Special No 10
Friday 22 January 2010
Vol cxl
pp. 1–80
The Board of Graduate Studies beg leave to report to the Council as follows:
This Report covers:
(A)the business of the Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) conducted during the academical year 2007–08 in response to external bodies, recommendations concerning policy matters, and changes to the portfolio of graduate courses;
(B)Graduate admissions and continuation data for entry in the academical year 2007–08;
(C)Census data taken in May 2008 concerning graduate students on the register;
(D)Studentships and funding data for the academical year 2007–08;
(E)Graduate examination data for the academical year 2007–08.
The references Mxxx are to minutes of Board meetings.
The University participated in this survey for a second year. The response rate was approximately 35%. The Board were pleased to see that Cambridge rated above average in terms of infrastructure, intellectual climate, and skills training, but noted with concern that the University fell below the national average in terms of supervision, assessment, and feedback. The Board recommended that the University continue to participate in the scheme. M3194
The Board agreed that the initial registration of students and issuing of a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies Certificate (CAS) be done centrally. Details of the administration of the scheme were discussed and agreed. There were implications for postgraduate admission deadlines, intermission, and the management of absences from Cambridge for those students affected. M3181
Officers of the Board met local MPs to discuss the proposed scheme. M3237
It was noted that termly enrolment for overseas students would be mandatory under the Points Based Immigration System. M3271
The General Board review will potentially have a major impact on the BGS, and its recommendations were considered carefully. The Board supported the recommendations made in the Review. They were pleased to note that under these recommendations the Board of Graduate Studies would maintain a strong presence within graduate education and would continue to provide quality assurance support across the Schools.
The Board welcomed the opportunity to focus on strategic matters and the power to uphold policy decisions, but were concerned that this could only be achieved if significant case load work relating to complaints was removed from the Board’s remit.
They strongly supported the recommendation to establish a central University financial aid office and noted that the Offices of the Board had developed a transparent and efficient system responsible for managing financial aid centrally.
The Board recommended that pilot studies should be used to identify model systems for devolution and bespoke models for individual Degree Committees should be avoided.
The Secretary agreed to undertake a full review of the continuation process.
The QAA visited the University in February 2008 to carry out an institutional audit. The Board were satisfied with their subsequent comments relating to graduate students. In line with the recommendations for action, the Board agreed that all postgraduate students with supervisory or teaching responsibilities should be appropriately trained and sanctioned the Secretary to liaise further with the Staff Development Office about this. M3235
The Board received and approved a revised University statement on plagiarism and recommended that the new plagiarism website, together with any other information which is distributed, should distinguish between poor scholarship (which is not a deliberate act) and a breach of academic integrity (which is a deliberate act); provide examples of penalties; and provide subject-specific examples of plagiarism. M3270
As noted above, termly enrolment for overseas students would be mandatory under the Points Based Immigration System. The Board agreed that this should be encouraged; but referred to the Graduate Tutors’ Committee the requirement for home/EU students to enrol each term. M3271
The Board approved the Disability Equality Scheme Annual Report and agreed to include an analysis of disability information in their own Annual Report; appoint a member to the Joint Committee on Disability; follow up the graduate student survey by focus group work; and appoint a member of staff to act as a first point of contact for disabled students. M3179
The Board approved the draft regulations for a Postgraduate Applications Committee (PAC) and nominated the Head of Graduate Admissions as its representative. M3242
The Board approved changes to the constitution of the International Studies Degree Committee. M1342
During the year, the Board awarded eleven Sc.D. Degrees, two Litt.D. Degrees, and one each of LL.D., Vet.M.D., and D.D.
Fifteen institutions of varying size have ‘NUI’ status, i.e. they can admit students officially registered for a research degree of the University of Cambridge. This year the Board renewed the status of the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, the MRC Dunn Human Nutrition Unit (M1334), the Babraham Institute (M3158), the Animal Health Trust (M3196), the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (M3240), and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (M3272).
Data showing the extent of the scheme are presented below:
|
Part-time students admitted |
Total no. of Departments registered |
Total no. of Colleges registered |
|
|
2003–04 |
19 |
32 |
21 |
|
2004–05 |
26 |
38 |
26 |
|
2005–06 |
42 |
43 |
28 |
|
2006–07 |
31 |
45 |
29 |
|
2007–08 |
25 |
45 |
29 |
The Board reiterated the view that the part-time research experience should be as much like the full-time experience as possible and that distance learning was not appropriate for a research programme. It clarified attendance requirements and strengthened the arrangements to monitor where part-time students live. M3213
Although submission rates were satisfactory for Research Council funded students, the Board were concerned to note the consistently low submission rates for the School when all students were considered. It was noted that Research Councils now required data for all students within the cohort and that low submission rates may have a negative impact on future ESRC and AHRC applications. M3164
The Board were disturbed to learn that the University did not have regulations regarding the copying and distribution of M.Phil. papers and dissertations. The Board asked the Secretary to liaise with Legal Services to formulate guidelines to be used to prevent unauthorized publication of M.Phil. material. M1335
The University agreed regulations for a part-time M.Phil. in November 2007. It was expected that most part-time M.Phils. would be research M.Phils. examined by thesis and oral only. The Board agreed working arrangements for the new degree. M3214
The Board agreed that the M.Phil. in Management Research be closed for direct admission. They agreed that the degree should be retained for those students who do not proceed to the Ph.D. following the first year progress assessment, but have produced work which is recommended by the Degree Committee as sufficient for the M.Phil. Degree. M1317.4
They subsequently agreed that offering a CPGS instead of an M.Phil. to such students would be preferable. M3182
The Board agreed to approve the proposal for an M.Res. Degree but recommended that it be adopted for all Masters courses leading to the Ph.D. M3183
M.Phil. in Environmental Design in Architecture (Option B) Two-year course (Oct 2008) M1298.2
Part-time M.Phil. in Latin-American Studies (Oct 2008) M3233
M.Phil. in Modern South Asian Studies (Oct 2009) (M3254)
M.Phil. in Advanced Computer Science (Oct 2009) M3267
M.Phil. in Environmental Science (Oct 2009) M3267
M.Phil. in Management Research (Oct 2008) M3182
M.St. in Latin-American Studies (Oct 2008) M3233
M.Phil. in Criminological Research M1299
M.Phil. in Computational Biology M3177
M.Phil. in Medical Sciences M3241
M.St. in Social Enterprise and Community Development (Oct 2008) M3273
M.Phil. in History, Sociology, and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine (Oct 2009) M3274
M.Phil. in Innovation, Strategy, and Organization (Oct 2008) M3275
M.Phil. in Financial Research and in Management Science (Oct 2008) M3275
The M.Phil. in Oriental Studies to become the M.Phil. in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Oct 2008) M3239
The M.Phil. in Management Science to become the M.Phil. in Management Science and Operations (Oct 2009) M3252
The Board recognized that in some cases there were significant delays between the submission of the Ph.D. thesis and receipt of the examiners’ reports. The wording on the guidance notes was amended to encourage examiners to submit their reports as soon as possible. M3197
To allow for more rapid decision-making during peak periods, the Board formed a sub-committee to consider straightforward applications for examination allowances by circulation. M3197
The Board recommended that University Regulations be amended to the effect that what had previously been described as the ‘final submission deadline’ for Ph.D., M.Sc., or M.Litt. dissertations (four years in the case of full-time Ph.D.) become the norm. This would mean that fewer students would need to apply for an extension, with a consequent reduction in paperwork for all concerned. M3232. (See also ‘Fee for the course’, below.)
