The information landscape in the higher education sector is complex. There are many professional, statutory and regulatory bodies that require data in order to carry out their functions resulting in a situation where HE providers are obliged to furnish the same information many times to different bodies.
The BIS White Paper ‘Students at the Heart of the System’ discusses a new regulatory framework for HE in England and explicitly tasks HESA, working with the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Higher Education Better Regulation Group and the Information Standards Board for education and skills, to redesign the information landscape in order to arrive at a new system that meets the needs of a wider group of users; reduces the duplication that currently exists and results in timelier and more relevant data.
The HE Information Landscape Project is the first stage in this work. Between January and June 2012 the project will consult with stakeholders across the sector in order to produce a feasibility study on proposed changes to the landscape.
This website is one of the ways in which stakeholders can engage with the project. Find out more about other ways to contribute to the project on the Get involved page.