Heidi

Oxford University subscribes to Heidi, an online database containing data about UK higher education. It contains a large quantity of institution-level data, which can be presented in reports and charts. Heidi user accounts can be requested by emailing heidi@admin.ox.ac.uk.

Quick start guide

For an introduction to using Heidi please see the Oxford heidi quick start guide (907kb).

Please note that Heidi have advised that Mozilla Firefox should be the default web browser when accessing Heidi.

Data coverage

Heidi includes data from the HESA staff, student and finance returns, as well as the following sources:

  • DLHE (Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education) Survey
  • Estate management statistics
  • Funders forum metrics
  • GTTR (Graduate Teacher Training Registry) accepted applicants and applications
  • HEMS Data (ceased production in 2004)
  • HESA Key Financial Indicators
  • NMAS (Nursing and Midwifery Admissions Service): accepted applicants and applications
  • HESA Performance Indicators
  • TDA student numbers
  • UCAS: applications and accepted applicants data

The level of detail available varies between these sources. As an example, the HESA student headcount data can be broken down into domicile, mode of study, source of fees, disability group, or type of qualification obtained. The UK domiciled student population can be further analysed by gender and ethnicity. This degree of flexibility allows the user to analyse the underlying student data in a wide variety of ways. Full details of the data available are given in the Heidi data specification.

Viewing Heidi data

Users can create customised reports by defining which institutions and elements of data to include. The results are then displayed online in a data table, which can be exported to Excel, or as a chart, which can be exported to PowerPoint. Heidi data can then be used in reports or presentations according to the needs of the user.

Heidi email discussion group

An email discussion group has been set up so that Oxford users can share tips and advice about using Heidi. To join the group send an email to heidi-users-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk

Queries about Heidi

Any queries about using Heidi can be sent to heidi@admin.ox.ac.uk. First-line user support is provided locally by members of university staff in PRAS and the Student Data Management and Analysis Section.

Please also email us at this address to request a Heidi account.