Introduction - Resources 2000/01
This publication is one of four reference volumes from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), which present statistics about the publicly funded higher education (HE) institutions of the United Kingdom (UK).
This volume draws on HESA’s collection of data about finance and staff in HE in the financial year ending 31 July 2001. Tabulations are included which record and analyse the income and expenditure of universities and colleges (with data shown at institution level) and also about the characteristics of academic staff (including gender balance within academic subject departments, ethnicity, etc.).
The other reference volumes published by HESA are:
Students in Higher Education Institutions - which contains statistical data about all aspects of students in higher education institutions (HEIs), including their examination results. Tabulations also cover subjects of study at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. This publication is aimed at those seriously interested in finding out about issues concerning students in HE.
First Destinations of Students Leaving Higher Education Institutions - which includes statistics about the first destinations of graduates including employment rates, participation in further study and training, etc. A summary tabulation at institution level is included.
Higher Education Statistics for the United Kingdom - which is published in conjunction with the Government Statistical Service and which presents an overview of higher education (HE) from a statistical perspective, including statistics about applications, participation, institutional finance, staffing, student awards and loans.
The Agency also makes available a number of other related products. More information about these is set out at the end of this volume.
While HESA publishes extensively from the data it collects, it is recognised that specific requirements by some interested parties may not be addressed. Therefore, the Agency undertakes to provide a service to answer enquiries about the data collected, for which a charge will normally be levied.
In 2001 HESA collected finance and staff data from all publicly funded UK HEIs for the financial year 2000/01 (i.e. the period 1 August 2000 to 31 July 2001). This information was collected uniformly from all of the universities and HE colleges in the UK.
This commentary summarises and analyses the data contained within the main tables and presents summary statistics and key points for the finance data and staff data in turn.
Due to the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998, HESA now implements a strategy in published and released tabulations designed to prevent the disclosure of personal information about any individual. This strategy involves rounding all numbers to the nearest 5. A summary of this strategy is as follows:
- 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0
- All other numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.
So for example 3 is represented as 5, 22 is represented as 20, 3286 is represented as 3285 while 0, 20, 55, 3510 remain unchanged.
Total figures are also subject to this rounding methodology; the consequence of which is that the sum of numbers in each row or column will rarely match the total shown precisely.
Average values, proportions and FTE values prepared by HESA are not subject to the above strategy, and will be calculated on precise raw numbers. However, percentages calculated on populations which contain less than 50 individuals will be suppressed and represented as ‘..’ as will averages based on populations of 7 or less.
Data on financial affairs of higher education institutions does not fall within the definition of ‘personal data’ under the Data Protection Act 1998, and is therefore exempt from the above provisions.
Finance data
It should be noted that where comparisons are made between the latest financial year and a previous year, the previous year’s figures are as re-stated in the most recent financial statements available. They are not therefore necessarily reconcilable with figures for that year published in previous HESA volumes. However, it is understood that all such figures can be reconciled to the published accounts of the institutions.
On Finance Tables some of the totals do not add up to those shown due to rounding.
Key points:
Balance sheet
- Tangible assets have increased by £862 million (7%).
- There has been a substantial increase in short-term borrowing (£238 million) and a decrease in short-term investments (-£54 million).
Income and expenditure
- Income during the year amounted to £13.5 billion.
- There has been a deficit of income over expenditure (-£51 million) for the first time since HESA records began.
Sources of income
- Funding council grants increased by almost £215.5 million (4%).
- The amount of income received from tuition fees & education grants & contracts increased by 6.6%. UK and EU domiciled students charged full-time HE course standard fees accounted for 39.4% of income from tuition fees & education grants & contracts.
- Research councils provided just under a third of research grants & contracts; the largest share of the total.
Expenditure
- Increases of £261 million in operating expenses and £525 million in staff costs largely accounted for a 6.7% rise in total expenditure.
