Granted - from 9:1 in 1980 to 17:1 in 1999, according to Greenaway and Haynes. I suspect that both are contributory factors.
There are other factors. One that I wasn't aware of was how the *research* postgraduate market in the UK has expanded between 1995 and 2009; I knew that the biggest expansion was in PGTs, but I hadn't realised that full-time PhD numbers had increased tenfold.
1994-1995
2008-2009
Total
Overseas
Total
Overseas
PGT Total
39400
12900
123,300
67700
PGT FT
14200
6300
90100
60400
PGT PT
25200
6600
33200
7300
PGR Total
7600
2600
17700
7700
PGR FT
1400
600
14200
6800
PGR PT
6200
2000
3500
900
So, PGT numbers increased threefold overall (sevenfold for FT PGTs, tenfold for OS FT PGTs), and PGR numbers slightly more than doubled. Full-time PGRS increased tenfold - both UK and OS - while part-time PGRs declined by 50%.
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Date: 2010-07-18 08:21 pm (UTC)There are other factors. One that I wasn't aware of was how the *research* postgraduate market in the UK has expanded between 1995 and 2009; I knew that the biggest expansion was in PGTs, but I hadn't realised that full-time PhD numbers had increased tenfold.
So, PGT numbers increased threefold overall (sevenfold for FT PGTs, tenfold for OS FT PGTs), and PGR numbers slightly more than doubled. Full-time PGRS increased tenfold - both UK and OS - while part-time PGRs declined by 50%.