The Board recommended that the University Regulations be amended to permit a candidate to reject the offer of an examination allowance. M1317.3
External examiners’ reports on taught M.Phils. are collated by the Education Section, who in their report to the Board on the 2006–07 examination round highlighted various issues. In response, the Board agreed measures regarding plagiarism, QAA precepts, and a common M.Phil. marking system, and agreed to work with the Education Section and the Board of Examinations to streamline procedures. M3268
The Board agreed that it was not feasible to expect supervisors to submit termly reports using the current version of CamGRAD and sought to improve the system. M3271
During 2007–08, five new cases were considered. In one case the candidate accepted an M.Litt.; in the other four cases the Board found no grounds for upholding the complaint. One case continued from 2006–07: the complaint was referred to the Review Committee but adjudged to be outside the six-month limit; the complainant accepted an M.Sc. Degree.
The Board approved a change to the Review Regulations to the effect that sabbatical officers of CUSU could be included as appropriate representatives for the complainant. M3165
During the year the Department of Physics ran a pilot devolved admissions programme in order to determine resource implications and the viability of CamSIS for devolved admissions programmes. M1317.2
The Board agreed that admission not normally be confirmed where a candidate was below the minimum in both English language and academic results, although exceptions to this policy could be requested by a Department, Degree Committee, or College. In cases where the Language Centre recommended a straightforward waiver, applicants would be considered to have met the University’s minimum. M3234
The Board was concerned to note a significant decrease in the number of home students who both apply and take up their place at Cambridge. It was acknowledged that the lack of funding earmarked for home students was an area of concern, in the face of decreased studentships from the Research Councils and charitable organizations such as the Wellcome Trust. It was therefore necessary to secure funding packages from other sources. The Board encouraged the University and Colleges to target recruitment and funding of home students as a priority area. M3162, 3180
The Board considered the equivalence of bachelors ‘Bologna’ degrees, and the appropriate University minimum academic qualifications for applicants from countries which are signatories to the Bologna Framework. They agreed:
•to consider Bologna bachelors degrees for admission to masters courses and Ph.Ds.;
•with the International Office, to establish Bologna bachelors degrees grade/GPA equivalents to a 2:1 degree;
•with the International Office, to compile a list of reputable institutions and grade equivalences, not necessarily restricted to countries which are Bologna signatories, to enable the refinement of admission criteria, such that these may vary depending on the institution in question;
•to take into account knowledge of local education systems and individual institutions, as well as information on qualifications equivalences, when making decisions on graduate admission. M3166
On the basis that annual data is already published and available in the public domain, the Board agreed that graduate admissions data could be provided and shared by the Russell Group. M3269
The Board approved the proposal for the introduction from October 2009 of a ‘fee for the course’ for graduate students. Under the scheme, each graduate student will pay a UCF (University Composition Fee) for each and every term up to the minimum number of terms required for the qualification, i.e. nine terms for the Ph.D. Degree. No additional UCF will be payable for a tenth term, but the payment of the full UCF for three years entitles the student to a twelve-term (four-year) registration period, after which students will auto-matically be removed from the register (but can apply for re-instatement when ready to submit the dissertation).
The only terms excluded will be those for which a student intermits or comes off the register. The full fee will be payable regardless of the place in which the student resides during her or his studies; and whether the student is working in the University and its approved non-University Institutions, or away from Cambridge. However, for those students enrolled on a course covered by a bilateral studentship agreement, fees will be waived for those terms that the student is working at the partner institution up to a maximum of six terms (M3212). The fee charged in any year will be based on the same fee whether the course is taken by the part-time or full-time route.
The Board further proposed that where possible Colleges should collect the fee annually, at the start of the academic programme and on each anniversary. M3176
The Board approved an increase of £1,000 in the baseline University Composition Fee for all M.Phils. and other one-year courses within the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences. M1336, 3160
The Board approved a request from the Department of Architecture that students in the second year of the M.Phil. (B) in Environmental Design, and who are in placement, should be liable for 50% of the full-time University Composition Fee. M3276
For 2009–10, the Board agreed to increase the annual minimum maintenance requirement by 6% on the 2008–09 rate, i.e. from £9,290 to £9,874. M3231
The Board approved the recommendation that provided all other eligibility criteria are met, students who faced unforeseen hardship as a consequence of maternity or paternity issues would receive a minimum termly maintenance sum, as determined by the Manager of the Hardship Awards. M3161
The Board agreed that applications be considered outside the Committee structure. M3266
Given the reduction in the number of home Ph.D. students, the Board agreed that Colleges should be encouraged to participate in the scheme. M3195
The Board were pleased to learn that the Newton Trust had agreed to underwrite the costs for those students who would have expected to be funded by the AHRC but who would be disadvantaged as a result of funding cuts to the AHRC. M3238
The Board were concerned to learn that 37% of applicants who were initially offered an ORS award in the 2007 competition subsequently withdrew. The Board expressed their hope that the situation would improve in 2008 with early offers of full-funding made to the top-ranked candidates as soon as possible. M3198
The Board recognized that there were issues with top-slicing of nominations for ORS and related awards and that moderation was required to ensure that small Departments were not disadvantaged. It was noted that the quality of the departmental statements of support was variable and in some cases failed to provide any indication of the suitability of the candidate for an ORS award. It was agreed that if the standard of the supporting statements improved they could be used to assess the applications for all nominations and thereby remove the necessity to top-slice nominations. The Board agreed to forward examples of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ statements of support to each Department in advance of the 2009 competition. M3236
Professor Brown stepped down in July 2008. M3229
Professor Osborne (Classics) and Dr Gelsthorpe (Criminology) agreed to serve for another term, until 2011. M1316
Professor (formerly Doctor) Hewett (Astronomy) was on sabbatical leave for the academical year 2007–08. M1298.1
Professor Jacobus (English) resigned from the Board in November 2007. She was replaced by Professor Heal (Philosophy). M1333
Dr Runde (Judge Business School) agreed to serve a further twelve months until September 2008. M1316
Professor Hawthorn (SPS) took early retirement with effect from 30 September 2007. He was replaced by Mr Younger (Education) in October 2007. M1316
Professor Rankin (Music) was on sabbatical leave during M2007 and L2008.
