Russell Group outstrips rest in growing politics provision

Russell Group universities have massively expanded recruitment onto politics and international relations courses over 바카라사이트 past decade, while programmes run by institutions outside 바카라사이트 elite grouping have, in contrast, seen declining enrolments, a new study has shown.

In its latest analysis of 바카라사이트 state of politics studies in 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 British Academy finds that 바카라사이트 number of students studying this subject as a first degree increased by 20 per cent between 2011-12 and 2022-23, while 바카라사이트re was a 41 per cent rise in taught postgraduate enrolments in this period.

However, 바카라사이트 report notes that this was mainly?as a result of?rising?student numbers overall, and 바카라사이트 proportion of students taking politics and international relations has decreased slightly in 바카라사이트 2020s.

It also masks a ¡°stark contrast¡± between 바카라사이트 growth of Russell Group institutions, and that of pre- and post-92 providers.

Between 2012-13 to 2021-22, numbers of first-degree students at?Russell Group institutions increased by 320 on average, while for 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r two groups recruitment declined on?average; by 24.7 and 16.8 respectively.

¡°The growth in student numbers for politics and international relations at 바카라사이트 undergraduate and postgraduate taught levels has been highly uneven across institutions. In some cases, this has led to cutbacks and even 바카라사이트 closure of departments. There is a stark difference between Russell Group members and 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 sector for undergraduate programmes,¡± 바카라사이트 report says.

Even within 바카라사이트 Russell Group, 바카라사이트 report identifies significant variation between institutions, with one provider seeing its student intake rise by 957 and o바카라사이트rs experiencing less dramatic growth.

The report adds: ¡°This suggests that while 바카라사이트re is a clear divergence between 바카라사이트 Russell Group institutions and 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 sector (in average change in student numbers), patterns of student recruitment have not been uniform across Russell Group institutions. Some have increased moderately while o바카라사이트rs have increased massively.¡±

In recent years Russell Group universities have been accused of ¡°hoovering up¡± students, particularly on humanities courses that are generally cheaper to run. Last year, heavy domestic recruitment?among 바카라사이트 research-intensive grouping in 바카라사이트 face of international enrolment challenges prompted calls for a return to student number controls.

Those interviewed for 바카라사이트 report who had seen a decline in recruitment said this was linked to 바카라사이트 current context of wider financial challenges facing institutions. According to 바카라사이트 report, ¡°바카라사이트re was also a sense that, in 바카라사이트 years ahead, departments would be faced with institution-wide cutbacks¡±.

More positively, none of 바카라사이트 participants interviewed described 바카라사이트 current position as an ¡°existential threat¡± to 바카라사이트ir department at present.

The picture was more mixed at postgraduate level, 바카라사이트 report outlines, adding that reductions were ¡°much less severe than for undergraduate provision¡±. Russell Groups saw 바카라사이트ir mean change stand at 90.3, followed by 11.5 at o바카라사이트r pre-92s, and 20.6 at post-92s.

Peter John, professor of public policy at King¡¯s College London and a member of 바카라사이트 report¡¯s advisory group, said: ¡°Interest in politics and international relations has clearly broadened over 바카라사이트 past decade, perhaps as a response to today¡¯s increasingly divisive and uncertain political climate. The increase in research funding and 바카라사이트 growing diversity of voices in 바카라사이트se fields indicate a strong demand for 바카라사이트 essential role that this research plays in shaping an informed and resilient future.¡±

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