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UIN 17031

STEM Subjects: Postgraduate Education

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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19 November 2015

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27 November 2015 · Answer

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27 November 2015

Education

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of women completing PhDs in STEM subjects.

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  1. 19 November 2015

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of women completing PhDs in STEM subjects.

    Source: Commons

  2. 27 November 2015

    Answer

    The number of female doctorate qualifiers in STEM subjects increased from 5,485 in 2009/10 to 6,300 in 2013/14, an increase of 15%. The total number of doctorate qualifiers in STEM subjects also increased over this period, from 12,830 in 2009/10 to 14,020...

    Source: Written answer

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