Dr Allison (Physics) started in October 2007. M1316
Professor Blamire (Materials Science and Metallurgy) started in March 2008. M3193
Ms Linder
Mr Liu until June 2008; Mr Mtimbiri from July 2008.
Having served in an acting capacity since Dr Laurie Friday left in September 2007, Dr Kate Maxwell was appointed as the Head of Graduate Administration and Secretary to the Board of Graduate Studies with effect from 1 January 2008.
The annual analysis of applications received and of their outcomes, with comparative data from 2004–05 onwards is provided (Figures 1–4). Data prior to the 2004–05 academical year are not included as before this point, figures were analysed and presented by calendar year, rather than academical year. Data prior to 2004–05 are therefore not directly comparable to more recent figures. The data presented relate to applications, conditional offers, and confirmations of admissions for the Michaelmas, Lent, and Easter Terms in each academical year.
For each academical year the data are presented by course type (M.Phil., Research, and Other taught postgraduate courses) and are broken down by fee status.
A fee status is assigned to an applicant when a conditional offer is made. The decision on fee status assignation can take account of a number of different factors, including country of permanent residence and nationality. For the purposes of the analysis in this Report, it is desirable to assign a fee status to all applicants (i.e. including those not made an offer), to enable monitoring of trends in Home, EU, and overseas applications. The only feasible way to do this retrospectively is to use information from CamSIS to assign a ‘fee status’ based on citizenship. It is important to note, therefore, that there is a difference in the way applicants have been classified at the ‘application’ and the ‘offer’ stage – however, this is very unlikely to lead to any significant errors, as the large majority of fee status decisions are straightforward, and align with information on citizenship.
With regard to ‘course type’, data on M.Phils. include all taught and research M.Phils. Data on ‘research’ courses include applications for Ph.Ds., M.Litts., M.Scs., CPGSs, and NTBRs (that is, visiting students who are ‘Not to be registered’ for any qualification). ‘Other postgraduate’ courses include the Certificate in Advanced Studies of Mathematics (CASM), the Master of Law (LL.M.), and the Diplomas in Economics, Computer Science, International Law, Legal Studies, and Theology and Religious Studies.
No figures are shown for confirmations of admission for 2004–05 (Fig. 4), as data broken down by fee status are not available for the Michaelmas Term of that year.
For the first time and in line with the University’s Equality and Diversity policy, data are also shown for applications, offers, and confirmations by disability and by ethnicity (Tables 1–2). These data have only recently begun to be recorded for all applicants (previously, blank responses or responses of ‘no disability’ were not recorded, and no ethnicity data were captured at the point of application), and so only one year’s worth of data is presented. In addition, 2007–08 was the first year in which it was compulsory for applicants to provide some information on disability and ethnicity (even if the information consisted of ‘information refused’), but not every applicant did complete these sections of the graduate application form. As this was the first year of routine collection and recording, the data are still incomplete, and so must be treated with caution (particularly in the case of ethnicity).
The University received a slightly smaller number of applications for 2007 entry compared to 2006 entry (a drop of around 2.5%: Fig. 1). Applications for M.Phils. and research degrees both fell, with applications for other taught postgraduate courses showing a very small rise.
There was a fall in total applications across all fee status categories, with the smallest change being in overseas applications Figure 2 provides data for the numbers of applications received for 2007–08 entry by fee status (home, EU, or overseas). The data are disaggregated by applications for research degrees, M.Phil. courses, and other taught courses for which the Board is the admitting authority.
Over the last four years there has been a fall in the number of home applicants for research courses (of around 40%). Over the same period, EU applications for research degrees rose very slightly, and overseas applications for research degrees fell by around 16%. Other taught postgraduate courses have shown a rise in applications over the last four years (of around 16%) over all fee status categories. M.Phil. applications have shown a slight decrease (of around 5%).
The gender distribution of applications has remained fairly stable for the last four years. Between 60% and 70% of home applications have been male, depending on course type (other taught postgraduate courses have had a slightly higher percentage of male applicants, with M.Phils. having the lowest percentages). In general, a smaller percentage of EU and overseas applications have been male (with M.Phil. applications showing a gender split of around 55/45, male to female).
Figure 3 provides data for the numbers of conditional offers made for 2007–08 entry by fee status (home, EU, or overseas). The data are disaggregated by applications for research degrees, M.Phil. courses, and other taught courses for which the Board is the admitting authority.
There was a small drop (around 2%) in the total number of offers made for 2007 entry compared to the same period last year, although offers for other taught postgraduate courses rose slightly. There was a fall in offers across all fee status categories, with the largest change (8.7%) being in home offers.
Over the last four years there has been a fall in the number of home offers for research courses (of around 60%). Over the same period, EU offers for research degrees fell by 34%, and overseas offers for research degrees fell by around 44%. Other taught postgraduate courses have shown a rise in offers over the last four years (of around 80%) over all fee status categories and M.Phil. applications have shown a slight rise of around 3%.
The gender distribution of offers has remained fairly stable for the last four years. Across all fee categories, other postgraduate courses have had the highest percentage of male offers (around 70% for home students), with M.Phil. offers showing the lowest percentages (around 50% in the case of overseas offers). In general, the percentage of male offer holders for M.Phils. and research degrees has been slightly lower than the percentage of applicants, showing that male applicants have been slightly less successful in their applications for these course types (by between 3% and 5%), than their female counterparts. In general, over the last four years, the opposite has been true for other postgraduate courses, where the success rate for male applicants has been slightly higher than for female applicants (by around 10% in 2007–08).
Figure 4 provides data for the numbers of unconditional offers made for 2007–08 entry by fee status (home, EU, or overseas). The data are disaggregated by applications for research degrees, M.Phil. courses, and other taught courses for which the Board is the admitting authority.
