§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many full-time students, undergraduates and post-graduates there were at universities studying(a) arts, (b) business, (c) science and (d) engineering for the years 1975, 1980, 1985 and 1988;
(2) how many full-time academic staff were employed by universities for art, business, science and engineering for the years 1975, 1980, 1985 and 1988.
Mr. JacksonThe information is shown in the table:
Full-time equivalent student load and full-time academic staff, in universities Great Britain Academic year beginning in 19751 2 19801 1985 19873 Full-time equivalent student load Total of which 272,865 311,985 307,741 318,496 Arts 128,897 146,367 129,669 135,569 Business 6,051 7,720 14,237 15,715 Science 91,376 102,224 106,110 108,083 Engineering 28,072 34,267 35,949 37,379 Other5 18,469 21,407 21,776 21,750 Full-time academic staff4 Total of which 31,094 42,478 43,435 45,348 Arts 12,199 14,620 12,702 12,633 Business 576 852 1,275 1,395 Science 11,495 15,964 16,642 17,447 Engineering 3,480 5,042 5,731 6,058 Other5 3,344 6,000 7,085 7,815 1 Information for 1975 and 1980 is based on subject group of academic department that for later years is based on cost centres. 2 Information for academic staff in 1975 are full-time staff paid directly from university funds. 3 Provisional. 4 Excluding a small number of staff in adult education departments, libraries and museums. In 1987–88 these numbered 530. 5 Clinical medicine, dentistry and veterinary science.