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Gary, The request has been redone for us as the mapping problem gave some very odd answers, but I don't know about anyone else. Cheers Sarah Gary Smith wrote: > Dear Sarah > > We have a similar problem. Some of what we gave the Guardian in the > mapping file has been used and other parts appear to have been ignored. > > Did HESA say whether they re-issue the data? > > Best Wishes > > Gary > > > At 15:44 26/03/2007, you wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> I've been working through the preview data below for the Guardian and >> I found some anomalies (particularly with regard to the student FTE by >> Guardian subject). After conversations with HESA we've found it's >> because of an error with the mappings, which happened during the >> Guardian's processing of the file. This may be due to the way I >> submitted the mapping file and might not apply to anyone else but with >> the Guardian's track record I thought it wise to let you all know. >> >> Regards, >> Sarah >> >> >> -- >> Dr Sarah Hipkiss >> Planning and Financial Services >> 0191 515 3511 >> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Data request from The Guardian (ref 26236) >> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:58:10 +0000 >> From: Jonathan Waller <[log in to unmask]> >> To: DDS_Announce <[log in to unmask]> >> >> >> >> Dear colleague >> >> I am writing to notify you of a data request that HESA has received and >> processed. The request is from The Guardian and the data will be used >> within this year's Guardian University Guide. The reference number for >> this request is 26236. >> >> The data requested of HESA are (all items disaggregated by each HEI) : >> >> Item 1 Student enrolments by level of study and Guardian subject group >> 2005/06 >> Item 2a Total FTE of student enrolments by level of study and Guardian >> subject group 2005/06 >> Item 2b Total FTE of student enrolments by level of study and cost >> centre 2005/06 >> Item 3 First degree students by gender and Guardian subject group 2005/06 >> Item 4 First degree students by mode of study and Guardian subject group >> 2005/06 >> Item 5 Full-time, first year, first degree students by age group and >> Guardian subject group 2005/06 >> Item 6 UK domiciled, first degree students by ethnicity and Guardian >> subject group 2005/06 >> Item 7 First degree students by disability status and Guardian subject >> group 2005/06 >> Item 8 First year, first degree students by socio economic >> classification and Guardian subject group 2005/06 >> Item 9 First degree students by domicile and Guardian subject group >> 2005/06 >> Item 10 First degree qualifiers by Guardian subject group and >> classification 2005/06 >> Item 11 Mean tariff scores of full-time, first year, first degree >> students by Guardian subject group 2005/06 >> Item 12 Destinations of UK domiciled full-time, first degree graduates >> and leavers by activity and Guardian subject group 2004/05 >> >> Item 13 UK domiciled full-time, first degree graduates entering >> employment (including those working and studying) by SOC 2000 job type >> and Guardian subject group 2004/05 >> >> Item 14 Student:staff ratios by cost centre 2005/06 >> Item 15 Total expenditure by cost centre (academic departments only) and >> type of expenditure 2005/06 >> Item 16 Expenditure of academic services by type 2005/06 >> Item 17a 'Value-added' scores (method 1) by Guardian subject group >> 2005/06 >> Item 17b 'Value-added' scores (method 2) by Guardian subject group >> 2005/06 >> Item 18 Spend per student by cost centre (academic cost centres only) >> 2005/06 >> >> A brief summary of the main changes from last year's Guardian data >> request: >> 1. Item 2b is a new item >> 2. Items 17a and 17b are also new items this year. However Item 17a is >> an update of 'value-added' data that were last supplied to The Guardian >> in 2003. There are two alternative methodologies (set by The Guardian) >> for generating these data because the Guardian wish to assess the >> results of each. >> >> 3. Item 18 is a new item. The spend per student figures presented here >> are provided in order to make any anomalies in the comparison between >> finance and student data by cost centre more easily apparent. For the >> actual spend per student figures used in the Guardian University Guide, >> an apportioned element of expenditure on academic services will also be >> incorporated into the figures by The Guardian analysts. >> >> 4. This year we have included a sector comparison table for each data >> item. This will allow you to compare the figures for your HE institution >> with the equivalent total figures for all HEIs. The sector comparison >> tables are located below the tables for each HE institution within the >> Excel worksheets. >> >> 5. Last year's data items on academic staff numbers by employment >> function and grade have not be requested this year. >> >> The above data items have been prepared and are now available for >> preview from the usual Data Dissemination System (DDS) web-pages. The >> data are due to be released to the Guardian on 2 April 2007 so I will >> need any comments back from HEIs by 12p.m. on that day. >> >> If you have any comments or queries regarding the data please contact me >> at [log in to unmask] >> >> Regards >> >> Jonathan Waller >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> Head of Information Services >> Higher Education Statistics Agency >> Tel 01242 211130 >> FAX 01242 211122 >> -------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Gary Smith > Deputy Director, Management Information and Services > The Registry, UCL > Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > Tel: external 020-7679-2044; internal 3-2044 -- Dr Sarah Hipkiss Planning and Financial Services 0191 515 3511