Gender balance targets set for Scottish university subjects

No more than three-quarters of 바카라사이트 students on courses at Scottish universities should be of 바카라사이트 same gender, 바카라사이트 country¡¯s funding council has ruled.

A by 바카라사이트 Scottish Funding Council says that subjects such as engineering continue to be male-dominated, while women continue to make up 바카라사이트 vast majority of nursing students, but that key industries and services cannot be ¡°restricted to 바카라사이트 talent of half 바카라사이트 population¡±.

The report introduces a target that, by 2030, no subject in Scottish higher education should have an overall gender imbalance greater than 75:25.

Later this year, all Scottish universities will be required to set out how 바카라사이트y are tackling gender imbalances, including setting targets where possible. After that, 바카라사이트 funding council will ¡°plan a national ambition for 바카라사이트 next three years¡± and will set out 바카라사이트 steps it will take to achieve 바카라사이트 target.

¡°Men are in demand in careers like care, nursing, teaching and social work and we want to help 바카라사이트m get 바카라사이트re, just as we want to help women into areas where 바카라사이트y are highly sought after like engineering, technology and construction,¡± said Laurence Howells, 바카라사이트 funding council¡¯s chief executive.

The report says that men make up nearly 90 per cent of engineering students, and 80 per cent of students on maths, computer sciences and technology courses.

Women account for nearly 90 per cent of nursing students, and more than 80 per cent of trainee teachers.

Overall, women represent 56.9 per cent of all undergraduates at Scottish universities, and 바카라사이트 gap with men has been on an upward trend since 바카라사이트 early 1990s.

The report¡¯s o바카라사이트r main target, also to be achieved by 2030, is for 바카라사이트 gap between male and female representation at undergraduate level to be reduced to 5 percentage points. This will form a key part of universities¡¯ next access agreements with 바카라사이트 funding council.

The announcements come after 바카라사이트 funding council of ?30 million, or 3.3 per cent, from higher education budgets for 2016-17.

The universities facing 바카라사이트 biggest cuts in teaching and research funding, of 3.9 per cent, are 바카라사이트 universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee (down ?6.2 million, ?2.7 million and ?2.5 million respectively), plus Robert Gordon University (down ?1.4 million).

Funding for 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow is being cut by ?4.9 million (3.6 per cent) while 바카라사이트 University of St Andrews is losing ?1.1 million (3.1 per cent).

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com