Summary comparison of RAS and RAS re-creation

The table below summaries our re-creation of the Research Activity Survey (RAS) return (the RAS10 re-creation) which we carry out for monitoring purposes. This information is aimed at those at universities responsible for making student data returns.

This page is a replication of the 'rasSummary' table provided in the RAS10 re-creation workbook, which is part of the RAS10 re-creation, and is provided as a systematic guide to troubleshooting discrepancies in data. Note that institution-specific workbooks will contain figures for comparison in each row.

Summary sheet item	Problems of fit	Rebuild algorithm	How to find differences in the RAS re-creation workbook
Students not in the RAS population
Student with qualification aim other than PG research degree	n/a	REXCL1=1	n/a
Student not active on census date	n/a	REXCL2=1	n/a
Dormant, sabbatical or writing-up student	n/a	REXCL4=1	n/a
Explicit exclusions	n/a	REXCL8=1	n/a
Island and overseas students	n/a	REXCL16=1	n/a
No FTE generated	n/a	REXCL32=1	n/a
Students in the RAS population
Countable years	RSTUEXCL	RSTUEXCL=0	sum of R1ADIFF and R1BDIFF headcount, total
Fundable home fee paying research student FTEs	n/a	RSTUEXCL=0 and RASTYPE=HOMEEC and RASYEAR=4+, 7+ and sum of RASFTE	sum of R1ADIFF headcount, years 1-3, total and R1BDIFF FTE, years 1-6, total
Unit of Assessment*
FTE counted for UOA01	n/a	RSTUEXCL=0 and RASYEAR=4+, 7+ and sum of RASFTE × RASUOA01	for UOA=01 sum of R1ADIFF headcount, years 1-3, total and R1BDIFF FTE, years 1-6, total
FTE counted for UOA02	n/a	RSTUEXCL = 0 and RASYEAR=4+, 7+ and sum of RASFTE × RASUOA02	for UOA=02 sum of R1ADIFF headcount, years 1-3, total and R1BDIFF FTE, years 1-6, total
FTE counted for UOA03	n/a	RSTUEXCL = 0 and RASYEAR=4+, 7+ and sum of RASFTE × RASUOA03	for UOA=03 sum of R1ADIFF headcount, years 1-3, total and R1BDIFF FTE, years 1-6, total
...and so on with each UOA respectively.
FTE counted for UOA67	n/a	RSTUEXCL = 0 and RASYEAR=4+, 7+ and sum of RASFTE×RASUOA67	for UOA=67 sum of R1ADIFF headcount, years 1-3, total and R1BDIFF FTE, years 1-6, total
Year of study
FTE of postgraduate research students year 1	RASFTE	RSTUEXCL=0 and RASYEAR=1 and sum of RASFTE	sum of R1ADIFF headcount, year 1, total and R1BDIFF FTE, year 1, total
FTE of postgraduate research students year 2	RASFTE	RSTUEXCL=0 and RASYEAR=2 and sum of RASFTE	sum of R1ADIFF headcount, year 2, total and R1BDIFF FTE, year 2, total
FTE of part-time postgraduate research students year 4	RASFTE	RSTUEXCL=0 and RASMODE=PT and RASYEAR=4 and sum of RASFTE	R1BDIFF FTE, year 4, total
FTE of part-time postgraduate research students year 5	RASFTE	RSTUEXCL=0 and RASMODE=PT and RASYEAR=5 and sum of RASFTE	R1BDIFF FTE, year 5, total
FTE of part-time postgraduate research students year 6	RASFTE	RSTUEXCL=0 and RASMODE=PT and RASYEAR=6 and sum of RASFTE	R1BDIFF FTE, year 6, total
FTE of full-time postgraduate research students year 4+	n/a	RSTUEXCL=0 and RASMODE=FT and RASYEAR=4+ and sum of RASFTE	R1ADIFF headcount, year 4+ total
FTE of part-time postgraduate research students year 7+	RASFTE	RSTUEXCL=0 and RASYEAR=7+ and sum of RASFTE	R1BDIFF FTE, year 7+, total
Mode of study
Headcount of full-time postgraduate research students	RASMODE	RSTUEXCL=0 and RASMODE=FT	R1ADIFF headcount, year 1-4+, total
Headcount of part-time postgraduate research students	RASMODE	RSTUEXCL=0 and RASMODE=PT	R1BDIFF headcount, year 1-7+, total
FTE of part-time postgraduate research students	RASFTE	RSTUEXCL=0 and RASMODE=PT and sum of RASFTE	R1BDIFF FTE, year 1-7+, total