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Professors & Heads of Mechanical &
Manufacturing Engineering
UG Recruitment and Admissions
Dik MorlingUniversity of WestminsterEngineering Professors’ Council
Admission Working Group
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UCAS Statistics 2002-2011
Have been tracking admissions trends for EPC’s Admissions Working Group since 2002
Following statistics extracted from UCAS annual datasets♦ With the exception of provisional 2011 figures
which are estimated from UCAS press releases♦ Release of final 2011 dataset expected in 1-2
months
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Applications to Maths & Science Courses
F1 – Chemistry
F3 – Physics
G1 – Mathematics
Change in Undergraduate Applications Since 2002
Number of applications to Maths degrees continues to grow
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Entry into Maths & Science Courses
F1 – Chemistry
F3 – Physics
G1 – Mathematics
Change in Undergraduate Acceptances Since 2002
Growth in Maths acceptances slower – but no sign in saturation
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Applications to Engineering CoursesChange in Undergraduate Applications Since 2002
H2 – Civil Eng
H8 – Chemical E
ng
H1 – General Eng
H4 – Aerospace EngH3 – Mechanical Eng
H6 – Electronic Eng
H7 – Production Eng
Slow recovery of Elec Eng applications; Mech Eng rocketing away;Chem Eng still climbing while Civil Eng plateaus
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Entry into Engineering CoursesChange in Undergraduate Acceptances Since 2002
H2 – Civil Eng
H8 – Chemical EngH1 – General Eng
H4 – Aerospace Eng
H3 – Mechanical Eng
H6 – Electronic Eng
H7 – Production Eng
Some evidence of Civil Eng reaching capacity but Chem Eng insatiable
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Applications to Computing Courses
G5 – Information Systems
G6 – Software Eng
G4 – Computer Science
Change in Undergraduate Applications Since 2002
Software Eng back to 2002 levels; rest of computing steadily recovering
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Entry into Computing Courses
G5 – Information Systems
G6 – Software Eng
G4 – Computer Science
Change in Undergraduate Acceptances Since 2002
Computing acceptances relatively constant
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The Gender ImbalanceProportion of Applications from Females onto
Degree Courses by Subject 2010
Very little change since 2002!
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The Gender Imbalance
Female participation lower for UK-domiciled applicants
Proportion of Applications from UK-Domiciled Females onto Degree Courses by Subject 2010
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Share of Engineering Applications – 2002
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Share of Engineering Applications – 2010
But engineering applications
increased by 46%
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2012 Applications – So FarYear-on-year UCAS application numbers
December 2010 – December 2011:JACS 3 Subject Group ChangeGroup F Physical Sciences +0.5%Group G Mathematical & Comp Science -3.4%Group H Engineering -1.8%Group I Computer Sciences -7.7%All Subjects -6.0%
Could be worse!But early days yet; will they convert?
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Overseas MSc EntryLast autumn, many (but not all) engineering
departments experienced a big drop in the intake to engineering MSc courses♦ Especially from India
UK PSW visa changes most likely to be cause
UK now unattractive c.f. Canada and Australia
Government policy killing off big UK export business
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Doom Laden, Gloomy or Irrepressibly Optimistic?
All political parties committed to STEM subjectsBut politicians not so good at putting the
money where their mouth had been 2012 Intake – unknown territory
But applications holding up Visa restrictions threaten overseas market
Where do you stand?