Science : Subjects

2011 university application figures showed an increase in interest in all science subjects. According to figures published by UCAS in July 2011, by the end of June 2011, application figures for biology were up by 8.3% from the previous year, chemistry by 9.5% and physics by a massive 17.4%. There were also smaller increases for sports science (3.7%) and environmental science (5.2%).

A recent review by the National Higher Education Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programme found that the 'analytical, problem-solving, numeracy and intellectual rigour skills' which these graduates have are rated most highly by employers and the industries which require these skills will be those driving the country as we move towards economic growth.

There were increasing numbers of graduates in almost all areas with only environmental sciences seeing a small drop. Sports science saw the largest increase in numbers with approximately 400 more graduates this year.

Find out what the graduates from 2010 were doing six months after graduation:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental, physical geographical and terrestrial science
• Physics
• Sports science