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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Applications to universities surge
According to an article in the Times Higher Education Supplement (16th February 2007, pp.4-5). What is particularly interesting for engCETL related departments is that much of this surge is in sciences, maths and engineering.
The figures are based on the number of applications received by UCAS as of January 15th 2007 and the comparison has been done with applications received by that time last year. The other interesting point is that "most of the increases are concentrated in English pre-1992 universities":
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The figures are based on the number of applications received by UCAS as of January 15th 2007 and the comparison has been done with applications received by that time last year. The other interesting point is that "most of the increases are concentrated in English pre-1992 universities":
| Number of applications | % change | |
|---|---|---|
| Design studies | 37,140 | 10.70 |
| Mechanical engineering | 22,835 | 9.80 |
| Civil engineering | 18,605 | 13.00 |
| Electronic and electrical engineering | 16,697 | 0.20 |
| Aerospace engineering | 9,572 | 3.00 |
| General engineering | 8,238 | 8.00 |
| Chemical, process and energy engineering | 7,378 | 16.80 |
