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Data platform and analytics solutions for UK universities

Your student data sits in SITS, Moodle, finance systems, library platforms and admissions tools. You've got the data. The problem is connecting it, trusting it, and using it before students leave or HESA deadlines hit.

We build data platforms that unify your systems and deliver analytics for student retention, admissions and institutional reporting. From automated HESA returns to real-time student success dashboards.

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Trusted by 25+ universities 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

3 biggest university data problems we solve:

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At-risk students are identified too late

 By the time you notice someone's stopped attending, they've already decided to leave. You need to spot patterns early by combining attendance, Moodle engagement and assessment data, but these systems don't connect. Intervention comes too late.

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Systems don't connect or communicate

Your student data sits in SITS, Moodle tracks engagement, finance manages fees, library logs attendance. Answering basic questions like "which courses have the best retention?" requires manually pulling from each system. By the time you've compiled it, the insight's outdated.

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Manual HESA returns take weeks

Your teams spend weeks compiling HESA and OfS returns when they should take days. It's manual, error-prone, and by the time you've validated everything, the deadline's approaching. Then you've got no time to actually use the data for planning.

How we help universities: 

We build the data infrastructure that connects your systems, then deliver the analytics that help you retain students, manage admissions and meet reporting requirements.

Data integration & platform

Connect your siloed systems into one unified data platform using Snowflake, Databricks and automated pipelines. Then automate the reporting that currently takes weeks.

Best for universities with data scattered across SITS, Moodle, finance and other systems, or facing complex HESA/OfS reporting requirements

What we build:

  • Unified data platforms using Snowflake, Databricks, Azure or AWS
  • Automated HESA and OfS reporting pipelines
  • Real-time integration from SITS, Moodle, finance and library systems
  • Single source of truth for student information

 

 

Analytics & dashboards

Analytics solutions for student retention, admissions and institutional reporting. Our customers use primarily Qlik or Power BI, but we also work with Tableau, Looker and other platforms based on your existing infrastructure.

Best for universities wanting analytics for specific challenges like clearing, retention or recruitment

What we deliver:

  • Student retention dashboards tracking attendance, VLE
  • engagement and assessment
  • Admissions analytics from enquiry to enrolment
  • Real-time clearing dashboards
  • Implementation in your chosen platform (Qlik, Power BI, or others)

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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

Check out our other higher education case studies.

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.

Chat with our Higher Ed data experts

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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