math education

There is now only one science or maths course for every 200,000 Britons aged 16 to 29, although the figure reaches 400,000 in some parts of the country, including the North East. The UCU research uncovered a 10 per cent fall in the number of science and maths courses at UK universities over the last decade, from 250 to 224, with physics and chemistry the worst affected. There was a 31 per cent decline in chemistry courses and 14 per cent fall in physics. Reading University is the latest to announce it is closing its physics department.Meanwhile the number of colleges and universities offering French dropped 15 per cent over the 10-year period, while German courses have been cut by a quarter.