Academic Physics Staff in UK Higher Education Institutions

The Institute of Physics has published this report giving an overview of academic physics staff in UK higher education institutions (HEIs) and a number of selected other cost centres.

Some of the highlights include:

  • The proportion of staff that is female in physics has risen from 13% in 2003/04 to 16% in 2009/10, but remains significantly lower than the sector average of 41%.
  • Staff in the physics cost centre are on average younger than staff across all cost centres.
  • The proportion of male non-UK nationals in physics has risen from 31% in 2003/04 to 40% in 2009/10; the proportion of female non-UK nationals has remained consistently higher rising from 46% in 2003/04 to 51% in 2009/10.


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