In response to government proposals to introduce market-driven changes to higher education, the Higher Education Funding Council for England is consulting on the information that universities will be asked to provide to prospective students. This includes an enhanced role for the National Student Survey.

Research by the Institute of Education, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London, Enhancing and Developing the National Student Survey (2010), which was commissioned and accepted by Hefce, shows that the NSS cannot be used to construct meaningful comparisons among universities and subjects.

The Hefce proposals to standardise information do not go far enough to prevent universities from "mis-selling" their courses by reference to spurious rank orders.

We call upon Hefce and Universities UK to adopt a code of practice on the use of information to regulate the way such information is used.

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John Holmwood, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham

Bev Skeggs, Goldsmiths, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London

John Brewer, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Aberdeen

Sarah Amsler, Aston 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Paul Bagguley, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Leeds

Hedley Bashforth, Bath 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Gurminder K. Bhambra, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Warwick

Clare Birchall, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Kent

Anne Boran, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Chester

Roger Burrows, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of York

Ian Burkitt, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Bradford

Judith Burnett, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Wolverhamton

Joseph Burrage, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Portsmouth

John Campbell, School of Oriental and African Studies

Joyce Canaan, Birmingham City 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Ross Coomber, Univeristy of Plymouth

Joel Cohen, School of Oriental and African Studies

Daniel Conway, Loughborough 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Tim Dant, Lancaster 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Karl Dayson, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Salford

Hannah Durrant, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Bath

Nick Ellison, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Leeds

Michael Farrelly, The Open 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Natalie Fenton, Goldsmiths, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London

Robert Fine, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Warwick

Ivor Gaber, City 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ and 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Bedfordshire

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Darren Garside, Bath Spa 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Kenneth Gillan, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester

Dave Green, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the West of England

Paul Hoggett, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the West of England

Tracey Hill, Bath Spa 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Gabrielle Ivinson, Cardiff 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Julie Kent, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the West of England

Alexander King, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Aberdeen

James Ladyman, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Bristol

Louise Livesey, Ruskin College, Oxford

Michael Loughlin, Manchester Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Avril Loveless, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Brighton

Linnea Lundmann, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Warwick

Dawn Lyon, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Kent

Alpesh Maisuria, Anglia Ruskin 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

John MacInnes, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Edinburgh

Esther McIntosh, York St John 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Stephen McKay, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Birmingham

Cahal McLaughlin, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Ulster

Vanessa May, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester

Lucy Mayblin, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Warwick

John Moore, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the West of England

Philip Moriarty, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham

Kate Nash, Goldsmiths, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London

Richie Nimmo, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester

Michael Northcott, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Edinburgh

Julia O¡¯Connell Davidson, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham

Karen O¡¯Reilly, Loughborough 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

William Outhwaite, Newcastle 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Samir Okasha, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Bristol

Daniel Orrells, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Warwick

Theo Papadopoulos, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Bath

Lynne Pettinger, Essex 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Martin Pill, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the West of England

Adrian Piper, APRA Foundation

Deborah Potts, King¡¯s College London

Larry Ray, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Kent

Madeleine Reeves, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester

Brian Rosa, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester

Enzo Rossi, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Wales, Newport

Anew Sayer, Lancaster 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Robbie Shilliam, Victoria 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Wellington

Chris Shilling, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Kent

Jonathan Spencer, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Warwick

Hans Steinmuller, London School of Economics

Alexander Smith, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Huddersfield

Bruce Stafford, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham

Liz Stanley, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Edinburgh

Aian Vatcher, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the West of England

Terry Wassall, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Leeds

Nicholas Watson, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Glasgow