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Dept for Education and Skills

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Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many doctorates were awarded in each subject in each of the last three years, broken down by gender. [217111] Dr. Howells: The latest available information is given in the table. A new method of coding subject was introduced on the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) record in 2002-03, hence figures for 2002-03 onwards are not directly comparable to earlier years. Doctorates obtained at UK HEIs, 2001-02 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Subject Male Female Total Medicine and dentistry 710 675 1,385 Subjects allied to medicine 335 440 775 Biological sciences 975 1,295 2,270 Veterinary sciences 40 40 80 Agriculture and related subjects 150 100 255 Physical sciences 1,415 650 2,065 Mathematical sciences 300 90 390 Computer science 300 70 370 Engineering and technology 1,525 335 1,860 Architecture, building and 105 40 150 planning Social, economic and political 645 555 1,200 studies Law 95 75 170 Business and administrative 340 165 510 studies Librarianship and information 35 30 60 science Languages 340 460 800 Humanities 510 350 855 Creative arts and design 105 95 205 Education 270 325 595 Combined 95 110 210 Total 8,300 5,910 14,210 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 5. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Doctorates obtained at UK HEIs, 2002-03 and 2003-04 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2002-03 2003-04 Subject Male Female Total Male Female Total Medicine and dentistry 690 675 1,360 750 780 1,530 Subjects allied to 390 490 885 365 515 880 medicine Biological sciences 1,030 1,350 2,375 1,020 1,390 2,415 Veterinary sciences 25 45 70 30 30 60 Agriculture and related 140 90 230 140 120 260 subjects Physical sciences 1,470 710 2,180 1,505 775 2,280 Mathematical sciences 280 90 370 315 100 415 Computer science 290 85 375 370 100 470 Engineering and 1,655 365 2,020 1,630 410 2,040 technology Architecture, building 125 50 175 120 65 190 and planning Social studies 685 560 1,245 670 585 1,255 Law 135 125 255 110 80 195 Business and 355 200 555 335 215 545 administrative studies Mass communication and 30 35 65 40 40 80 documentation Languages 400 495 900 365 470 840 Historical and 530 325 855 500 385 885 philosophical studies Creative arts and design 185 120 310 130 115 245 Education 290 330 620 240 365 605 Combined 15 10 25 45 30 75 Total 8,720 6,155 14,875 8,680 6,575 15,255 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 5. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

217111; 431 c866W;431 c862W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Degrees Gender

Contains statistics

Yes

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