The USR consists of records of undergraduate students on courses of one academic year or more; postgraduate students on courses of one academic year or more; academic and related staff holding regular salaried appointments, and finance data for all UK universities. (i) Personal information: date of birth; sex; marital status; country/county of domicile; entry qualifications; whether home or overseas student for fee purposes; subject of first degree; previous UK university. (ii) Annual information: university; date of enrolment; normal duration of course; method of study (full-time, part-time, sandwich, etc.); qualification aimed for; source of fees; nature of study (taught course or research); accommodation (hall. lodgings, home, etc.); qualification obtained in current year. (iii) Leavers' details: qualification obtained; date of leaving; reason for leaving; first destination.