There was a very small, non-significant drop (of around 0.6%) in the total number of confirmations for 2007 entry compared to the same period last year. Confirmations for M.Phils. and other postgraduate courses actually rose, but the number of confirmations for research degrees fell by 5.4%. The number of confirmations for home and EU students fell slightly, but the number of confirmations for overseas students rose by 6%.
Over the last three years there has been a fall in the number of home confirmations for research courses (of around 45%). Over the same period, EU confirmations for research degrees fell by 25%, and overseas confirmations for research degrees fell by around 16%. Other taught postgraduate courses have shown a rise in confirmations over the last three years (of around 54%) over all fee status categories. M.Phil. applications have shown a slight decrease of around 3.7%.
The gender distribution of confirmations has remained fairly stable for the last three years. Across all fee categories, other postgraduate courses have had the highest percentage of male confirmations (around 70% for home and EU students), with M.Phil. confirmations showing the lowest percentages (around 50% in the case of overseas confirmations). In general, the percentage of male offer holders for research degrees has matched the percentage of male confirmations, whereas for M.Phils. the percentage of male confirmations has been very slightly lower than the percentage of offer holders, and for other postgraduate courses it has been slightly higher.
Table 1 provides data for the numbers of applications, conditional offers made, and confirmations made for 2007–08 entry as defined by applicant disability (where disclosed).
Almost 200 applications were received in 2007–08 from students who declared a disability (around 2% of the total number of applications), with unseen disabilities and specific learning difficulties comprising the greatest proportions of those applications. The success rate of disabled applicants (that is, the percentage of applications who received offers) was significantly higher than for the cohort overall – 60% as compared to 40% overall. The same applies for the percentage of applications which turned into confirmations of admission – this was around 45% for disabled applicants, but 24% for the entire cohort.
Table 2 provides data for the numbers of applications, conditional offers made, and confirmations made for 2007–08 entry as defined by applicant ethnicity, where declared.
The largest cohorts of applicants for 2007–08, other than those of white background, were Chinese students, followed by students from non-Chinese Asian backgrounds. The smallest numbers were those from mixed – black and white. In general, it appears that the success rate (defined as the percentage of those who applied who received offers) of applicants from non-white backgrounds, was slightly lower than that of applicants from white backgrounds. However, until data collection and recording becomes more complete in subsequent years, this conclusion must be viewed with caution. If accurate, a likely explanation is that, for countries outside the Bologna framework of qualifications, it is often the case that a masters, rather than a bachelors, degree is required for entry to an M.Phil. or Ph.D., and so the percentage of students applying with qualifications which do not meet the University’s minimum entry requirements is likely to be higher.
This is the first year where an analysis has been made for students applying to continue/be readmitted for further graduate study (including those students who have reapplied to continue more than one calendar year since graduation). Therefore it is not possible to make comparisons with previous data and figures should be viewed with some caution.
Students described in this section of the Report are those that were currently, or had previously been registered as graduate students at Cambridge on a Ph.D., M.Phil., M.St., LL.M., Graduate Diploma, or a Certificate in Advanced Study in Mathematics (Part III Mathematics) and had been admitted previously by the Board of Graduate Studies. These are classified as applying for leave to continue to a further graduate course.
The data presented relate to applications received, conditional offers, and confirmation of continuation for entry in the academical year 2007–08. The data are provided by course type (Ph.D., M.Phil., and other taught postgraduate) and are further disaggregated by fee status (Table 3).
As shown in Table 3, of 764 applications received, the majority were for the Ph.D. (86%) as compared to M.Phil. programmes (6.5%), and other postgraduate courses (7%). The number of conditional offers made to students for M.Phil. programmes exceeds the number of applications since a number of applicants for the Ph.D. were subsequently offered a place on M.Phil. programmes on recommendation of the Degree Committees in question.
This report focuses on applications for the Ph.D. In total, 661 applications to continue to the Ph.D. were received, of which approximately 25% were from home applicants, 25% from EU applicants, and 50% from overseas applicants. 73% of applicants received a conditional offer and 44% of applicants were confirmed for entry. Success rate varied with fee status in that 36% of overseas applicants were confirmed as compared to 41% and 61% of EU and home applicants respectively.
Overall the gender balance was on average 50% at all stages of the continuation process and did not vary with fee status, with the exception that 64% of EU applicants were male.
As shown in Table 4, 27 applications were received from students who disclosed a disability, i.e. 3.5% of the total number of applications of which 52% were confirmed for entry. Those declaring an unseen disability and specific learning difficulty comprised the greatest proportion of applicants.
The largest cohort of applicants for 2007–08 were those of white ethnicity (328 declared) followed by those of Chinese (58) and non-Chinese Asian (52) background (Table 5).
The data provided were taken with a census date of 1 May 2008 and relate to those students registered on an M.Phil. or research programme at that time.
The total number of graduate students was 6,388 of which 1,339 (22%) were enrolled on an M.Phil. programme and 5,049 were enrolled on a research programme. This compares with values of 1,303 (M.Phil.) and 5,009 (research) for the previous year. The overall gender balance was 1.3 male:female for all graduate students in 2008 as compared to 1.4 for the previous year, with a ratio 1.4 male:female for research programmes and 1.1 male:female for M.Phil. programmes, these values were not significantly different from the previous academical year.
Table 6 provides data for current graduate students by Fee Status and College. Home students constituted the largest cohort (44%) followed by overseas (36%) and EU students (20%). In total 82% of students were aged 24 or above which consisted of 80% of home students, 89% of EU students, and 83% of overseas students.
Table 7 shows the status of graduate student records at 1 May 2008, by School and Degree Committee. Whilst the data illustrates record status, the data may be largely considered per capita with the caveat that the statuses of ‘Working Away’ or ‘Intermitting’ may coincide with that of ‘Under Exam’ or ‘Graduate Writing Up’. The data are significant as they are submitted as part of the University’s HESA return. The School of the Humanities and Social Sciences accounted for the largest number of graduate students representing 26% of all graduate student records followed by the Schools of Technology (20%), the Physical Sciences (18%), the Biological Sciences (15%), Arts and Humanities (14%), and Clinical Medicine (7%). On 1 May 2008, 160 students (54%) from the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences had been granted leave to work and were therefore fee exempt, whilst 181 students had permission to intermit their studies.
Table 8 provides data for current students who had disclosed a disability on 1 May 2008. In total, 281 graduate students had disclosed a disability which represents 4.4% of the cohort. The data does not account for those students who have chosen not to disclose a disability and therefore must be treated with caution. The most common disclosed disability was an unseen disability (e.g. diabetes, epilepsy, asthma).
