Dear University of Bedfordshire,

I am conducting research into the student registration requirements and its methods, at UK universities, and therefore request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I would be grateful if you can respond within the standard 20 days. If you believe further information would be beneficial to suppply please do so. For example, if you have a guide for foreign students on the subject, please provide a link or attach a copy.

For all students that may physically attend the university site(s):

Q1. How many students are currently actively enrolled?

Q2. What is the requirement to digitally register for lectures or classes ie: to sign in on arrival / with what frequency?

Q3. Which technology are used? (ie. with an RFID chipped badge / swipe card / fingerprint / camera using facial recognition etc)

Q4. Do you use lecture capture to record lectures?

Q5. Does lecture capture record voice of the students as well as the lecturer?

Additional for Tier 4 visa students

Q6. Some students are required to have UK visas. How many of your students currently are required to do this?

Q7a. What is the requirement to digitally register for lectures or classes ie: to sign in on arrival?

Q7b. Which technology are used (ie. With an RFID chipped badge / swipe card / fingerprint / camera using facial recognition etc)?

Q8. How often must students registeron site at the university due to their visa requirements in addition to lectures or classes ie. weekly / monthly / termly?

Q9. To whom must students register (to fulfil Q8). Such as a university office / NUS body / Student Immigration Advice Team?

Q10. a) Some nationals are required to register with the police as part of their visa conditions. How many of your students currently are required to do this?

Q10. b) How often is each student required to register with the police as part of their visa conditions over the course of their studies? (ie on arrival once / termly / etc)

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Jen Persson

Dear Legal Office,

Thank you for your response and request to clarify “actively enrolled" and “which academic years.”

The purpose of defining the students who are ‘actively enrolled’ is to determine the number of students who are currently using or could be using the university campus. Ie. Not alumni — ie a layman’s understanding of “how many students (undergrads and post grads and other students’ courses) are at the university.”

If you use another definition and description for this population, please use that, and I would be grateful if you can include the definition.

For timing, please use the date of receipt ie this academic year, or the most recent available data and in the response declare which year(s) it is for. Ie we want to ascertain what is the answers to the questions as-is at your university now.

Sincerely,

Jen Persson