HC Deb 23 July 1985 vol 83 c516W
Mr. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of students attending each Scottish university in the academic years 1983–84 and 1984–85; what were the numbers of full-time academic staff at each university in both years; and what were the staff-student ratios in each case in each year.

Mr. Brooke

Statistics for 1984–85 are not yet available. The information for 1983–84 is:

University Full-time equivalent student load Full-time departmental academic staff wholly university financed Staff-students ratios
(1) (2) (1):(2)
Aberdeen 5,535 583 9.5
Dundee 3,211 346 9.3
Edinburgh 10,438 1,087 9.6
Glasgow 10,901 1,025 10.6
Heriot-Watt 2,991 271 11.0
St. Andrews 3,532 318 11.1
Stirling 2,606 247 10.6
Strathclyde 7,298 668 10.9