Figure 5 shows the recorded source of fee for all graduate students who were liable for the University Composition Fee at 1 May 2008. The data show only the source of funding which is most likely to pay the fee. For example, all UK Research Council awards are classified as the source of fee irrespective of any additional funding such as a Gates Award. The data are also subject to some error as it can be difficult to interpret accurately funding from diverse sources. The UK Research Council studentships (also including students funded through research grants) accounted for the largest source of fee across all graduate students (28%), followed by self-financing students which accounted for 27% of the cohort. Comparable values for 2007 were 28% and 30% for Research Council studentships and self-financing students respectively.
Clear patterns emerge when the data are further disaggregated by fee status and programme of study (Figures 6–7). Amongst home students, 54% were funded through the UK Research Councils (Figure 6). Although this figure is healthy, it should be noted that this represents only 81 M.Phil. students as compared to 1,237 Ph.D. students. Self-financing students represented 24% of the home cohort comprising 256 M.Phil. students and 331 Ph.D. students. The UK Research Councils and self-funding also represented the greatest sources of fees for EU students (29% and 31% respectively), whilst College and University Awards made up 11% of the cohort and UK Charities (largely the Cambridge European Trust) funded 10% of the students (Figure 5). In contrast, the majority of overseas students were funded through a UK charity (30%), largely the Cambridge Gates, Overseas, and Commonwealth Trusts. Solely self-financing students comprised 28% of the overseas student cohort (Figure 6). The diversity of different funding source for overseas students is highlighted by the relatively high figure of 16% funded from other sources. University and College awards made up funding for 14% of home students, 19% of EU students, and 10% of overseas students.
Figure 7 illustrates the difference in source of fee between students registered for the M.Phil. and Ph.D. In total 22% of the M.Phil. students were entirely self-financed as compared to 33% of the Ph.D. students. As compared to Ph.D. students, M.Phil. students are better supported by UK charities but less well-supported by the Research Councils and University/Awards. Given i) the decrease in the number of home applications for Ph.D. outlined above; ii) decreased availability of Research Council awards for masters courses, and iii) the high success rate of home students who apply to continue to the Ph.D., it is imperative that the University ensures that funding is available for M.Phil. programmes.
The Overseas Research Studentships (ORS) Awards Scheme was funded by the UK government via HEFCE and provided financial assistance to help the best overseas students undertake full-time research leading to the Ph.D. at British universities. The awards consisted of a bursary of up to three years’ duration which paid the difference between the ‘Home’ and ‘Overseas’ University Composition Fee. Applications were to be considered only on the basis of academic ability and research potential.
Prior to 2006, ORS awards were made by Universities UK (UUK). HEIs were required to submit applications from nominated students to UUK in March, applications were considered by a panel and decisions were announced in May each year. However for the 2006 competition onwards, a new scheme was introduced whereby the University was given a block ORS grant each year to cover both existing and new awards and most significantly, the University would now assume control of the competition and be solely responsible for the award-making process. The 2008 competition was the third year of managing the ORS awards using a block grant.
In 2008 the Faculties and Departments nominated 357 candidates, of which 70% were considered for an award by the ORS Committee. A total of 123 awards was initially made, of which 36 were within the School of Arts and Humanities/Humanities and Social Sciences (38% of nominees), 40 within the Schools of Technology/Physical Sciences (48% of nominees), and 47 within the Schools of Biological Sciences/Clinical Medicine (61% of nominees). 34 award offer holders subsequently withdrew, and 31 reserve candidates were promoted (of whom 10 later withdrew). The Cambridge Trusts agreed to underwrite the remaining costs for 46 successful ORS candidates, and provide fees-only support to nine successful Canadian candidates. Although the ORS Committee had some reservations about the distribution of the demographics of the candidates receiving underwritten support, it noted that the additional funding was a great improvement on previous years, and would be very helpful in securing the admission of some of the best students.
ORS Awards were offered to applicants from 32 different countries as follows:
|
Country |
Number of awards offered |
Number of drop outs |
|
USA |
31 |
14 |
|
China |
18 |
6 |
|
Australia |
15 |
3 |
|
Canada |
12 |
1 |
|
India |
12 |
1 |
|
Malaysia |
12 |
5 |
|
Eastern and Non EU Europe |
15 |
4 |
|
Other South East Asia |
15 |
4 |
|
Middle East |
7 |
0 |
|
South America |
6 |
3 |
|
New Zealand |
5 |
0 |
|
South Africa |
4 |
0 |
|
Other Africa |
2 |
2 |
The overall drop out rate was 28% but the rate from American award offer holders was significantly higher with fourteen offer holders (45%) choosing not to take up their place at Cambridge University.
A further four students from the top cohort of ORS candidates were appointed to fully funded studentships administered by the Board of Graduate Studies, including two students who were appointed as Grace and Thomas Chan Scholars.
In 2007 this scheme which is co-funded by an industrial and Research Council partner was amended to include unpaired awards. Unpaired awards were allocated if the University could find industrial funding to match Research Council contributions to make up a full award. The University of Cambridge received 22% of the national allocation of additional awards, and the highest number of core awards in 2008 (eleven, of which seven were unpaired).
The Domestic Research Studentships (DRS) are open to UK and EU Doctoral students in any branch of study within the University. The philosophy underlying the DRS competition is to allow the University to retain and attract the best research students who have been unable to secure Research Council funding.
Although in the past the DRS competition has been targeted primarily towards students in the Arts and Humanities, a shift in policy of a number of the Research Councils (ESRC, BBSRC, NERC) towards a quota system has meant that a small number of Science Departments do not receive any Research Council funding to support their best students. Equally, the research subject of some science students may fall outside the remit of a Research Council. Therefore the DRS competition has been widened over the last few years so that all of our most promising research students are considered for a studentship, irrespective of subject area. The DRS fund is supported by annual income from capital of approx £2.2m (approximately £75k per annum), a Chest grant of approx £310k per annum, a Newton Trust grant of approx £90k per annum and a contribution from the Board of Graduate Studies of £25k per annum. In addition, a small number of Colleges usually contribute towards the scheme should one of their members be made an award.
In 2008 the University knew in advance that it would receive approximately 35 fewer AHRC doctoral awards due to a reduction in AHRC funding. The DRS Committee therefore felt it important to attempt to ‘replace’ these doctoral awards so as to ease the transition to the level of AHRC funding in future years (the University was provided with a Block Grant from 2009 onwards). The Newton Trust and the University agreed to provide an additional £400k each over three years, which was equivalent to approximately fifteen additional full awards.
