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Changes & Choices: An in-depth guide to University Paul Drinkwater p.drinkwater@soton.ac.uk January 2020
• The value of a degree
• The globalisation of Higher Education
• The Russell Group
• Key factors to consider when choosing a course
• League Tables & Competition
• Applications & Admissions
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Is it really worth it?!
? Intrinsic Value ?
Earning Potential
Employment Opportunities
? ?
3
Employability
Graduates more likely to be
employed compared to those who left
education with qualifications of a lower
standard
4
Source: Labour Market 2013 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171776_337841.pdf
Graduate Earnings (2013 data) Source: Office For National Statistics: Accessed 24/2/2017 5 https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/graduatesintheuklabourmarket/2013-11-19
Earning Potential
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/458101/BIS-15-484-graduate-labour-market-statistics-Q2-2015.pdf
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The globalization of Higher Education (2020)
Sweden - 2
Denmark - 1
Russia - 1
Canada - 3 UK - 18 China - 6
France - 3 Netherlands - 2
Germany - 3 Switzerland - 3 South Korea - 5
USA - 29 Belgium - 1 Japan - 5
Taiwan - 1
Malaysia - 1 Hong Kong - 5
Singapore - 2
Latin America - 1
Australia - 7
New Zealand - 1
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Source: QS World Rankings 2019-20 https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2020
Global graduates Bristol
Durham
Cambridge
Birmingham
Edinburgh
Kings
Imperial
LSE Manchester
Nottingham Glasgow
RG universities in the
Oxford
World Top 100
Leeds
QS World University Ranking 2019-20
UCL
Southampton
St. Andrews Warwick
Sheffield 9
Research intensive universities
Research
Education Enterprise
11Assesses the quality of academic research
£2bn a year up for grabs in funding
Used to determine institutions’ rankings in league tables
Southampton : Top 5 Nationally for
Music
History
Nursing & Allied Health Professionals
Modern Languages
Social Policy
Engineering
Ocean & Earth Science
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http://www.ref.ac.uk/The use of league tables
• Decontextualized institutions
• Perception by competitors
• It’s a British obsession with hierarchy that sees all
universities numbered – is this helpful?
• A way of reducing complexity
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16
Out of
are
25
Russell Group
Universities
15Ranked Changes
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
14 12
22 19 16 16
18 22
23 24
25 28 24
Ranked Position
35
41
42 34
53
53
57 51
67
73
80
Nottingham Trent University of Southampton
16A Guide to UK League Tables in Higher Education
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https://www.hepi.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/HEPI-A-Guide-to-UK-League-Tables-in-Higher-Education-Report-101-EMBARGOED-4-JAN-2018.pdfGuardian Methodology 2019
Guardian
Metric Contribution Guardian 2019 Years for 2019
Pre-2018
National Student Survey 25% 25% 2017 or 16
2017 or 16
Overall 5%
2017 or 16
Teaching 10%
2017 or 16
Assessment & feedback 10%
Average Entry Tariffs 16.25% 15% 2016/17
Career Prospects 16.25% 15% 2015/16
Student: Staff Ratio 16.25% 15% 2016/17 and 2015/16
Expenditure 10% 5% 2016/17 and 2015/16
Value added* 16.25% 15% 2016/17 and 2015/16
Continuation 10% 2014/15 and 2015/16
18Employability
%
of our graduates were employed or undertaking further study
six months after graduation.
Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2013 1920
Value for Money
Vs
Return on Investment
21Targeted by top employers
22Reputation with top employers
19 out of the top 20 Universities
targeted by top employers are
in the Russell Group
Source: High Flyers https://www.highfliers.co.uk/download/2019/graduate_market/GMReport19.pdfBBC 17th November 2017
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41693230
24Why research intensive?
• The pursuit of knowledge
• You should expect it to be different to school and college
• You should look to enter a cutting edge research environment
• The current system of league tables & TEF doesn’t show you
the benefits
• Small class sizes – contact time is not the important question
• Comprehensive education – web science, natural sciences
25Key Factors to consider
• Research, Reputation, Employability & Student Satisfaction
• Preparing you for your future careers and Course flexibility
26Preparing for your future
Major/Minor Course Free or subsidised
Choices Modern Language
course
Summer work Adding Guaranteed
placements Value place in halls
Access to mentoring Study abroad options
by an alumnus in a
relevant career field 27Cross-curricular modules
Environmental &
Medicine Life Sciences
Engineering Arts &
&
Physical Sciences Humanities
Health Sciences
Social
Sciences
28Minors at Southampton
• Anthropology • Migration
• Archaeology • Modern languages
• Creative Writing • Music
• Criminology • Philosophy
• Demography • Politics
• Ecology & Evolution • Psychology
• English • Public Policy
• Film Studies • Social Policy
• Geography • Sociology
• History • Sustainability
• International Relations
• Linguistics
29Things to consider
• Reputation, Employability & Student Satisfaction
• Preparing you for your future careers and Course flexibility
• Facilities, equipment and accommodation
• How many hours of contact time, class sizes Open
• Student life, sports, services, students union Day
• Local area, transport links, distance from home
30Qualifications, Applications & Admissions
Qualifications
Among UK 18 Year olds in 2019
A Levels (58%)
“Other" (18.6%)
BTECs (9.1%)
BTECs & A Levels (7.2%)
SQA (6.1%)
IB (0.9%)
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Source: UCAS End of cycle Report 2019 : Qualifications - Figure 3Predictions & Attainment
Among UK 18 Year olds in 2019
Achieved lower A Levels
than predicted (79%)
(68.4% in 2012)
Met or exceeded A Level
predictions (21%)
(31.6% in 2012)
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Source: UCAS End of Cycle Report 2019 : Chapter 8 : QualificationsNumber of Applicants holding offers for
all their applications
250,000
46% Increase
200,000
150,000
100,000
170,540
179,045
214,395
228,925
239,030
243,295
246,225
246,460
249,420
50,000
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 34
Source: UCAS 2019 End of Cycle Report https://www.ucas.com/file/286056/download?token=u5_JFpv6Acceptances through Firm choice
(UK 18 year olds)
180,000
175,000
12% Increase
170,000
165,000
160,000
161,635
163,905
170,320
170,920
177,880
179,470
179,640
177,680
180,975
155,000
150,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Source: UCAS https://www.ucas.com/file/285571/download?token=0EGgKjOL36
A Return to Quality?
Higher
2011/12
Quality of Cohort/Reputation
2017 and beyond?
2015/16
Lower
Lower Higher
Number of students/Student Income 37Unconditional Offers https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/jan/31/20-universities-account-for-bulk-of-rise-in-unconditional-places 38 https://www.ucas.com/file/212856/download?token=ctKA2mp8
Unconditional Offers
42,100
30th October
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-50234781
2019
21st December
2019
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/21/birmingham-university-accused-backdoor-
unconditional-offers/
1,710
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Source: UCAS https://www.ucas.com/file/178626/download?token=RAF1To812019 and beyond…
• An ambitious 1st Choice – Insurance “On Target” Choice
• Three “On Target” choices
• Shift back towards Quality over Quantity
• More creative offers – growing interest in potential
• You get out from University what you put in
40What to do next…
• Entry requirements
• Research course content
• Leagues tables and Reputation
• Enhance your UCAS application
• What else is offered on top of the degree?
• Visit institutions
• Make informed (and ambitious) choices
41Paul Drinkwater January 2020
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