Balance sheet
A comparison of the HE sector’s balance sheet at 31 July 2001 with that at 31 July 2000 shows a £238 million increase in short-term creditors while amounts due after more than one year have increased by £155 million. This increase in short-term borrowing was matched by substantial increase in debtors (£166 million).
The value of tangible assets has increased by £862 million (6.7%), while endowment assets have decreased by £136 million (-4.6%). Endowments (specific and general) have decreased by £140 million from last year, compared with an increase of £191 million from 1999 to 2000.
Table A - Balance sheet
Balance (£M) as at 31 July | |||||
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2001 | 2000 | Change | % change | ||
Fixed assets | |||||
Tangible assets | 13777 | 12914 | 862 | 6.7% | |
Investments | 419 | 418 | 1 | 0.4% | |
Total | 14196 | 13332 | 864 | 6.5% | |
Endowment assets | |||||
Cash at bank | 141 | 147 | -6 | -4.2% | |
Other Investments | 2687 | 2817 | -130 | -4.6% | |
Total | 2828 | 2965 | -136 | -4.6% | |
Current assets | |||||
Stock | 70 | 65 | 5 | 7.0% | |
Debtors | 1737 | 1571 | 166 | 10.6% | |
Investments | 1217 | 1271 | -54 | -4.2% | |
Cash at bank & in hand | 599 | 553 | 46 | 8.3% | |
Total | 3623 | 3460 | 163 | 4.7% | |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 2716 | 2478 | 238 | 9.6% | |
Net current assets | 907 | 982 | -75 | -7.6% | |
Total assets less current liabilities | 17932 | 17279 | 653 | 3.8% | |
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | 2615 | 2460 | 155 | 6.3% | |
Provisions for liabilities & charges | 389 | 346 | 44 | 12.7% | |
Net Assets | 14927 | 14473 | 454 | 3.1% | |
Deferred capital grants | 3272 | 2860 | 413 | 14.4% | |
Endowments | |||||
Specific | 2236 | 2344 | -108 | -4.6% | |
General | 594 | 626 | -32 | -5.1% | |
Total | 2830 | 2970 | -140 | -4.7% | |
Reserves | |||||
Revaluation reserve | 4375 | 4368 | 8 | 0.2% | |
Minority interest | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0.1% | |
General reserve | 4407 | 4233 | 174 | 4.1% | |
Total | 8825 | 8644 | 181 | 2.1% | |
Total | 14927 | 14473 | 454 | 3.1% |
Income and expenditure
The income of the HE sector totalled £13.5 billion during the financial year to 31 July 2000; this compares with £12.8 billion for the previous year. The surplus/deficit of income over expenditure decreased by £72.5 million from £21.9 million in 1999/2000 to -£50.6 million in 2000/01. The first time a deficit has been recorded for the HE sector income over expenditure since HESA records began.
Table B - Total Income and Expenditure, Financial Years 2000/01 and 1999/2000 | £ Thousands | ||
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2000/01 | 1999/2000 | % change | |
Income | 13493919 | 12711740 | 6.2% |
Expenditure | 13544483 | 12689854 | 6.7% |
Surplus/Deficit(#5) | -50564 | 21886 | -331.0% |
Surplus/Deficit as percentage of income | -0.4% | 0.2% | |
# see relevant footnote in Notes on Tables. |
To provide the context for these figures, Chart 1 shows the HE sector’s surplus/deficit (re-based and re-calculated as appropriate) for each of the years for which HESA now has data. Data were returned to HESA for financial year 1993/94 onwards; figures for previous financial years are set out in earlier editions of this volume.
The number of individual institutions reporting a surplus or breakeven was 92 in 2000/01 compared with 95 in 1999/2000. Deficits were reported by 75 institutions in 2000/01 compared with 72 institutions in 1999/2000. 52 institutions reported deficits in both financial years.
The final table in this section aggregates figures for institutions funded by each of the four UK countries’ funding councils. It should be noted that in this and other tables, The Open University is counted as an institution based in England.
