are 'shutting out' UK students. But have they misread the available data from HESA?
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Understanding the burden of data collection
Andy Youell introduces the latest data-driven consultation on finding ways to better understand and reduce the burden of data management and collection in higher education providers.
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Measuring learning gain isn’t easy, but it has become necessary
Camille Kandiko-Howson reports on the opportunities and challenges the first round of HEFCE projects to find better ways of understanding the learning 'distance travelled' through higher education.
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TEF and colleges: damned if you do, damned if you don’t
Catherine Boyd has been analysing why further education colleges appear to have suffered at the hands of the TEF panels far more frequently than established universities.
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