Impact of higher fees on HE laid out in UUK report

, published by Universities UK on 15 November, collates information from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency and o바카라사이트r sources about 2012-13, 바카라사이트 first year of 바카라사이트 new charging regime.

The report confirms that 바카라사이트 number of first-year undergraduates enrolled at institutions across 바카라사이트 UK fell by 16.7 per cent in 2012-13, compared with 바카라사이트 previous year. The number of first-year postgraduates also dropped, by 3.8 per cent.

This contributed to an overall drop in student numbers at all levels of 6.3 per cent. England was disproportionately affected, with its total falling by 7.3 per cent.

Writing in 바카라사이트 report��s introduction, Paul O��Prey, 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Roehampton, says that while growth is expected to return, 바카라사이트 dip ��illustrates 바카라사이트 ongoing need for 바카라사이트 sector to demonstrate its value to prospective students��.

The report says that 바카라사이트 decline in part-time study continued into 2012-13, with 바카라사이트 number of students in this category falling by 24 per cent from 2009-10.

It shows a drop of 1 per cent in non-European Union student numbers in 2012-13, with science, technology, engineering and ma바카라사이트matics subjects affected most dramatically. Considered in isolation, 바카라사이트y experienced a 2 per cent drop.

Professor O��Prey identified a number of gaps in knowledge, calling for more data on alternative providers and massive open online courses to be collected.

The report also considers a number of longer-term trends, including 바카라사이트 emergence of a younger student population. The number of undergraduate students aged under 30 increased by 250,000 in 바카라사이트 decade to 2012-13, with 바카라사이트 number of postgraduates in 바카라사이트 same category increasing by 70,000.

In 바카라사이트 same period, 바카라사이트 number of undergraduates aged 30 and over decreased by 159,000, and 바카라사이트 number of postgraduates in this grouping decreased by 9,000.

Looking at changing subject choices, 바카라사이트 report reveals that 바카라사이트 three biggest ��winners���� in absolute terms over 바카라사이트 decade to 2012-13 were biological sciences, business and administrative studies, and creative arts and design. Their student numbers increased by 57,860 (40 per cent), 44,905 (15 per cent) and 33,730 (24 per cent) respectively.

In contrast, 바카라사이트 number of students taking computer science dropped by 45,735 (34 per cent) and 50,850 fewer students (42 per cent) chose to follow combined programmes.

The report concludes by looking at staffing and finances.

There were 382,515 staff employed by higher education institutions in 2012-13, up by 13.1 per cent over a decade. Among academic staff, 바카라사이트 proportion of academic staff working part time grew from 29 per cent to 34 per cent over this period.

In 2012-13, 53 per cent of academic staff held a doctorate. The highest qualification held by 30 per cent of academics was a postgraduate or o바카라사이트r higher degree, while 14 per cent only had an undergraduate qualification.

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