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We help Higher Education institutions leverage their data across diverse areas of information management services and technologies.
Universities today need data-driven insights to succeed. This means quickly accessing and integrating data from disparate systems to improve the student experience and manage tight budgets.
We partner with industry leaders like Microsoft, Databricks, Denodo, and IBM to deliver comprehensive data solutions tailored to Higher Education. Our expertise spans the modern data stack, from data ingestion and transformation with Microsoft Fabric and Databricks, to data virtualisation with Denodo‘s Logical Data Platform. We can help you develop a winning data strategy and implement solutions ranging from core analytics and reporting to advanced AI and machine learning.
Struggling with siloed data, outdated IT systems, or complex data integration challenges? Our Higher Education data experts can assess your challenges and provide tailored solutions to improve student engagement, enhance university planning, and optimise resource allocation. We prioritise scalability, leverage cutting-edge AI and machine learning, and implement the latest solutions and software.
Drive institutional success with data transformation in higher education. Schedule a consultation with our Higher Education data experts to discuss your data needs and explore how we can help you achieve your strategic goals.
“We are delighted to be working with Simpson Associates. Their expertise was clear throughout the selection process. With their knowledge and experience both within Data and Analytics and the Higher Education sector, they understand our challenges and objectives, so we were confident they’d be able to deliver value from this project. In addition, their approach to knowledge transfer ensures we’re upskilling our internal team too, which was really important to us.”
Paul Cotter
Head of Planning and Business Intelligence, UWE Bristol
Our extensive experience working with universities like yours has given us the deep understanding needed to solve your unique data challenges. We know that no two institutions are the same, which is why our Higher Education Data Management solutions are fully adaptable to fit your specific team, needs, and goals.
Our student data is siloed across multiple platforms. This fragmentation makes it difficult to get a unified view for reporting leading to inefficiencies and delayed insights. How can we integrate this data more effectively?
It is no secret that the constant evolution of technology is affecting our IT teams work. How does your team recommend we stay ahead of the curve when implementing solutions that improve operational efficiency?
In this case, we would assess how modern technology can address your immediate needs while also being adaptable for the future. Through knowledge transfer sessions, we would also equip your team to confidently manage new technologies.
Because of how much data our institution handles, it can be difficult for us to identify common issues students are experiencing. How can we use data to provide deeper insights into the moments where we’re losing engagement?
With advanced analytics, you can identify key touchpoints in the student journey where retention may be compromised. We offer a Student Engagement Framework solution that offers granular insights, allowing you to pinpoint problem areas and implement targeted interventions to enhance retention.
Higher Education
We offer a range of Higher Education Data Management solutions and services. These include: Data Analytics Accelerator for Higher Education, Student Engagement Framework and our AI Assessment.
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The Student Engagement Framework can help students to achieve an academic edge, improve student retention and gain higher grades, with data analytics and predictive analytics for student retention. The framework enables university personnel to gain better insight around student engagement, compare students against their cohorts and raise interventions.
With our expertise in the higher education data management sector, we created our Data Analytics Accelerator for Higher Education in line with several universities. It provides an end-to-end cloud-based analytical solution built in Microsoft Azure that overcomes your data challenges and improves confidence within your data.
Our AI Assessment allows your force to harness the power of AI. It provides a comprehensive evaluation of how Artificial Intelligence can transform your organisation, through specific ways AI can drive efficiency and optimise operations. This assessment provides expert guidance to propel your institutions’ success.
The Simpson Associates Fabric Accelerator is a comprehensive package of essential activities and tasks that will help you get started with Fabric efficiently. It includes best practice setup and configuration, as well as implementation of a data workload from source to reporting.
Today, institutions are capturing unprecedented volumes of information that needs to be structured. We can work collaboratively with universities to offer a fully managed data warehouse that is highly elastic, enabling you to set up in minutes and scales capacity in seconds.
With its comprehensive capabilities, Fabric offers a groundbreaking solution to streamline data utilization within academic institutions. By consolidating data operations onto a single, AI-powered platform tailored for the future, Fabric fosters collaboration and innovation among faculty, administrators, and students alike.
Through centralised data management, Fabric promotes transparency and accountability, essential pillars for higher education institutions striving to excel in today’s complex landscape.
Denodo’s Logical Data and Data Virtualisation platform for Higher Education enables seamless integration of disparate data sources. It’s data virtualisation platform empowers UK Higher Education institutions to seamlessly integrate diverse data sources, utilise centralised governance and get increased interoperability.
By creating a virtual layer on top of existing data sources, Denodo enables institutions to easily access and analyse data from various systems, facilitating faster insights and informed decision making.
Databricks provides higher education institutions with an invaluable toolset for data-driven initiatives, facilitating streamlined data processing, in-depth analytics, and cutting-edge machine learning applications.
Leveraging Databricks’ scalable infrastructure and robust analytics features, universities can extract actionable insights to elevate their educational offerings and administrative operations.
With Azure’s scalable infrastructure, universities can effortlessly manage the increasing volumes of data generated across various departments while ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
Azure’s seamless integration with other Microsoft products fosters collaboration among faculty, staff, and students. By leveraging Azure’s capabilities, universities can streamline administrative tasks, enhance classroom experiences, and drive innovation across campus.
Nottingham Trent University and Simpson Associates embark on an award winning project, implementing IBM Planning Analytics powered by TM1 for Student, Resource and Financial Planning, thus unifying the planning process across the university.
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Sheffield Hallam University embarks on a programme to deliver Management Information university-wide, utilising Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) and Simpson Associates.
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The University of Nottingham implement a Management Information (MI) Hub to provide coherent, consistent, integrated and authoritative reporting using data from across the University’s core business systems.
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The University of Nottingham deploys a student planning application using IBM Cognos Planning, Business Intelligence and Simpson Associates.
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Nottingham Trent University create an Integrated planning application using IBM Planning Analytics powered by TM1 and Simpson Associates.
View Project →Do you have a similar problem or challenge? We’re not just a service provider; we’re your partner in transforming your organisations data for good. If you’re not sure if we’re the right fit, check out our values.
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