Social services in Britain / prepared by Reference Division, Central Office of Information, London.
- Great Britain. Central Office of Information. Reference Division
- Date:
- 1963
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Social services in Britain / prepared by Reference Division, Central Office of Information, London. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![About 80 per cent of university students in Great Britain are aided from public or private funds. In England and Wales, and in Scotland, all British students with certain qualifications are eligible for an award from public funds in order to attend full-time at a university, teacher-training college or other major further education establishment. By the Education Act, 1962, the award system has been simplified and established on a national basis; it is now the duty of local education authorities to provide all grants for university students and students taking comparable courses. In Scotland students’ allowances for such courses are awarded by the Scottish Education Department. An award depends upon the income of the student or his parents. A number of studentships for postgraduate study in arts subjects are offered annually by the Ministry of Education and the Scottish Education Department. Postgraduate awards to scientists and technologists are made by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and the Agricultural and Medical Research Councils, which awarded over 3,000 studentships in 1963. In Northern Ireland university and further education scholarships, which may supplement grants from other sources, are awarded by the local educa- tion authorities. Postgraduate awards and teacher-training scholarships are given by the Ministry of Education. Studies and Degrees Courses in arts and science are offered by all universities, and at nearly all universities courses are available in one or more applied sciences. At the beginning of the academic year 1962-63, 43 per cent of full-time university students in Great Britain were taking arts courses and 57 per cent were study- ing science or technology (including medicine). University degree courses generally extend over three or four years, though in medicine five or six years are required. The first degree of Bachelor (Master in Scotland) is awarded on the completion of such a course, depend- ing on satisfactory examination results. Further study or research is required at the modern universities for the degree of Master and by all universities for that of Doctor. Actual degree titles vary according to the practice of each university. Diplomas and certificates are awarded after shorter courses in some subjects. The tutorial system of individual tuition to supplement the lecture system is a traditional and valued feature of the Universities of Oxford and Cam- bridge; it has been developed to some extent in the other universities and colleges of Britain. Most members of the academic staffs devote time to research, and at all universities there are postgraduate students engaged in research. There has been an expansion particularly of research in science and technology in recent years. University Expansion The universities of Britain are expanding rapidly to meet the need of a modern democracy for a highly educated population and the particular need, in a technical age, for scientists and technologists. The number of full-time 4]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b32182594_0047.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
