Count of Outreach Activities recorded on EMWPREP
( Thousands )
Furthermore , all partnerships have engaged with tracking students engaged in activities using databases , to facilitate research into
“ Anglia Ruskin University began using the HEAT database in 2017 through the Uni Connect programme . As a result of our experience , and with support from the neaco evaluation team , we are now using HEAT to evaluate the widening participation work we undertake through our Access and Participation Plan .” Paul Dunton , Head of Schools & Colleges Engagement at Anglia Ruskin University .
the impact of outreach activity of different types and intensities and to track the educational journeys of the over six hundred thousand students engaging with Uni Connect .
A virtuous circle of increased data collection and use has been established , with Uni Connect partnerships facilitating the sharing of good practice between institutions . Uni Connect partnerships have benefitted from some universities ’ experience in tracking students , whilst also supporting institutions whose data systems were less well-established at the start of the programme .
The concomitant increase in data collected by Uni Connect partnerships and individual Universities and Colleges can be shown in the graphs below of activities recorded in the EMWPREP and HEAT databases .
Count of Outreach Activities recorded on EMWPREP
Count of Outreach Activities recorded on HEAT
Core Members Uni Connect Members 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
2015 / 16 2016 / 17 2017 / 18 2018 / 19 2019 / 20
Using and sharing data The data generated are also being widely used to inform decisions around programme design and implementation and are being shared with practitioners and partner organisations . Overall , at
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