§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish figures for the academic years 1982–83 and 1983–84 to show (a) the total number of full-time students at each Scottish university and (b) the number of full-time staff at each university, giving the student-staff ratio in each case.
§ Mr. BrookeThe available information is as follows:
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(1) Universities (2) Full-time and sandwich students (3) Full-time equivalent student load (4) Full-time staff paid wholly from university funds (5) Student/staff ratio (3–4) 1982–83 Aberdeen 5,498 5,558 608 9.1 Dundee 3,294 3,303 380 8.7 Edinburgh 9,791 10,347 1,063 9.7 Glasgow 9,986 10,752 1,054 10.2 Heriot-Watt 3,284 3,088 265 11.7 St. Andrews 3,369 3,442 321 10.7 Stirling 2,608 2,743 246 11.2 Strathclyde 6,969 7,038 662 10.6 1983–84 Aberdeen 5,470 583 Dundee 3,198 346 Edinburgh 9,866 1,087 Glasgow 10,043 Not yet 1,025 Not yet Heriot-Watt 3,185 available 271 available St. Andrews 3,454 318 Stirling 2,470 247 Strathclyde 7,163 668