Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2011 - Higher ...

PRES 2011 Results – September 2011
1.2.4 Employment
In this newly added item, 36.4% of respondents said that they were currently in paid employment, of
whom 43.5% reported working more than 30 hours per week (Figure 1.11).
Figure 1.10: Currently in paid employment
Figure 1.11: Hours worked
1.2.5 Activity in previous year
35.1% of respondents had just completed a postgraduate course of study, and 18.1% an undergraduate
degree – this is roughly similar to 2009.
Figure 1.12: Q35 Activity in previous year
1.2.6 Discipline
The largest proportion of respondents by discipline was accounted for by Biology and related sciences
(12.7%), followed by Physical sciences (8.2%) and Psychology (5%) 8 . The table below shows those
disciplines for which there were more than 4.0% of respondents in the total sample.
8 Analysis of the skills, professional development and motivations and careers items by discipline is in Section 3.2.
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