Table C - Income and Expenditure by UK Country | £ Thousands | ||||||||
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Financial Year 2000/01 | Financial Year 1999/2000 | ||||||||
Location of Institution |
Income | Expenditure | Surplus/ Deficit | % of income | Income | Expenditure | Surplus/ Deficit | % of income | |
England | 11068645 | 11100298 | -31653 | -0.3% | 10402172 | 10352870 | 49302 | 0.5% | |
Wales | 641060 | 637305 | 3755 | 0.6% | 594531 | 590677 | 3854 | 0.6% | |
Scotland | 1513246 | 1528456 | -15210 | -1.0% | 1455132 | 1480615 | -25483 | -1.8% | |
Northern Ireland | 270968 | 278424 | -7456 | -2.8% | 259905 | 265692 | -5787 | -2.2% | |
Total | 13493919 | 13544483 | -50564 | -0.4% | 12711740 | 12689854 | 21886 | 0.2% |
Income
The table and chart below summarise institutions’ sources of income in terms of proportions contributed by each source and the growth or otherwise over time.
Table D - Sources of Income | £ Thousands | ||
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2000/01 | 1999/2000 | % change | |
Funding council grants | 5355777 | 5140328 | 4.2% |
Tuition fees & education grants & contracts | 3048579 | 2858908 | 6.6% |
Research grants & contracts | 2207228 | 1969912 | 12.0% |
Other income | 2589948 | 2450193 | 5.7% |
Endowment & investment income | 292387 | 292399 | 0.0% |
Total income | 13493919 | 12711740 | 6.2% |
Funding council grants have shown a fourth consecutive increase this year and represent a 39.7% proportion of total income. Tuition fees & education grants & contracts represent a 22.6% proportion of total income.
Funding council grants
Institutional funds for academic and other purposes are allocated primarily by the higher education funding councils for England, Wales and Scotland, and by the Department of Education for Northern Ireland acting as a funding agency for the four Northern Ireland higher education institutions. Some funds are also provided by the Teacher Training Agency (TTA), and further education funding councils in England and Wales in relation to some categories of FE teaching. (In Scotland it is impossible to disaggregate the funding of FE teaching.)
Table E - Breakdown of Funding Council Grants 2000/01 | £ Thousands | |
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% of total | ||
Recurrent - teaching | 3805637 | 71.1% |
Recurrent - research | 1070580 | 20.0% |
Recurrent - other (inc. special funding) | 309879 | 5.8% |
Release of deferred capital grants - buildings | 53938 | 1.0% |
Release of deferred capital grants - equipment | 44709 | 0.8% |
Grants for FE provision (not applicable in Scotland) | 71034 | 1.3% |
Total funding council grants | 5355777 | 100% |
Tuition fees and education grants and contracts
Table F - Income from Tuition Fees and Education Grants and Contracts 2000/01 | £ Thousands | ||
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% of total | |||
HE course fees | |||
Full-time UK & EC domiciled students charged standard fees | 1199796 | 39.4% | |
Full-time UK & EC domiciled students charged non-standard fees | 434312 | 14.2% | |
Part-time HE course fees | 379540 | 12.4% | |
Overseas (Non EC) | 746366 | 24.5% | |
Sub-total HE course fees | 2760014 | 90.5% | |
Non-credit-bearing course fees | 236782 | 7.8% | |
FE course fees | 26416 | 0.9% | |
Research training support grants | 25367 | 0.8% | |
Total tuition fees & education grants & contracts | 3048579 | 100.0% |
The total income for tuition fees & education grants & contracts increased by 6.6% this year from £2.9 billion in 1999/2000 to £3.05 billion. Income from overseas students provides 24.5% of this category’s income.
Research grants and contracts
Research grants & contracts increased by 12% this year from £2.0 billion in 1999/2000 to £2.2 billion. The Office of Science and Technology (OST) research councils continue to be the largest providers by representing a 31.5% proportion of total research grants & contracts income.
