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Written question asked by Brian Jenkins (Labour) on Thursday, 29 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 November 2009. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Thursday, 5 November 2009 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Higher Education: Botany

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many students received an undergraduate degree in botany at a university in England in each of the last five years;
Answer

The latest information from the Higher Education Statistics Agency is shown in the following table. Figures for the 2008/09 academic year will be available in January 2010.

Doctorate, first degree and other undergraduate botany qualifiers¹: UK Higher Education Institutions
Academic years 2003/04 to 2007/08
Academic year Doctorate First degree Other undergraduate
2003/04 65 80 55
2004/05 60 60 60
2005/06 55 65 40
2006/07 60 60 55
2007/08 65 45 50
¹ Covers qualifiers of all domiciles from both full-time and part-time courses.
Note:
Figures are based on a qualifications obtained population and have been rounded to the nearest five.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
498 c1236W; 297468
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Graduates Higher education Botany
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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