§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the staff to student ratio for each Scottish university in each of the past two years.
§ Dr. BoysonFigures for 1979–80 were provided in the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Renfrewshire, East (Mr. Stewart) on 6 July. Comparable information 1978–79 is as follows. Each university teaches a different mix of subjects. Student-staff ratios vary greatly between subjects.
Total Student load Total full-time academic staff Student-Staff ratios Aberdeen 5,358 696 7.7 Dundee 3,001 421 7.1 Edinburgh 10,264 1,149 8.9 Glasgow 10,082 1,195 8.4 Heriot-Watt 2,866 272 10.5 St. Andrews 3,329 325 10.2 Stirling 2,709 249 10.9 Strathclyde 6,655 727 9.2