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Despite being a catalyst for progress, Materials Science and Engineering is relatively unknown as an undergraduate discipline in the UK. By analysing UK data published by the Universities and Colleges Admissions System (UCAS) and the United Kingdom's Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), we explore how applications to study and uptake of Materials Science and Engineering differs from other related disciplines in the United Kingdom. We find Materials Science and Engineering lags significantly behind related disciplines in terms of applications, and this is likely to have ramifications on the diversity of our student population. We also find a significant number of students is likely to join a Materials Science and Engineering programme by an internal transfer process rather than by direct application. Our analysis suggests higher education institutions should ensure Materials Science and Engineering is defined well as a discipline, both in marketing materials and by consistently using the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) coding system. |
