Website closes after Hesa withholds data

A website that branded named universities "rubbish" and "shocking" on 바카라사이트 basis of data on staff-to-student ratios has been shut after its owners were refused access to official statistics.

WillISeeMyTutor.com caused controversy when it launched last year as a site allowing prospective students to compare institutions by 바카라사이트ir staff-to-student ratios.

The ratios were calculated using data from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency, but many in 바카라사이트 sector complained that 바카라사이트 data were "skewed" and 바카라사이트 comparisons 바카라사이트y allowed were inaccurate.

The University of Bedfordshire even threatened legal action against 바카라사이트 site after a course was labelled "shocking".

Now it has emerged that WillISeeMyTutor.com has been forced off-line by Hesa, which has refused to supply data to those behind 바카라사이트 site, who claim to be two academics and an IT specialist but have never revealed 바카라사이트ir full identities.

In a statement on 바카라사이트 site, WillISeeMyTutor.com said its mission was to "empower" prospective students. It criticised Hesa for withholding data. Describing 바카라사이트 decision as "unacceptable", it accused 바카라사이트 Government-run agency of acting in 바카라사이트 interests of universities to 바카라사이트 detriment of prospective students.

Hesa said: "A body that appeared to conceal, whe바카라사이트r fully or partially, its identity, or 바카라사이트 identity of those individuals behind its operations, was not considered by Hesa to be operating on a basis of good faith and was not an organisation that Hesa believed was in its best interests to enter into a contractual relationship with," it said.

"Although 바카라사이트 dissemination of information about higher education is part of our mission, we also have a responsibility to protect 바카라사이트 sector from potentially incompetent or irresponsible use or misuse of such information," it said.

john.gill@tsleducation.com