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Table 2: Number and proportion of postgraduate enrolments( 1) to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)( 2) courses by subject: UK higher education institutions. Academic year 2006/07
O f which; those with a first degree from the UK( 3)
Subject of Study Enrolments Number Proportion

Medicine and Dentistry

20,020

8,490

42.4

Subjects allied to Medicine

47,150

19,710

41.8

Biological Sciences

30,990

14,650

47.3

Veterinary Science

990

460

46.5

Agriculture and Related Subjects

2,840

1,065

37.4

Physical Sciences

21,060

9,940

47.2

Mathematical Sciences

6,175

2,490

40.4

Computer Science

23,080

7,440

32.2

Engineering and Technology

40,760

13,810

33,9

Architecture, Building and Planning

15,500

7,105

45.8

Total STEM PG

208,565

85,160

40.8

(1 )Figures cover enrolments from all domiciles to both full-time and part-time courses.
(2 )The department considers the following subject groups as STEM subjects: medicine and dentistry, subjects allied to medicine, biological sciences, veterinary science, agriculture and related subjects, physical sciences, mathematical sciences. computer science, engineering and technology, and architecture, building and planning.
(3 )This population has been derived by selecting those enrolments whose highest qualification on entry was a first degree from a UK institution or an undergraduate qualification with qualified teacher status (QTS), This will exclude those who already have a postgraduate qualification and those with other qualifications on entry to their postgraduate course.
Note:
Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population and have been rounded to the nearest 5 so columns may not sum to totals. Proportions have been calculated using unrounded figures.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency {HESA).

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Sixth Form Colleges: Governing Bodies

Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills whether his Department has issued guidance on whether governors of sixth form colleges may refuse requests from (a) members of the public, (b) parents of students and (c) members of teaching staff at the college to make their home addresses and email addresses available. [210358]

Bill Rammell: The Department has not issued any guidance to colleges (including sixth form colleges) asking governors to make available their home and private e-mail addresses. As independent institutions, it is for individual governing bodies to determine their own arrangements for communications with governors.

Student Unions: Equality

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what provisions of legislation on race relations govern the activities of student unions; and if he will make a statement. [218165]

Bill Rammell: The Race Relations Act 1976 imposes obligations on student unions in relation to their roles as employers, providers of goods, facilities and services and in relation to the disposal and management of their premises. It also places them under obligations as regards their decisions in relation to applications for membership and their treatment of their members, if they have a membership of 25 or more people.

Student unions are also subject to supervision by higher education institutions, under section 22 of the Education Act 1994, who have a duty to:

Student Wastage

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many students dropped out of each UK university in each of the last 10 years, broken down by subject studied. [214023]

Bill Rammell: Non-completion rates are not broken down by degree subject However a sector-wide non-continuation rate is provided for each year, which is broken down by subject of study. The non-continuation rate is the proportion of entrants to full-time first degree courses who are no longer in higher education after one year of study. The rates for young entrants are shown in table 1. Information on the actual numbers not continuing in HE has not been published.


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Table 1: Percentage of young entrants to full-time first degree courses who are no longer in HE in after one year of study—UK higher education institutions —academic years 1999/2000 to 2005/06
Percentage
Degree subject 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06

Medicine, dentistry and veterinary science

2.0

2.0

2.4

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.6

Subjects allied to medicine

6.3

6.0

5.9

6.4

7.7

6.8

6.5

Biological sciences(1)

(1)—

(1)—

(1)—

(1)—

7.3

6.8

6.7

Physical sciences(1)

6.9

6.0

6.1

7.1

6.1

6.0

7.8

Agriculture and related subjects

6.8

7.0

11.4

7.5

8.3

8.0

5.7

Mathematical sciences(2)

(2)—

(2)—

(2)—

(2)—

5.5

5.3

4.8

Computer sciences(2)

9.8

8.0

8.4

9.4

10.3

10.3

10.5

Engineering and technology

10.1

9.0

8.9

10.0

10.1

9.1

8.5

Architecture, building, planning

9.6

8.0

10.2

11.1

10.0

8.3

7.6

Social studies(3)

(3)—

(3)—

(3)—

(3)—

7.2

6.9

7.0

Law(3)

6.9

6.0

6.4

7.0

6.2

5.5

5.9

Librarianship, information sciences(4)

(4)—

(4)—

(4)—

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Business and administrative studies(4,5)

6.9

8.0

8.2

—

8.8

8.2

8.4

Mass communications and documentation(5)

n/a

n/a

n/a

8.8

8.5

8.6

8.5

Humanities(6)

(6)—

(6)—

(6)—

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Languages(6,7)

5.9

5.0

5.7

—

6.3

5.7

5.8

Historical and philosophical studies(7)

n/a

n/a

n/a

6.3

5.9

5.0

5.1

Creative arts and design

8.7

8.0

8.3

8.2

8.4

8.1

8.0

Education

8.6

8.0

8.1

8.0

7.5

7.6

7.3

Combined subjects

8.8

8.0

8.2

14.3

13.5

14.3

13.8

All subjects

7.8

7.0

7.3

7.8

7.7

7.2

7.1

n/a = Not applicable
(1) One figure was provided for Biological and Physical Sciences until 2003/04.
(2) One figure was provided for Mathematical and Computer Sciences until 2003/04.
(3) One figure was provided for Social Studies and Law until 2003/04.
(4) One figure was provided for Librarianship. information sciences and Business and administrative studies until 2002/03.
(5) One figure was provided for Business and administrative studies and Mass communications and documentation in 2002/03,
(6 )One figure was provided for Languages and Humanities until 2002/03.
(7) One figure was provided for Languages and Historical and Philosophical Studies in 2002/03.
Notes:
1. Figures for 2000/01 are only available to the nearest integer.
2. There is a break in the time series between academic years 2001/02 and 2002/03 because the subjects’ JACS coding was changed in 2002/03.
Source:
Performance Indicators in Higher Education, published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
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