Table G - Income from Research Grants and Contracts 2000/01 | £ Thousands | |
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% of total | ||
OST research councils | 695157 | 31.5% |
UK based charities | 554901 | 25.1% |
UK central government bodies, local authorities, health & hospital authorities | 372866 | 16.9% |
UK industry, commerce & public corps | 258872 | 11.7% |
EU government bodies | 137953 | 6.3% |
EU other | 32244 | 1.5% |
Other overseas | 112280 | 5.1% |
Other sources | 42955 | 1.9% |
Total research grants & contracts | 2207228 | 100.0% |
Other income
This category increased by 5.7% this year from £2.5 billion in 1999/2000 to £2.6 billion.
Table H - Other Income 2000/01 | £ Thousands | ||
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% of total | |||
Other services rendered | |||
Course validation fees | 16637 | 0.6% | |
Teaching companies | 19338 | 0.7% | |
UK central government bodies, local authorities, health & hospital authorities | 169695 | 6.6% | |
UK industry, commerce & public corporations | 125645 | 4.9% | |
EU government bodies | 47488 | 1.8% | |
EU other | 6901 | 0.3% | |
Other overseas | 26945 | 1.0% | |
Other sources | 239613 | 9.3% | |
Sub-total other services rendered | 652262 | 25.2% | |
Residences & catering operations | 925602 | 35.7% | |
Grants from local authorities | 10606 | 0.4% | |
Income from health & hospital authorities | 200225 | 7.7% | |
Released from deferred capital grants | 45655 | 1.8% | |
Income from intellectual property rights | 17828 | 0.7% | |
Other operating income | 737770 | 28.5% | |
Total other income | 2589948 | 100.0% |
Expenditure
The 6.7% (£855 million) rise in expenditure to £13.5 billion as shown in Table I was largely made up of an increase of £525 million in staff costs and £261 million in other operating expenses.
Table I - Expenditure, Financial Years ending 2000/01 and 1999/2000 | £ Thousands | ||
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2000/01 | 1999/2000 | % change | |
Staff costs | 7911111 | 7385624 | 7.1% |
Other operating expenses | 4807898 | 4547301 | 5.7% |
Depreciation | 614087 | 555094 | 10.6% |
Interest payable | 211387 | 201835 | 4.7% |
Total | 13544483 | 12689854 | 6.7% |
The percentage distribution of expenditure by functional area within the total as shown in Table J has changed little from the previous year. Academic departments represent a 41.9% proportion of total expenditure and residences and catering operations represent a proportion of just 6.5%.
The clinical medicine cost centre and business & management studies cost centre continue to have the largest share of total expenditure with 9% each. They spent £517 million and £532 million respectively in 2000/01. The social studies cost centre and nursing & paramedical studies cost centre have a 7% share of total expenditure each. They spent £422 million and £378 million respectively in 2000/01.
Table J - Distribution of Expenditure by Functional Area 2000/01 | £ Thousands | |
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% of total | ||
Academic departments | 5680920 | 41.9% |
Academic services | 983106 | 7.3% |
Administrative & central services | 1702665 | 12.6% |
Premises | 1406396 | 10.4% |
Residences & catering operations | 885582 | 6.5% |
Research grants & contracts | 1925339 | 14.2% |
Other expenditure | 960475 | 7.1% |
Total expenditure | 13544483 | 100.0% |
Staff data
Analysis by ‘staff grade’ is only meaningful where institutions have reported their staff within nationally recognised grade structures or within internal grade structures, which facilitate differentiation on a similar basis. Several institutions, including some large post-1992 universities, report their staff on a single grade structure, which does not have an independent category for the professor grade. Hence staff on the professor grade at institutions using the single grade scale cannot be distinguished from the senior lecturer grade, leading to the number of professors being under-counted for these institutions and for the sector as a whole. This under-counting will have a consequential effect on the proportions of professors within particular subject areas, cost centres and by gender. The Agency therefore advises caution in analysis of staff by grade.
