HC Deb 11 July 1961 vol 644 cc23-4W
Mr. Willis

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science how many training awards were made by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in Scotland in 1960; and what was the type of these awards and the subjects respectively.

Mr. Denzil Freeth

One hundred and five awards for postgraduate training in science and technology tenable by students in universities and colleges in Scotland were made in 1960 by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Their distribution by type of award and by subject was as follows:

as indicating the average rate of deposition over the whole square mile centred at the deposit gauge.

Subject Research Studentships Advanced Course Studentships Research Fellowships
Biology and Biochemistry 15 2
Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy 5 1
Chemistry 39 1
Electrical Engineering 2 3
Engineering 1 4
Geology 3
Human Sciences 1
Mathematics 2 4
Physics 18 4
Totals 85 19 1

In addition 135 awards made in previous years were still current.