Student Full-Time Equivalent Figures at Cardiff University 2012 to 2020
Bumpy Landing Project made this Freedom of Information request to Cardiff University This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Cardiff University,
A variety of requests have been made of your organisation in respect of staff and student FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) and headcount figures relating to several academic years. No alternative counts/measure have been sought. While your FOI responses under the heading of staffing responded offering (as had been requested) FTE and headcount, we notice that the figures you have provided with respect to students fail to clarify the precise measurement being used. This ambiguity is an issue. The present request is made to gain robust FTE figures from you.
We seek only FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT Figures. We hope that this keeps things simple for you.
THE FORM THAT THE FOI RESPONSE SHOULD TAKE:
Please provide your response in the form of an excel sheet, attached to your FOI response as an attachment, so that those analysing this data can do so without the need to re-input information (avoiding the risk of human error).
OUR FOI REQUEST:
We ask for FULL TIME EQUIVALENT student figures for the 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 academic years. Each academic year should be addressed in a separate excel sheet.
In each excel sheet relating to the relevant year, we ask for the following information to be provided and sub-categorised by College (i.e. PSE, AHSS, BLS, and where relevant other units where these sit outside of the college structure but students are registered) and the schools within those college (or where relevant other units for which students are registered and would appear on HESA data).
(1) THE *FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT* (FTE) total of all Undergraduate students registered within each school;
(2) THE *FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT* (FTE) total of all Postgraduate Taught (PGT) students registered within each school;
(3) THE *FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT* (FTE) total of all Postgraduate Research (PGR) students registered within each school;
(4) THE *FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT* (FTE) total of any other student populations (e.g. foundational, certificate, diploma or other qualifications/forms of study) registered within each school (or where relevant, unit at Cardiff University).
Please provide FULL TIME EQUIVALENT totals for the relevant student populations as well as grand totals of FTE students per school and college. We would also ask for a grand total of the overall FTE student population at Cardiff University for each of those years. We will check the figures you provide against Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) data and will return to you should we have further queries.
We thank you in advance, and would be grateful for your prompt action on this matter. Our aim is to ensure the reporting of accurate data and trends and we require your assistance and careful attention to FOI requests to ensure this.
Yours faithfully,
The Bumpy Landing Project
Dear Bumpy Landing Project,
I acknowledge receipt of your email received by this office on 14/02/20 in
which you requested information regarding student FTE data.
Your request will now be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and has been allocated reference FOI20-076 which should be quoted in
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Yours sincerely
Assurance Services Gwasanaeth Sicrwdd
Strategic Planning & Governance Adran Gynllunio Strategol a
Llywodraethu
Cardiff University Prifysgol Caerdydd
2nd Floor, Friary House Llawr 2, Friary House
Greyfriars Road Heol y Brodyr Llwydion
Cardiff Caerdydd
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We welcome correspondence in Welsh
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Gymraeg neu’r Saesneg
Dear InfoRequest,
Thank you. We look forward to your response.
Yours sincerely,
Nicky Michaels
(part of the Bumpy Landing Project)
Dear Bumpy Landing Project
I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request dated
14/02/20.
For ease of reference, I have reproduced your questions below and set out
our corresponding responses in the attached spreadsheet.
OUR FOI REQUEST:
We ask for FULL TIME EQUIVALENT student figures for the 2012/13, 2013/14,
2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 academic years.
Each academic year should be addressed in a separate excel sheet.
In each excel sheet relating to the relevant year, we ask for the
following information to be provided and sub-categorised by College (i.e.
PSE, AHSS, BLS, and where relevant other units where these sit outside of
the college structure but students are registered) and the schools within
those college (or where relevant other units for which students are
registered and would appear on HESA data).
(1) THE *FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT* (FTE) total of all Undergraduate students
registered within each school;
(2) THE *FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT* (FTE) total of all Postgraduate Taught
(PGT) students registered within each school;
(3) THE *FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT* (FTE) total of all Postgraduate Research
(PGR) students registered within each school;
(4) THE *FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT* (FTE) total of any other student
populations (e.g. foundational, certificate, diploma or other
qualifications/forms of study) registered within each school (or where
relevant, unit at Cardiff University).
Please provide FULL TIME EQUIVALENT totals for the relevant student
populations as well as grand totals of FTE students per school and
college. We would also ask for a grand total of the overall FTE student
population at Cardiff University for each of those years. We will check
the figures you provide against Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
data and will return to you should we have further queries.
I trust this information satisfies your enquiry. The University has a
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Cardiff University. If you require further assistance please feel free to
contact me.
Yours sincerely
Assurance Services Gwasanaeth Sicrwdd
Strategic Planning & Governance Adran Gynllunio Strategol a
Llywodraethu
Cardiff University Prifysgol Caerdydd
2nd Floor, Friary House Llawr 2, Friary House
Greyfriars Road Heol y Brodyr Llwydion
Cardiff Caerdydd
CF10 3AE CF10 3AE
E-mail: [1][email address] E-bost:
[2][email address]
We welcome correspondence in Welsh
or English Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth trwy’r
Gymraeg neu’r Saesneg
Dear InfoRequest,
Thank you for your response and for taking the time to collate this information.
Yours sincerely,
Nicky Michaels
(part of the Bumpy Landing Project)
Dear InfoRequest,
Once again, thank you so much for your response. Having viewed the figures and the information provided, we are really impressed with the effort and attention to detail. Cannot say how grateful we are.
One query - would you be able to separate out MLANG from WELSH please - in relation to student FTE figures? On previous FOIs - and in line with WELSH appearing to be a separate school from MLANG - we have received separate staffing numbers and would appreciate student numbers as they pertain to that unit in order to be able to make like for like comparison.
Yours sincerely,
Nicky Michaels
(part of the Bumpy Landing Project)
Dear Nicky
The information provided was extracted from the data collated as part of the University's HESA return. HESA considers Welsh as part of Modern Languages and makes no distinction, which is why we have reported on WELSH and MLANG as a combined figure (there is only one cost centre - 137 modern languages). It is arbitrary that, within Cardiff University, we have Welsh as a separate school.
Languages, more than any other subject, need to be calculated at module level as many language students are on joint honours courses containing numerous module options. Just at undergraduate level Cardiff offers 92 courses aligned to languages (e.g. Business Management with a European Language, Law and Welsh, French and politics, Archaeology with Italian, etc.) and each of those courses offers numerous module options (in reality each student may be following a unique module combination). We do not hold information in this source in a way in which figures for WELSH and MLANG can be identified.
Kind regards
Gwasanaeth Sicrwdd
Adran Cynllunio Strategol a Llywodraethu
Prifysgol Caerdydd
2il Lawr, Friary House
Heol y Brodyr Llwydion
Caerdydd
CF10 3AE
Ebost : [email address]
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Assurance Services
Strategic Planning and Governance
Cardiff University
2nd Floor, Friary House
Greyfriars Road
Cardiff
CF10 3AE
Email: [email address]
The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.
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