Key points:
- The total number of academic staff in the HE sector grew by 3.1% from 135,745 in 1999/2000 to 139,940 in 2000/01.
- 69% of all full-time posts were wholly financed by the institutions themselves. This compares exactly with 1998/99 and 1999/2000.
- 37% of academic staff in the HE sector in 2000/01 were women. The number of female academic staff increased from 1999/2000 by 5% in comparison to a 2% increase of men.
- A quarter of all full-time staff were employed in medicine, dentistry & health departments.
- 78% of researchers were funded other than wholly by the institutions themselves.
- Just under a half of full-time non-clinical wholly institutionally financed staff were aged over 45.
- The average age of all academic staff was 42.
- 90% of full-time non-clinical wholly institutionally financed academic staff were working in the same institution as they were in the previous year.
- 5% of responding UK nationality staff were known to have a non-white ethnicity and 1% of responding staff of UK nationality were known to have a disability.
General
Table K - Summary - Academic Staff in all UK Institutions 2000/01
United Kingdom |
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Full-time | Part-time | Total | ||
Mode of employment | 116405 | 23535 | 139940 | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 38990 | 12230 | 51220 | |
Male | 77415 | 11305 | 88720 | |
Principal source of salary | ||||
Wholly institutionally financed | 80435 | 16540 | 96975 | |
All other sources of finance | 35970 | 6995 | 42965 | |
Primary employment function | ||||
Teaching/Teaching & research | 80405 | 16050 | 96455 | |
Research only | 36005 | 7480 | 43485 | |
Grade(#9) | ||||
Professors | 12530 | 930 | 13460 | |
Senior lecturers & researchers | 22105 | 1845 | 23955 | |
Lecturers | 41955 | 8220 | 50170 | |
Researchers | 32445 | 6555 | 39000 | |
Other grades | 7370 | 5985 | 13355 | |
Clinical status | ||||
Non-clinical | 110540 | 22285 | 132825 | |
Clinical | 5870 | 1245 | 7115 | |
In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5. # see relevant footnote in Notes on Tables. |
In the academic year to 31 July 2001, the total number of academic staff employed by UK HEIs was 139,940. The 3% growth rate in staff numbers during the year was more than accounted for by continued growth in the number of those employed part-time (from 21,955 to 23,535) who comprised some 17% of staff.
While just over one third (37%) of all staff were female, women comprised just over a half (52%) of those working part-time.
69% of full-time posts were wholly financed by the institutions themselves, this proportion rising to 70% for part-time posts. 69% of full-time posts and 68% of part-time posts include teaching as a primary employment function.
Region and clinical status
Overall, 63% of full-time clinical posts were financed other than by the institutions themselves; this compares with 31% for all full-time posts. Women made up 25% of all full-time staff with clinical status.
Full-time posts held by women were less likely to be funded by the institutions themselves compared to men; 37% of such female staff were funded other than wholly by the institution compared with 28% of males. There was some variation at UK country level, most notably, 45% of full-time women employed in Scottish institutions were at least in part externally funded.
Table L - Full-time Academic Staff in all UK Institutions by Location of Institution
United Kingdom |
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Location of Institution | |||||||
England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
Total | |||
All full-time staff | 93670 | 5790 | 14045 | 2900 | 116405 | ||
Female | 31590 | 1830 | 4615 | 955 | 38990 | ||
Wholly institutionally financed | 19975 | 1320 | 2515 | 595 | 24410 | ||
Non-clinical | 19640 | 1290 | 2460 | 595 | 23990 | ||
Clinical | 335 | 30 | 55 | 5 | 420 | ||
All other sources of finance | 11615 | 505 | 2100 | 360 | 14580 | ||
Non-clinical | 10770 | 485 | 1975 | 330 | 13560 | ||
Clinical | 845 | 20 | 125 | 30 | 1015 | ||
Male | 62085 | 3960 | 9430 | 1940 | 77415 | ||
Wholly institutionally financed | 44900 | 3095 | 6565 | 1465 | 56025 | ||
Non-clinical | 43495 | 3015 | 6290 | 1460 | 54255 | ||
Clinical | 1405 | 80 | 275 | 5 | 1770 | ||
All other sources of finance | 17180 | 870 | 2865 | 475 | 21395 | ||
Non-clinical | 14965 | 780 | 2605 | 380 | 18730 | ||
Clinical | 2215 | 90 | 260 | 95 | 2660 | ||
In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5. |
Departmental cost centres, principal source of salary and grade
25% of all full-time staff worked in medicine, dentistry & health and a further 22% of all full-time staff worked in biological, mathematical & physical science departments.
