The data efficiency project

SROC, University of Leicester

13 April 2010

Presented by Richard Puttock

History

• HEFCE and HESA desire to improve efficiency

• PWC report, published September 2008

• 21 recommendations (1 specific to staff data)

• Data efficiency steering group

Steering group

• Established June 2009

• Membership

• Funding bodies

• Sector professional bodies

• Terms of reference

• Review and where found fit agree the recommendations of the PWC report

• Prioritise the recommendations

• Agree a workplan

• Monitor progress towards achieving the recommendations

HEI user group

• Membership, alphabet soup

• Terms of reference

• Facilitate interaction between professional bodies and HESA

• Good practice

• Strategy

• Interactions between collections

• Overview of demands on institutions

Senior ownership of data

• New HEFCE financial memorandum

• End of term reports

• Engaging with audit committees

Sharing good practice

• HEI user group

• Improved HESA training

• Training manuals

• More training sessions

• On-site visits

Other activities

• Star J and data from UCAS

• HEI user group

• Incorporating other returns

• HESA-HESES integration

• NHS use

• Stabilising data collection

• Shared services

• HESA-UCAS liaison

What might the future hold ?

HESA deadline