Colleges were also requested to make the maximum contribution possible to the competition and responded extremely generously. In total, Colleges provided over £140,000 in partner funding. More funding was offered from Colleges than could be taken up, either because not all Colleges had an award holder within their membership and/or students who would have been supported withdrew from the scheme (a further £18,000 was offered in this way).
In total 174 nominations were received from Faculties and Departments. Special consideration was given to those applicants rendered ineligible for the AHRC through no fault of their own, for example because their applications were incomplete. The DRS Committee made offers of 82 awards of which 36 were taken up, 26 in AHRC subject areas and 17 with partner College funding. Of the 52 students who declined an offer of award, 27 received an AHRC studentship, 7 received funding from another Research Council, 3 received College funding, 2 received departmental funding, 1 received a Cambridge Gates Scholarship, and 3 withdrew their application to Cambridge University.
A list of awards by Department and College is provided below:
|
Department |
Full/fees award |
College |
College Contribution |
|
English |
Full |
King’s |
Yes |
|
Music |
Full |
Selwyn |
Yes |
|
Chemistry |
Full |
Magdalene |
No |
|
English |
Full |
Pembroke |
Yes |
|
Physics |
Full |
Emmanuel |
No |
|
Social Anthropology |
Full |
King’s |
Yes |
|
Computer Laboratory |
Full |
Clare |
Yes |
|
Centre of International Studies |
Fees |
Pembroke |
No |
|
Social and Political Sciences |
Full |
Corpus Christi |
Yes |
|
Social and Political Sciences |
Fees |
Magdalene |
No |
|
Social Anthropology |
Full |
King’s |
Yes |
|
Criminology |
Full |
St Catharine’s |
Yes |
|
Geography |
Fees |
Sidney Sussex |
No |
Additional AHRC funds awards:
|
English |
Fees |
St John’s |
No |
|
Anglo Saxon, Norse, and Celtic |
Full |
Darwin |
No |
|
RCEAL |
Full |
Trinity |
Yes |
|
Archaeology |
Full |
Corpus Christi |
Yes |
|
Anglo Saxon, Norse, and Celtic |
Full |
Sidney Sussex |
No |
|
HPS |
Fees |
Darwin |
No |
|
German and Dutch |
Fees |
Robinson |
No |
|
Music |
Full |
Wolfson |
No |
|
English |
Full |
St John’s |
Yes |
|
Law |
Full |
Corpus Christi |
No |
|
Divinity |
Full |
Magdalene |
No |
|
Spanish and Portuguese |
Full |
Wolfson |
Yes |
|
English |
Full |
Pembroke |
Yes |
|
English |
Full |
Corpus Christi |
Yes |
|
History |
Full |
Pembroke |
No |
|
History |
Fees |
Trinity Hall |
Yes |
|
History |
Full |
Emmanuel |
Yes |
|
History |
Full |
Selwyn |
Yes |
|
Music |
Full |
Trinity |
No |
|
English |
Full |
Selwyn |
No |
|
Architecture |
Fees |
Magdalene |
No |
|
Archaeology |
Full |
Peterhouse |
No |
|
Archaeology |
Full |
St John’s |
No |
The Cambridge Development Office has entered into negotiations to link donor funding for Home Ph.D. students in the Arts and Humanities to the DRS competition. If confirmed, the donation would provide for an additional two full awards every three years starting in 2009; an element of matched funding from the University is required.
However, at the same time a reduction in Research Council funding is anticipated in all areas, including the AHRC. This means that there will be increased pressure on the DRS fund to support students. Cambridge would maintain a competitive advantage on other HEIs who are able to provide fully funded packages. Those involved with graduate education are also concerned about the fall in the numbers of Home students undertaking research to Ph.D. level. Going forward, the Committee hopes to continue to encourage Colleges to provide partner-funding, at any level of contribution, to continue to seek additional donor funding with the Cambridge Development Office, and to explore the opportunity for Departments to participate where possible.
The DRS Committee also managed two smaller competitions for M.Phil. students. These competitions are not restricted to home/EU candidates but have other eligibility requirements set down as part of their donation to the University which restrict the number of applications. The value of these awards is a one-off payment of the equivalent of the University and College fee at the home/EU rate.
The Committee received a total of 73 applications and offered 36 awards of which 17 were accepted. Of the 19 students who declined an award, 15 received an AHRC studentship, 1 received an ESRC studentship, 1 received a College award, 1 received a scholarship from the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust, and 1 student withdrew their application to Cambridge University.
The Board of Graduate Studies administers a scheme of Hardship awards (comprising Lundgren Research Awards, for overseas science students, and the Hardship awards of the Board of Graduate Studies) for students experiencing hardship as a result of unforeseen changes in their financial circumstances. In the academical year 2007–08 94 Hardship awards were made to 94 students (11 Home, 13 EU, and 70 Overseas students) with a total value of £99,307.
The percentage of Ph.D. students who had submitted their dissertation for examination by the end of their fourth year during the academical year 2007–08 are shown below. The data are corrected for students who had been given permission to intermit but include students who withdrew from their course at any stage. The overall proportion averaged 69%, marking a decrease of 2% on the previous academical year. The proportions vary between Schools, and between Degree Committees within some Schools. The Schools of the Physical Sciences, the Biological Sciences, and Arts and Humanities realized an improvement in the proportion of Ph.D. students submitting their dissertation within four years on the previous academical year. However the Schools of Clinical Medicine, the Humanities and Social Sciences, and Technology showed decreases of 2%, 7%, and 12% respectively.