37% of the sector’s female full-time employees worked in medicine, dentistry & health while biological, mathematical & physical science departments accounted for a quarter of male full-time employees.
Table M - Full-time Academic Staff in all UK institutions by Principal Source of Salary, Gender and Departmental Cost Centre 2000/01
United Kingdom |
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Wholly Institutionally Financed | All Other Sources of Finance | |||||||
Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | |||
Departmental cost centres | 24410 | 56025 | 80435 | 14580 | 21395 | 35970 | ||
Medicine, dentistry & health | 6620 | 7615 | 14235 | 7945 | 7430 | 15375 | ||
Agriculture, forestry & veterinary science | 420 | 1175 | 1595 | 325 | 385 | 710 | ||
Biological, mathematical & physical science | 2655 | 11890 | 14545 | 3480 | 7120 | 10605 | ||
Engineering & technology | 1245 | 9655 | 10900 | 845 | 4055 | 4900 | ||
Architecture & planning | 330 | 1400 | 1725 | 110 | 225 | 335 | ||
Administrative, business & social studies | 5585 | 12265 | 17850 | 1140 | 1365 | 2500 | ||
Language based studies | 2145 | 2765 | 4910 | 125 | 145 | 270 | ||
Other arts | 2495 | 5730 | 8225 | 275 | 400 | 675 | ||
Education | 2585 | 3110 | 5695 | 270 | 195 | 465 | ||
Academic services | 205 | 220 | 425 | 45 | 60 | 105 | ||
Administration & central services | 130 | 195 | 325 | 20 | 15 | 35 | ||
Premises | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Residences & catering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5. |
52% of full-time staff in departments of medicine, dentistry & health and 42% in biological, mathematical & physical science were financed other than wholly by the institutions themselves. Departments with the fewest partially or wholly externally funded staff were in the areas of language based studies (5%), other arts (8%) and education (8%).
Since the 1999/2000 academic year, the total number of full-time academic staff working in education departments has increased by 3% and decreased in architecture & planning departments and agriculture, forestry & veterinary science departments by 1% and 11% respectively.
While overall, 31% of full-time staff were at least partially externally funded, 79% of researchers were so financed; researchers made up nearly three quarters (72%) of all staff for whom finance was received from outside the institution.
Table N - Full-time Academic Staff in all UK Institutions by Principal Source of Salary, Grade(#9) and Gender 2000/01
United Kingdom |
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Principal Source of Salary | ||||
Wholly institutionally financed |
All other sources of finance |
Total | ||
Professors | 11480 | 1055 | 12530 | |
Female | 1415 | 160 | 1575 | |
Male | 10065 | 895 | 10960 | |
Senior lecturers & researchers | 19750 | 2355 | 22105 | |
Female | 4615 | 750 | 5370 | |
Male | 15135 | 1605 | 16740 | |
Lecturers | 37620 | 4335 | 41955 | |
Female | 13895 | 2000 | 15895 | |
Male | 23725 | 2330 | 26055 | |
Researchers | 6670 | 25775 | 32445 | |
Female | 2565 | 10615 | 13185 | |
Male | 4105 | 15160 | 19265 | |
Other grades | 4915 | 2450 | 7370 | |
Female | 1920 | 1050 | 2965 | |
Male | 2995 | 1405 | 4400 | |
Total | 80435 | 35970 | 116405 | |
In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5. # see relevant footnote in Notes on Tables. |
Age
(Note: the figures in this section and the following section relate only to full-time non-clinical staff, wholly financed by the institution.)
