HEFCE's Staff And Stakeholder Surveys
A MORI survey for HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England) finds that 82% of its main stakeholders, other than higher education institutions and further education colleges, have a favourable view of the Council. Three-quarters of non-HEI stakeholders (74%) rate HEFCE as above average compared with other higher education bodies, and 64% think their current relationship with HEFCE is better than three years ago.
Around half of non-HEI stakeholders (51%) would speak highly of HEFCE if asked directly or without prompting, compared with just one in seven (13%) who would be critical. A parallel survey MORI carried out among HEFCE staff finds that more than two in three (69%) would speak highly of HEFCE to people outside the organisation.
The vast majority of stakeholders (83%) rate their dealings with HEFCE over the past 12 months as very or fairly good.
Technical details
MORI Social Research Institute conducted an online staff survey for HEFCE and a parallel online survey among their key non-HEI (Higher Education Institutions) stakeholders, including those working for organisations such as government departments and agencies, representative bodies and regional organisations.
MORI Social Research Institute contacted 270 stakeholders and 249 HEFCE staff in June and July 2005, resulting in 154 interviews with stakeholders and 193 with staff. The adjusted response rates of 61% among stakeholders and 79% among staff are very high in MORI's experience of research among similar audiences. The surveys were commissioned and funded by HEFCE.
