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Higher Education Data Solutions

Data solutions for university admissions and student retention

You know the university challenges all too well. Applications down, retention under scrutiny, and endless hours spent on reporting rather than helping students succeed. Our data analytics solutions for higher education help you tackle these challenges head-on. 

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Why universities work with us:

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We speak your language not tech jargon

We understand the difference between UCAS and HESA, we know what TEF and REF actually mean to you, and won't bore you with technical specifications. 


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We've solved these problems before

With 25+ Higher Education institutions already using our Qlik and Power BI solutions, we've seen what works across Russell Group, post-92 and specialist institutions. 

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We make your data accessible to everyone

From admissions teams during clearing to personal tutors supporting students, we build tools people actually use—whether that's Qlik dashboards, Power BI reports, or natural language queries with Qlik Answers. 

The real challenges we hear from university teams

In our conversations with universities the same frustrations come up time and again:

❌ We can't see the whole student journey from enquiry to graduation
❌ By the time we know a student is struggling it's often too late
❌ Our clearing process relies too much on gut feel and spreadsheets
❌ We spend so much time preparing HESA returns we barely have time to use the data

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How we help universities use their data better:

Making sense of your admissions process

We build Qlik and Power BI dashboards that answer the questions that keep admissions Directors awake at night:

  • Which recruitment activities actually lead to enrolled students?
  • Why do some applicants drop off between offer and acceptance?
  • How will next year's intake compare to target?
  • Which decisions should we prioritise during clearing?
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Spotting struggling students before they leave

Our student retention analytics help student success teams identify warning signs early:

  • Connect attendance, VLE engagement and assessment data to spot patterns
  • Use Qlik's AI and machine learning capabilities to predict which students need support
  • Give personal tutors the information they need when it matters
  • Track retention trends by course, demographic and entry route

Simplifying data integration and reporting

We use Talend and Snowflake to solve the integration challenges that plague universities:

  • Connect siloed systems across your institution
  • Automate HESA and OfS reporting
  • Create a single trusted source of student information
  • Build no-code data pipelines that update in real time
  • Our solutions can be deployed on AWS, Azure or GCP
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Questions university leaders often ask us:

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  • How do you handle the complexity of student data?
    We've worked with every major student records system and understand how to bring together data from across your institution. As Qlik Elite Partners and experts in Snowflake and Qlik Talend, we have the technical tools to solve your integration challenges.
  • Will your analytics solutions actually save time for our teams?
    Yes. The universities we work with consistently report that automating routine reporting with Qlik and Power BI frees up significant time. More importantly, they tell us that easier access to insights means they spend less time hunting for answers and more time acting on them.
  • What makes your higher education analytics different?
    Two things: our deep understanding of university data challenges through our BME Solutions heritage, and our focus on making data useful to everyone in your institution through tools like Qlik Answers that let users ask questions in plain English.
  • How disruptive is implementation?
    We work around your academic calendar and understand the pressure points. Most of our university customers see initial results within weeks and we phase work to avoid peak periods like clearing and exam boards.

Join 250+ of our customers including:

  • University of Kent-2
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Oxford Brookes University
  • Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • Anglia Ruskin University
  • Bournemouth University-1
  • University of Westminster
  • University of Chichester-1
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • University of Strathclyde
  • Abertay University
  • University of Leeds
  • University of Surrey
  • Wrexham Glyndwr
  • University of Suffolk
  • University of Northampton

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Bath Spa University: reduced report creation time from weeks to hours

Staff at all levels can now access and analyse institutional data through Qlik applications developed in hours rather than weeks, leading to more informed decision-making across the university.

✅ 10+ departments using Qlik
✅ 6+ systems unified
✅ Full staff data access

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Anglia Ruskin University: improved data analytics in weeks

We delivered a unified data platform with quick analysis and reporting. Staff now access insights directly, improving recruitment planning.

✅ 9m+ records analysed
✅ 100+ users empowered
✅ Unified data sources

Get a free demo 

A typical agenda:

  • Introductions (5 minutes)
  • What are your current challenges (5 minutes)
  • High-level slides inc. pricing (5 minutes)
  • Product demo and continuous Q&A (40 minutes)

Outcomes:

  • An in-depth technical demo
  • A link to pricing and a bespoke proposal

Feel free to focus us on what you need from the call.

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