Equality information through heidi
Equality information through heidi. higher education information database for institutions. Professor Robin Sibson Chief Executive, HESA. The idea for heidi. The Higher Education Information Database for Institutions ( heidi ) came into existence because of:
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Equality information through heidi higher education information database for institutions
Professor Robin Sibson Chief Executive, HESA
The idea for heidi • The Higher Education Information Database for Institutions (heidi) came into existence because of: • a need – to modernise the presentation of the institution-level Higher Education Management Statistics and allow users to manipulate the data, and to make additional data available; • a starting-point – the Leeds University Management Information System (LUMIS), which served as proof-of-concept for the kind of facilities that would be wanted by users; • and a funding opportunity – the HEFCE Leadership, Governance and Management Fund.
Making it happen • Leeds, HESA, and the British Universities Finance Directors’ Group • formed a partnership • put together a project specification • and bid successfully for £322k of LGM funding • including proportionate contributions from devolved administrations • The initial development project based at HESA • ran from autumn 2005 to spring 2007 • with three staff appointed for the project at HESA • and substantial other HESA input and a Project Manager provided by Leeds • HESA holds the IPR in trust for the HE sector, on a non-profit basis
What is heidi? • Web-based management information tool with industrial-strength database management • But LUMIS was not web-based, used MS Access • So redevelopment ab initio, heidi is web-based, uses Oracle • Incorporates HOLIS and HEMS • Dynamic extraction and manipulation of data • Managed access at institutional level • Customisation for institutional and individual requirements • Tabulation, charting, and export capabilities • Automatic data protection management (rounding, etc.) • Planning and reporting purposes • Presentations for senior management and governing bodies • Fine-grain analysis to meet detailed operational needs
heidi service and development • Full service from April 2007, on schedule • Operated by HESA, all data held securely on HESA servers • 99% availability • Data from HESA, UCAS, EMS, PIs, etc, updated annually • Size-related annual site-licence subscription for institutions • Subscription covers support, maintenance and development • 80% of institutions subscribing by August 2008 … • … covering 90% of students in the HE sector • Version 2 delivered August 2008 • Additional data streams • Enhanced capabilities for users to manage their work • New graphics capabilities (Patterns charts, Taylor Squares) • Version 3 planned for full release August 2009 • Will include additional equality/diversity data and tools • Some relevant data available already
Jonathan Waller Director of Information and Analysis, HESA
What equality & diversity data currently exist within heidi? • HESA data (students and staff) • Gender • Age • Ethnicity • Disability • Nationality (academic staff only) • Domicile (students only) • UCAS data (applications and acceptances) • Gender • Age • Ethnic origin • Domicile • Training & Development Agency data (teacher training) • Gender • Age • Ethnicity • Disability • Domicile
heidi for equality & diversity monitoring • Starting point – ECU report ‘Mapping Equality Data in the Higher Education Sector’ (March 2008) • Joint HESA-ECU ‘heidi equality’ working group established • Aim to make better use of existing equality & diversity data • Develop a set of equality indicators and benchmarks
Where are we now? • heidi equality working group has met • Outline of main equality categories • Data fields against which equality categories should be analysed • Initial ideas for presentation of statistics • Some preliminary equality and diversity heidi reports implemented
What’s next? • Further work on identifying relevant data and presentation techniques • Specify and implement equality indicators and benchmarks in heidi • Develop a national training programme
Andy Youell Director of Quality and Development, HESA