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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
(2) how many PhDs in botany have been awarded by universities 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; 297469
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Graduates Higher education Postgraduate education Botany
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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