Dear All,
As with all HEIs we obtain self-declared information from students with
disabilities from their UCAS forms. This data is then held as part of their
student record and made available to the College's Disability Advisor if
further support or advice is required.
There is currently a proposal within the College to conduct a research
project into the experiences of disabled students at the College to help
increase the numbers attending College and to improve the quality of their
student experience. As part of this proposal they would like to send out a
questionnaire 'of varying types, depending on declared disability' to
relevant students whose details are held on the student record system. They
are happy to let the student records centre staff do this posting for them
(so the researchers have no access to any names or other personal data) and
to keep all responses anonymous. Also the questionnaire would include a
full explanation of the project reassuring them of the the anonymity and
security of their data and would include an opt-out of any future such
projects (not that any are planned).
Following these precautions does anybody perceive any other issues
surrounding this. Obviously the data was not originally collected for this
purpose, nor were the students informed at collection that it maybe used in
this way but I am assuming that this is covered by s.33 exemptions.
Any comments gratefully received.
Many thanks
Steve Bailey
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