§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list those universities offering a course in nuclear engineering; and if she will make a statement. [11765]
§ Margaret HodgeNo universities currently offer an undergraduate course specifically in nuclear engineering. However, a report by the Health and Safety Executive/Nuclear Installations Inspectorate in October 2000, "Nuclear Education and Research in British Universities",52W listed eight higher education institutions (HEIs) offering undergraduate courses with nuclear engineering modules. Those were:
- University of Birmingham
- University of Cambridge
- City University
- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
- University of Liverpool
- University of Manchester
- University of Plymouth
- University of Sheffield.
The following 12 institutions offered masters courses relevant to nuclear education:
- University of Birmingham
- City University
- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
- University of Liverpool
- Loughborough University
- Middlesex University
- University of Plymouth
- Queen Mary and Westfield College, London
- Royal Navy School of Marine and Air Engineering, HMS Sultan (Department of Nuclear Science and Technology)
- University of Surrey
- University of Wales, Swansea
- University College London.
The HSE/NII report is expected to be updated during the second half of 2002.