Table P - Full-time Non-clinical Wholly Institutionally Financed Academic Staff by Grade(#9) and Age 2000/01
United Kingdom |
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Professors | Senior lecturers & researchers |
Lecturers | Researchers | Other grades | Total | |
Under 26 | 0 | 5 | 210 | 725 | 220 | 1160 |
26-30 | 5 | 100 | 3190 | 1905 | 360 | 5565 |
31-35 | 115 | 1025 | 7130 | 1485 | 440 | 10190 |
36-40 | 700 | 2495 | 7065 | 960 | 500 | 11725 |
41-45 | 1370 | 3315 | 5920 | 590 | 655 | 11850 |
46-50 | 2270 | 3765 | 5465 | 440 | 855 | 12795 |
51-55 | 2975 | 4485 | 4920 | 335 | 1025 | 13740 |
56-60 | 2145 | 2865 | 2395 | 165 | 505 | 8070 |
61-65 | 970 | 1005 | 750 | 50 | 160 | 2940 |
66 + | 75 | 50 | 35 | 5 | 25 | 190 |
Unknown | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
Total | 10635 | 19110 | 37080 | 6665 | 4755 | 78245 |
In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5. # see relevant footnote in Notes on Tables. |
Of those staff whose age was known, 48% were aged over 45 and 18% were aged between 51 and 55. 43% of senior lecturers & researchers and almost half of professors (49%) were aged between 46 and 55. While over three quarters (76%) of researchers were aged 40 years or under. The average mean age of all academic staff in the UK was 42.
Inflow/Outflow
During the academic year to 31 July 2001, 90% of staff were working in the same institution as they were one year earlier and a further 4% had been working in another HEI. A loss of 5,870 staff from the HE sector outnumbered the inflow of 5,035 staff. Retirement was the largest single known reason for departures and the sector gained more staff from overseas than left to work overseas. Caution should be exercised when further analysing staff flows on account of the size of the unknown category.
Table Q - Full-time Non-Clinical Wholly Institutionally Financed Academic Staff by Employment in the Previous Year and Destination 2000/01
United Kingdom |
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Total | Total | |||||||
Employment in the previous year | Destination | |||||||
Non-clinical | 78245 | Non-clinical | 78245 | |||||
Current institution | 70355 | Current institution | 71120 | |||||
UK other HEI | 2850 | UK other HEI | 1250 | |||||
Inflow | 5035 | Outflow | 5870 | |||||
UK | 2625 | UK | 765 | |||||
Overseas | 1195 | Overseas | 435 | |||||
Not in regular employment | 70 | Not in regular employment | 230 | |||||
Not known | 1145 | Retirement | 1005 | |||||
Death | 70 | |||||||
Not known | 3365 | |||||||
In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5. |
Chart 3 displays graphically the inflow and outflow by age groups.
Ethnicity
Although 10% of academic staff of UK nationality declined to disclose their ethnic group, of those that did 5% (4,825 staff) were of non-white ethnicity. Chart 4 shows the percentages of those of non-white ethnicity represented by each visible ethnic minority group.
Disability
Of the 94% of UK nationality staff who disclosed this information, 1% were known to be disabled.
Table R - Academic Staff of UK Nationality by Disability Status and Mode of Employment 2000/01
United Kingdom |
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Not known to be disabled |
Disabled but not registered |
Registered disabled |
Total for whom returns were made |
Information not provided |
Total | |
Total | 101130 | 975 | 160 | 102265 | 6070 | 108335 |
Full-time | 84255 | 805 | 125 | 85185 | 5065 | 90250 |
Part-time | 16880 | 170 | 35 | 17080 | 1005 | 18090 |
In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5. |
HESA cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived from the data by third parties.