|
Submission under 4 years |
Submission over 4 years |
|||
|
School School of Arts and Humanities |
Student number |
% |
Student number |
% |
|
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies |
6 |
50% |
6 |
50% |
|
Architecture and History of Art |
7 |
70% |
3 |
30% |
|
Classics |
9 |
82% |
2 |
18% |
|
Divinity |
11 |
62% |
7 |
38% |
|
English |
20 |
67% |
10 |
33% |
|
Modern and Medieval Languages |
13 |
65% |
7 |
35% |
|
Music |
5 |
71% |
2 |
29% |
|
Philosophy |
2 |
50% |
2 |
50% |
|
AVERAGE FOR SCHOOL |
73 |
65% |
39 |
35% |
|
School of the Humanities and Social Sciences |
||||
|
Archaeology and Anthropology |
24 |
63% |
14 |
37% |
|
Economics |
4 |
67% |
2 |
33% |
|
Education |
5 |
36% |
9 |
64% |
|
History |
43 |
74% |
15 |
26% |
|
History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine |
9 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
|
International Studies |
3 |
33% |
6 |
67% |
|
Land Economy |
4 |
50% |
4 |
50% |
|
Law |
12 |
75% |
4 |
25% |
|
Social and Political Sciences |
6 |
21% |
22 |
79% |
|
AVERAGE FOR SCHOOL |
110 |
59% |
76 |
41% |
|
School of the Physical Sciences |
||||
|
Earth Sciences and Geography |
26 |
68% |
12 |
32% |
|
Mathematics |
30 |
83% |
6 |
17% |
|
Physics and Chemistry |
155 |
83% |
32 |
17% |
|
AVERAGE FOR SCHOOL |
211 |
81% |
50 |
19% |
|
School of the Biological Sciences |
||||
|
Biology |
156 |
83% |
31 |
17% |
|
AVERAGE FOR SCHOOL |
156 |
83% |
31 |
17% |
|
School of Clinical Medicine |
||||
|
Clinical Medicine and Clinical Veterinary Medicine |
60 |
71% |
24 |
29% |
|
AVERAGE FOR SCHOOL |
60 |
71% |
24 |
29% |
|
School of Technology |
||||
|
Business and Management |
8 |
53% |
7 |
47% |
|
Computer Laboratory |
16 |
44% |
20 |
56% |
|
Engineering |
94 |
56% |
74 |
44% |
|
AVERAGE FOR SCHOOL |
118 |
54% |
101 |
46% |
|
TOTAL FOR ALL SCHOOLS |
728 |
69% |
321 |
31% |
The number of candidates approved for qualifications managed by the Board during the academical year 2007–08 is shown in Table 9. The total number of candidates was 2,513, a decrease of 118 on the previous academical year.
The Board approved eight candidates for the Ph.D. under Special Regulations and sixteen candidates for Higher Doctorates, the latter represents an increase of 100% on the previous academical year. The number of candidates approved by the Board for the M.St. Degree demonstrated a marked increase to 131 from 85 the previous academical year. In total fouteen candidates were not approved for the qualification they sought during the academical year 2007–08 which was not a significant change from the previous academical year. The Board of Graduate Studies granted 23 examination allowances whilst 23 graduate students applied for, and were granted special arrangements for examinations during the academical year 2007–08.
During the academical year the Board of Graduate Studies considered eight cases under the Review Regulations and seven cases in accordance with the Student Complaints Procedure. The Board was informed of four incidents where plagiarism had been alleged.
|
J. M. Rallison (Chairman) |
G. M. W. Cook |
I. B. Kingston |
|
H. Babinsky |
P. J. Ford |
R. Padman |
|
R. J. Bennett |
S. D. Goldhill |
D. R. Sargan |
|
D. A. Cardwell |
P. C. Hewett |
M. R. Younger |
|
Blind/ partially sighted |
Deaf/ hearing impaired |
Mobility difficulties |
Personal care support |
Mental health difficulties |
Unseen disability |
Multiple disabilities |
Autistic spectrum disorder |
Specific learning difficulty |
Other |
|
|
Applications |
8 |
19 |
10 |
7 |
18 |
66 |
8 |
4 |
40 |
16 |
|
Conditional offers |
5 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
40 |
4 |
3 |
29 |
12 |
|
Confirmations |
4 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
30 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
12 |
|
Ethnicity |
Asian |
Black |
White |
Chinese |
Mixed Black and White |
Mixed Asian and White |
Mixed Other |
Other |
|
Applications |
780 |
147 |
2310 |
923 |
28 |
52 |
93 |
157 |
|
Conditional offers |
339 |
53 |
397 |
1891 |
10 |
28 |
54 |
55 |
|
Confirmations |
245 |
41 |
1446 |
280 |
8 |
25 |
35 |
35 |
|
Fee Status |
Home |
EU |
Overseas |
Total |
|
Programme |
Ph.D. |
|||
|
Applications |
168 |
168 |
325 |
661 |
|
Conditional Offers |
134 |
123 |
223 |
480 |
|
Confirmations |
103 |
69 |
118 |
290 |
|
Programme |
M.Phil. |
|||
|
Applications |
23 |
12 |
15 |
50 |
|
Conditional Offers |
47 |
11 |
6 |
64 |
|
Confirmations |
13 |
5 |
3 |
21 |
|
Programme |
Other taught postgraduate |
|||
|
Applications |
12 |
11 |
30 |
53 |
|
Conditional Offers |
12 |
11 |
24 |
47 |
|
Confirmations |
11 |
4 |
10 |
25 |
|
Blind/ partially sighted |
Deaf/ hearing impaired |
Mobility difficulties |
Personal care support |
Mental health difficulties |
Unseen disability |
Multiple disabilities |
Autistic spectrum disorder |
Specific learning difficulty |
Other |
|
|
Applications |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
|
Conditional Offers |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
Confirmations |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Ethnicity |
Asian |
Black |
White |
Chinese |
Mixed Black and White |
Mixed Asian and White |
Mixed Other |
Other |
|
Applications |
52 |
13 |
328 |
58 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
29 |
|
Conditional Offers |
44 |
8 |
328 |
43 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
29 |
|
Confirmations |
16 |
4 |
153 |
21 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
|
College |
Home |
EU |
Overseas |
Total |
|
Christ’s |
44 |
9 |
36 |
89 |
|
Churchill |
72 |
47 |
114 |
233 |
|
Clare |
142 |
42 |
53 |
237 |
|
Clare Hall |
60 |
57 |
95 |
212 |
|
Corpus Christi |
93 |
35 |
37 |
165 |
|
Darwin |
245 |
123 |
206 |
574 |
|
Downing |
97 |
40 |
69 |
206 |
|
Emmanuel |
87 |
26 |
36 |
149 |
|
Fitzwilliam |
70 |
42 |
114 |
226 |
|
Girton |
65 |
22 |
68 |
155 |
|
Gonville and Caius |
118 |
38 |
49 |
205 |
|
Homerton |
48 |
21 |
56 |
125 |
|
Hughes Hall |
90 |
69 |
119 |
278 |
|
Jesus |
127 |
40 |
63 |
230 |
|
King’s |
121 |
36 |
63 |
220 |
|
Lucy Cavendish |
29 |
13 |
51 |
93 |
|
Magdalene |
80 |
24 |
52 |
156 |
|
New Hall |
20 |
8 |
38 |
66 |
|
Newnham |
62 |
34 |
57 |
153 |
|
Pembroke |
94 |
35 |
66 |
195 |
|
Peterhouse |
56 |
24 |
40 |
120 |
|
Queens’ |
135 |
48 |
100 |
283 |
|
Robinson |
41 |
14 |
25 |
80 |
|
Selwyn |
71 |
26 |
42 |
139 |
|
Sidney Sussex |
58 |
34 |
53 |
145 |
|
St Catharine’s |
94 |
30 |
52 |
176 |
|
St Edmund’s |
55 |
50 |
112 |
217 |
|
St John’s |
125 |
85 |
97 |
307 |
|
Trinity |
163 |
55 |
93 |
311 |
|
Trinity Hall |
103 |
45 |
56 |
204 |
|
Wolfson |
146 |
108 |
185 |
439 |
|
Total |
2811 |
1280 |
2297 |
6388 |
|
School |
Under Exam1 |
Graduate Writing up2 |
Intermitting |
Working away |
In Residence3 |
|
School of Arts and Humanities |
|||||
|
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies |
7 |
15 |
3 |
10 |
72 |
|
Architecture and History of Art |
5 |
33 |
1 |
3 |
67 |
|
Classics |
12 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
77 |
|
Divinity |
10 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
91 |
|
English |
16 |
32 |
12 |
1 |
197 |
|
Modern and Medieval Languages |
9 |
13 |
3 |
8 |
127 |
|
Music |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
|
Philosophy |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
31 |
|
SUBTOTAL FOR SCHOOL |
59 |
125 |
24 |
23 |
691 |
|
School of the Humanities and Social Sciences |
|||||
|
Archaeology and Anthropology |
28 |
39 |
8 |
20 |
138 |
|
Economics |
12 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
100 |
|
Education |
8 |
18 |
16 |
18 |
143 |
|
History |
30 |
39 |
7 |
16 |
230 |
|
History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine |
5 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
44 |
|
International Studies |
8 |
28 |
5 |
12 |
140 |
|
Land Economy |
9 |
13 |
0 |
4 |
183 |
|
Law |
10 |
16 |
3 |
5 |
118 |
|
Social and Political Sciences |
16 |
31 |
7 |
10 |
92 |
|
SUBTOTAL FOR SCHOOL |
126 |
205 |
50 |
86 |
1188 |
|
School of the Physical Sciences |
|||||
|
Earth Sciences and Geography |
27 |
28 |
4 |
3 |
120 |
|
Mathematics |
20 |
28 |
2 |
1 |
195 |
|
Physics and Chemistry |
60 |
85 |
2 |
6 |
608 |
|
SUBTOTAL FOR SCHOOL |
107 |
141 |
8 |
10 |
923 |
|
School of the Biological Sciences |
|||||
|
Biology |
85 |
151 |
12 |
19 |
715 |
|
SUBTOTAL FOR SCHOOL |
85 |
151 |
12 |
19 |
715 |
|
School of Clinical Medicine |
|||||
|
Clinical Medicine and Clinical Veterinary Medicine |
55 |
63 |
5 |
6 |
355 |
|
SUBTOTAL FOR SCHOOL |
55 |
63 |
5 |
6 |
355 |
|
School of Technology |
|||||
|
Business and Management |
18 |
26 |
8 |
5 |
173 |
|
Computer Laboratory |
18 |
29 |
1 |
0 |
117 |
|
Engineering |
108 |
124 |
10 |
11 |
621 |
|
SUBTOTAL FOR SCHOOL |
144 |
179 |
19 |
16 |
911 |
|
TOTAL FOR ALL SCHOOLS |
576 |
864 |
118 |
160 |
4783 |
1Under Exam, the student has submitted the thesis (where part of the course)
2Graduate Writing up, the student has completed the required terms for the course but has not submitted the thesis (or a thesis is not required)
3In Residence, the student is in Cambridge and completing terms of research
Under Exam, Writing Up, and In Residence are mutually exclusive. However a student can be either Working Away or Intermitting while Under Exam or Writing Up
|
Blind/ partially sighted |
Deaf/ hearing impaired |
Mobility difficulties |
Personal care support |
Mental health difficulties |
Unseen disability |
Multiple disabilities |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
Specific learning difficulty |
Other |
|
|
2008 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
21 |
95 |
7 |
4 |
80 |
37 |
|
School |
Higher Degrees |
Ph.D. |
Ph.D. under Special Regulations |
M.Sc. |
M.Litt. |
M.Phil. |
M.St. |
Diploma |
CPGS |
Total |
|
School of Arts and Humanities |
||||||||||
|
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
|
Architecture and History of Art |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
|
Classics |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
|
Divinity |
1 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
|
English |
0 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
95 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
133 |
|
Modern and Medieval Languages |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
|
Music |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
Philosophy |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
SUBTOTAL FOR SCHOOL |
1 |
105 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
250 |
20 |
0 |
1 |
381 |
|
School of the Humanities and Social Sciences |
||||||||||
|
Archaeology and Anthropology |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
81 |
|
Economics |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
70 |
|
Education |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
77 |
|
History |
2 |
50 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
80 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
147 |
|
History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
|
International Studies |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
79 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
123 |
|
Land Economy |
0 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
|
Law |
1 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
30 |
1 |
12 |
100 |
|
Social and Political Sciences |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
|
SUBTOTAL FOR SCHOOL |
3 |
158 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
422 |
76 |
13 |
13 |
689 |
|
School of the Physical Sciences |
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|
Earth Sciences and Geography |
0 |
30 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61 |
|
Mathematics |
1 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
85 |
|
Physics and Chemistry |
4 |
143 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
169 |
347 |
|
SUBTOTAL FOR SCHOOL |
5 |
214 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
103 |
0 |
0 |
169 |
493 |
|
School of the Biological Sciences |
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|
Biology |
3 |
169 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
210 |
|
SUBTOTAL FOR SCHOOL |
3 |
169 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
210 |
|
School of Clinical Medicine |
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|
Clinical Medicine and Clinical Veterinary Medicine |
3 |
75 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
35 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
138 |
|
SUBTOTAL FOR SCHOOL |
3 |
75 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
35 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
138 |
|
School of Technology |
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|
Business and Management |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
126 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
150 |
|
Computer Laboratory |
1 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
|
Engineering |
0 |
145 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
198 |
11 |
0 |
49 |
403 |
|
SUBTOTAL FOR SCHOOL |
1 |
198 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
342 |
12 |
0 |
49 |
602 |
|
TOTAL FOR ALL SCHOOLS |
16 |
919 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
1178 |
131 |
13 |
243 |
2513 |