Graduates Mr. Laws To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many and what proportion of (a) physics, (b) chemistry, (c) engineering and (d) information and communication technology graduates were women in each year since 2001. Mr. Lammy The number and proportion of female postgraduates and undergraduates qualifying in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering and Computer Science are shown in the tables. Figures for the 2008-09 academic year will be available in January 2010. The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) changed their method of coding subjects for the academic year from 2002-03 so it is not possible to make direct comparisons with figures prior to this date. As a result the time series shown in the table commence from 2002, rather than 2001 as requested. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Physics|Chemistry|Engineering|Computer science2| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number |% |Number |% |Number|%|Number|%| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002-03 |220 |23 |915 |39 |1,410|17|2,530|30| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003-04 |220 |24 |630 |39 |1,710|18|2,345|28| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05 |245 |26 |580 |38 |2,090|19|2,205|25| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |255 |26 |560 |40 |2,240|19|2,020|24| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |255 |26 |605 |40 |2,150|18|1,780|22| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |255 |25 |510 |37 |2,225|19|1,815|22| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Covers female postgraduate qualifiers of all domiciles from full-time and part-time courses2 Includes computer science, information systems, software engineering, artificial intelligence and other broadly based programmes.Notes:1. Figures exclude the Open University due to their incorrect coding of subjects across the time series.2. figures are rounded to the nearest five.3. Percentages are rounded to the nearest integer.Source:Higher Education Statistics Agency| | | | ||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Physics|Chemistry|Engineering|Computer science2| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number |% |Number |% |Number|%|Number|%| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002-03 |520 |23 |1,510 |45 |2,665|12|6,185|25| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003-04 |515 |23 |1,450 |47 |2,740|13|6,275|24| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05 |480 |21 |1,520 |49 |2,585|12|5,690|22| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |530 |22 |1,260 |46 |2,730|13|4,970|21| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |500 |22 |1,335 |46 |2,595|12|4,240|20| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |520 |22 |1,375 |44 |2,750|12|3,840|20| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Covers female undergraduate qualifiers of all domiciles from full-time and part-time courses2 Includes computer science, information systems, software engineering, artificial intelligence and other broadly based programmes.Notes:1. Figures exclude the Open University due to their incorrect coding of subjects across the time series.2. figures are rounded to the nearest five.3. Percentages are rounded to the nearest integer.Source:Higher Education Statistics Agency| | | | ||||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------