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National Postgraduate Database

Data Collection

Contact prospects-pgdata@prospects.ac.uk for help or further information

Graduate Prospects - the central and official provider of careers support services to higher education

Graduate Prospects is higher education’s official provider of postgraduate taught course and research opportunity information, a role which was granted as a direct result of the 1996 HEFCE/CVCP/SCOP Review of Postgraduate Education (http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/1996/m14_96.htm) chaired by Professor Sir Martin Harris. The Review recommended that Prospects Postgraduate Directory should be developed to provide comprehensive information about all UK postgraduate study opportunities in a standardised format for use by students, employers and funding bodies.

Collection and Publication of Data

Data is collected all year round and published live on Prospects.ac.uk within 24 hrs. Prospects.ac.uk receives over 5.8 million page impressions and 1.1 million unique browsers each month. These courses and research opportunities are also published annually in the Prospects Postgraduate Directory which enjoys a world-wide distribution network. It is the UK's only dedicated postgraduate directory, and with over 58,000 courses and research opportunities, it is the first point of reference for prospective postgraduate students.

Information about taught courses and research opportunities is supplied and maintained online by one or two contacts at each institution who co-ordinate the internal data collection. If you would like to know who the data compiler is for your institution then email prospects-pgdata@prospects.ac.uk

What data is collected?

Data is collected about each study opportunity in the following information categories devised by higher education practitioners.

• Full contact details
• Course pathways
• Programme aims
• Programme delivery
• Methods of assessment
• Duration
• Mode of study
• Number of students annually
• Total number of students
• Department specialisations
• Entry requirements
• Funding information
• Information for International students
• Quality assurance indicators
• General information

How can I view the data?

View the National Postgraduate Database in the Further Study section of www.prospects.ac.uk.