the following governance and corporate documents show how the university of cumbria is performing against its objectives, year on year. in addition, you can also read our strategic plan 2017-2020.
enriching people through place
our three-year strategic plan builds on the achievements of the last decade to position us as a thriving, lead player in delivering professional higher-level learning to meet the demands of an ever evolving workforce and emerging markets.
the university is required to publish an annual review each academic year, reflecting on the year's activities and achievements. the document also includes our accounts.
download or view the current and previous reports/reviews:
remuneration committee annual report to the university board
from 2017-18, the university is required to publish an annual report from the remuneration committee to the university board, in line with best practice and as required to comply with the committee of university chairs’ higher education senior staff remuneration code.
our charter is for those students who are enrolled with us and who are directly receiving teaching and learning through the university. the staff and student leaders of the university endorse this charter and agree to actively represent the principles and values which it contains.
it has been developed in partnership with the students’ union (ucsu).
the student protection plan is a requirement for all universities registered with the office for students (ofs).
the higher education and research act 2017 requires all higher education providers to produce and publish a student protection plan which articulates how a provider will preserve the continuation and quality of study for students. for more information, please read the full student protection plan.
all universities registered with the office for students (ofs) are required to have an access and participation plan from 2019/20. the access and participation plan replaces the access agreements that were approved by office for fair access.
the university’s access and participation plan, approved by the office for students, is in support of the university’s strategic plan which has raising aspirations and attainment across all student groups at its heart.
the publication of transparency information is a requirement for all universities registered with the office for students (ofs).
the information published on these pages shows:
the number of applications for admission on to recognised, undergraduate higher education courses that we have received from uk domiciled applicants.
the number of offers we have made in relation to those applications.
the number of those offers accepted and the number of those who have registered with us.
the number of students who attained a particular degree or other academic award, or a particular level of such an award, on completion of their course with us.
it also shows these numbers by reference to:
the gender of the individuals to which they relate
their ethnicity
their socio-economic background.
it is important to note that the data presented has not been contextualised. this means, for example, that you will not be able to see from this data how many of those applying to courses met the entry criteria. it is also the case that universities and colleges will often receive many more applications than they have spaces on courses and so offer rates will necessarily be lower than application rates in those circumstances.
summary of applications, offers, acceptances and registrations for 2018-19 entrants
mode of study
characteristic
characteristic split
number of applications
percentage of applications that received an offer
percentage of applications that accepted an offer
percentage of applications that led to a registration
full time
ethnicity
bame
1510
57.7%
30.0%
23.9%
white
4800
75.6%
30.5%
25.5%
eimd quintile
1 and 2
3050
63.4%
29.0%
23.3%
3 to 5
3170
73.8%
29.4%
24.3%
gender
female
4540
69.9%
29.4%
24.1%
male
2170
67.3%
28.2%
23.4%
other
N
N
N
N
part time
ethnicity
bame
30
65%
65%
55%
white
540
85%
85%
75%
eimd quintile
1 and 2
160
84%
81%
74%
3 to 5
380
84%
83%
76%
gender
female
300
82%
80%
72%
male
300
86%
85%
79%
other
N
N
N
N
apprenticeships
ethnicity
bame
N
N
N
N
white
60
dp
dp
dp
eimd quintile
1 and 2
30
dp
dp
dp
3 to 5
40
dp
dp
dp
gender
female
40
dp
dp
dp
male
N
N
N
N
other
N
N
N
N
percentage of first degrees at grade 2:1 or above by characteristic for 2017-18 qualifiers
characteristic
characteristic split
percentage
ethnicity
bame
65%
white
70%
eimd quintile
1 and 2
68%
3 to 5
68%
gender
female
69%
male
62%
other
N
modern slavery statement
the university’s statement on modern slavery and human trafficking, has been produced and is available here in accordance with the requirements of the modern slavery act 2015.
publication scheme
the freedom of information act requires the university of cumbria, as a public sector body, to provide basic financial information under our publication scheme.
as part of this scheme we provide public access to the following financial documents: