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Universities: Science and Technology

Answer

Enrolments of students aged under 21 on science and technology degree courses at Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster in 1997–98 and 2004–05 are given below:

	Queens University Belfast			University of Ulster
	1997–98	2004–05	1997–98	2004–05
Medicine and dentistry	510	584	-	-
Subjects allied to medicine	346	881	743	1,360
Agriculture and related    subjects	93	92	37	66
Biological sciences	588	585	509	729
Physical sciences
Chemistry	121	95	-	-
Physics	88	91	-	-
Other physical sciences	321	499	256	187
Mathematical sciences	236	225	56	17
Computer science	193	519	391	827
Engineering and technology	692	769	310	509
Architecture, building and    planning	203	263	319	760
Total	3,391	4,602	2,621	4,456

A new subject coding system was introduced for the 2002–03 academic year in which single enrolments were split over one or more subject groups reflecting the programme of study. Comparisons between 1997–98 and 2004–05 should therefore be viewed in this context. For comparability over the two years, figures are based on a snapshot of enrolments at 1 December within the academic year. Information on full-year enrolments on all higher education courses at NI institutions are available from 1996–97 and can be viewed at: www.delni.gov.uk/index/publications/pubs-stats/higher-education-enrolments.htm. Figures refer to students aged under 21 at the beginning of the relevant academic year.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

681 c36-8WA; 4807

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Admissions Universities Technology Science Student numbers Ulster University Queen's University Belfast

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk