Please add University of Aberdeen to your list.
Thanks,
Eileen
At 10:41 13/06/06 +0100, you wrote:
>Dear All,
>
>I'm sure that if the Guardian published information on its banding
>method that this would immediately show up some apparent anomolies.
>
>All we would require is the levels at which the various bands were set
>(which they used to publish for unit costs in the early days); the
>number of institutions in each band (although it's possible to get
>this from the published information, it's a slog); and finally
>notification to individual institutions of their absolute score within
>a particular band.
>
>If a large number of us sent in a combined request for this
>information (possibly at V-C level), how could they reasonably refuse?
>
>Anyone interested in such an approach?
>
>Regards Brian
>
>
> > From: Academic, financial or space planning in UK universities
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nicki Horseman
> > Sent: 25 May 2006 17:01
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Guardian League Table
> >
> > We are also having trouble getting lucid explanations from the Guardian
> about the construction of the overall score. At the UUK event last year,
> it was clear to the Guardian and Campus PI that HEIs were looking for
> more transparency about the construction of the scores from the raw data.
> It is hard to understand how the Guardian expects to improve HEI 'buy-in'
> to the table when the methodology is so opaque.
> >
> > I understand that a FoI request could be made but it might be refused
> on commercial or confidentiality grounds.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Nicki
> >
> > --------------------
> >
> > Dr Nicki Horseman
> > Assistant Registrar (Planning)
> > University of Exeter
> > Exeter
> > EX4 4QJ
> > 01392 263486
> >
> > The methodology is opaque, but we certainly noticed a significant
> discrepancy between our subject scores and our overall score, and, when
> this was pointed out to the Guardian, we rose almost 50 places in the
> rankings overnight (over 2 nights, technically). As far as I can see,
> Campus Pi is simply a centre in Brunel's School of Information Systems,
> Computing and Mathematics - is there no way of requesting the methodology
> under FoI?
> >
> > Claire
> >
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>-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oo-o-o-o-o-
>Brian Oldham
>Management Data Analyst
>Finance Department
>King's College London
>Room 7.22
>James Clerk Maxwell Building
>57 Waterloo Road
>London SE1 8WA
>Tel: 020 7848 3850
>Fax: 020 7848 3356
Eileen Schofield
Director of Planning
King's College
Old Aberdeen
Tel: 01224 272016
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