Sources of statistics

The Institute of Physics would like to acknowledge the following organisations for providing the raw data and definitions.

Please note that the data has been reproduced by permission and the individual organisations will not accept responsibility for any conclusions or inferences derived from the data from third parties.

Further information on the data along with more detailed definitions and notes on various categories of data, can be obtained by contacting the relevant statistical research/data departments of the following organisations:

AQA: Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Data applies to England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

EPSRC: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Data applies to the UK

GTTR: Graduate Teacher Training Registry
Data applies to England and Wales

HEFCE: Higher Education Funding Council for England
Data applies to the UK

HESA: Higher Education Statistics Agency
Data applies to the UK and includes data for overseas students

PCAS*: Polytechnics Central Admissions System Data applies to the UK and includes data for overseas students

PPARC: Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
Data applies to the UK

OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Data applies to the UK and overseas

ONS: Office for National Statistics
Data applies to the UK

OST: Office of Science and Technology
Data applies to the UK

SQA: Scottish Qualifications Authority
Data applies to Scotland

UCAS: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
Data applies to the UK and includes data for overseas students

UCCA*: Universities Central Council on Admissions Data applies to the UK and includes data for overseas students

USR*: Universities' Statistical Record Data applies to the UK and includes data for overseas students

* These organisations no longer exist.