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Discipline information

This section highlights the career paths and destinations which researchers from different disciplines have followed, as well as providing discipline-specific labour market information.

Arts and humanities

Doctoral graduates from the arts and humanities represent 13-15% of all UK-domiciled doctoral graduates (HESA 2008/9 data).

           

Physical sciences and engineering

Doctoral graduates from physical sciences and engineering represent 23-33% of the UK-domiciled cohort (HESA 2008/9 data).

          

Biological sciences

Doctoral graduates from the biological sciences represent 13-14% of all UK-domiciled doctoral graduates (HESA 2008/9 data).

Biomedical sciences

Doctoral graduates from the biomedical sciences represent 24-26% of all UK-domiciled doctoral graduates (HESA 2008/9 data).

            

Social sciences

Doctoral graduates from the social sciences represent 17% of all UK-domiciled doctoral graduates (HESA 2008/9 data).

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