WMG Dyson Engineering Degree

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Dear University of Warwick,

Please provide the following information in respect of the inaugural cohort for the WMG Dyson Engineering Degree:

1) The number of applicants who applied, split male and female.
2) The number of applicants who were interviewed, split male and female.
3) The number of applicants who were accepted, split male and female.
4) The A-levels (or equivalents) offered by those who applied, including their predicted grades.
5) The A-levels (or equivalents) offered by those who were interviewed, including their predicted grades.
6) The A-levels (or equivalents) offered by those who were accepted, including their predicted grades.
7) The A-levels (or equivalents) ultimately achieved by those who were accepted.

Yours faithfully,

David Dinsmore

infocompliance, Resource, University of Warwick

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infocompliance, Resource, University of Warwick

Dear Mr Dinsmore,

Thank you for your email dated 28^th of September 2017 requesting
information about the University of Warwick. Your request is being
considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please find below
your original request and our response.

Please provide the following information in respect of the inaugural
cohort for the WMG Dyson Engineering Degree:

1)      The number of applicants who applied, split male and female.

Section 1(1) (a) Freedom of Information Act imposes a duty on public
authorities to inform the requester whether or not the information
requested is held by the authority. The University can confirm that it
holds no information in relation to question 1 of your request. The
University of Warwick did not manage the application or interview process
for the WMG Dyson Engineering Degree, this was undertaken by Dyson who are
not subject to the Freedom of Information Act and therefore the University
of Warwick does not hold the information required to answer this part of
your request.

2)      The number of applicants who were interviewed, split male and
female.

Section 1(1) (a) Freedom of Information Act imposes a duty on public
authorities to inform the requester whether or not the information
requested is held by the authority. The University can confirm that it
holds no information in relation to question 2 of your request. The
University of Warwick did not manage the application or interview process
for the WMG Dyson Engineering Degree, this was undertaken by Dyson who are
not subject to the Freedom of Information Act and therefore the University
of Warwick does not hold the information required to answer this part of
your request.

3)      The number of applicants who were accepted, split male and female.

Please find the information requested in the table below:

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| The number of applicants who were accepted onto the WMG Dyson |
|Engineering Degree at the University of Warwick for the 2017/18 Academic|
| year, split by male and female |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Female | Male | Overall |
|------------------------+----------------------+------------------------|
| 9 | 24 | 33 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

4)      The A-levels (or equivalents) offered by those who applied,
including their predicted grades.

Section 1(1) (a) Freedom of Information Act imposes a duty on public
authorities to inform the requester whether or not the information
requested is held by the authority. The University can confirm that it
holds no information in relation to question 4 of your request. The
University of Warwick did not manage the application or interview process
for the WMG Dyson Engineering Degree, this was undertaken by Dyson who are
not subject to the Freedom of Information Act and therefore the University
of Warwick does not hold the information required to answer this part of
your request.

5)      The A-levels (or equivalents) offered by those who were
interviewed, including their predicted grades.

Section 1(1) (a) Freedom of Information Act imposes a duty on public
authorities to inform the requester whether or not the information
requested is held by the authority. The University can confirm that it
holds no information in relation to question 5 of your request. The
University of Warwick did not manage the application or interview process
for the WMG Dyson Engineering Degree, this was undertaken by Dyson who are
not subject to the Freedom of Information Act and therefore the University
of Warwick does not hold the information required to answer this part of
your request.

6)      The A-levels (or equivalents) offered by those who were accepted,
including their predicted grades.

7)      The A-levels (or equivalents) ultimately achieved by those who
were accepted.

Please find the information requested in relation to questions 6 and 7 in
the tables below:

+-----------------------+
| A-levels taken by |
| applicants who were |
| accepted onto the WMG |
| Dyson Engineering |
| Degree at the |
| University of Warwick |
| for the 2017/18 |
| academic year |
|-----------------------|
|Course taken|Number of |
| | accepted |
| |applicants|
|------------+----------|
|Art | <5 |
|------------+----------|
|Biology | <5 |
|------------+----------|
|Chemistry | 11 |
|------------+----------|
|Computer | <5 |
|Science | |
|------------+----------|
|Design and | 5 |
|Technology | |
|(Including | |
|Derivatives)| |
|------------+----------|
|Electronics | <5 |
|------------+----------|
|Further | 17 |
|Mathematics | |
|------------+----------|
|General | <5 |
|Studies | |
|------------+----------|
|Mathematics | 30 |
|------------+----------|
|Physics | 30 |
|------------+----------|
|Resistant | <5 |
|Materials | |
|------------+----------|
|Spanish | <5 |
|------------+----------|
|Systems and | <5 |
|Control | |
+-----------------------+

Data Notes:

·         Please note that the courses taken and grades achieved listed in
the table above are for A-Level qualifications only and do not include AS
Level, EPQ courses or equivalent courses.

·         Where we have stated the value as '< 5'  we decline to provide
the actual figures on the grounds that the numbers could potentially lead
to the identification of individuals, which may place the University in
breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. We are relying on the exemption
under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in this regard.

+------------------+
| A-levels grades |
| predicted and |
| achieved by |
| applicants who |
|were accepted onto|
| the WMG Dyson |
|Engineering Degree|
|at the University |
|of Warwick for the|
| 2017/18 Academic |
| year |
|------------------|
|Predicted| Number |
| and | of |
|Achieved | grades |
| |achieved|
|---------+--------|
|A* | |
|Predicted| |
|and A* | |
|Achieved | 32 |
|---------+--------|
|A* | |
|Predicted| |
|and A | |
|Achieved | 8 |
|---------+--------|
|A* | |
|Predicted| |
|and B | |
|Achieved | <5 |
|---------+--------|
|A | |
|Predicted| |
|and A* | |
|Achieved | 6 |
|---------+--------|
|A | |
|Predicted| |
|and A | |
|Achieved | 36 |
|---------+--------|
|A | |
|Predicted| |
|and B | |
|Achieved | 9 |
|---------+--------|
|B | |
|Predicted| |
|and A* | |
|Achieved | <5 |
|---------+--------|
|B | |
|Predicted| |
|and B | |
|Achieved | 5 |
|---------+--------|
|B | |
|Predicted| |
|and C | |
|Achieved | <5 |
|---------+--------|
|C | |
|Predicted| |
|and B | |
|Achieved | <5 |
+------------------+

Data Notes:

·         Please note that the courses taken and grades achieved listed in
the table above are for A-Level qualifications only and do not include AS
Level, EPQ courses or equivalent courses.

·         Where we have stated the value as '< 5'  we decline to provide
the actual figures on the grounds that the numbers could potentially lead
to the identification of individuals, which may place the University in
breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. We are relying on the exemption
under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in this regard.

·         Please note that the University declines to provide any further
detail with regards the breakdown of predicted and achieved grades in a
per student per subject format, as to do so could potentially lead to the
identification of individuals which may place the University in breach of
the Data Protection Act 1998. We are relying on the exemption under
section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in this regard.

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Ian Rowley

Ian Rowley | Director of Development, Comms & External Affairs| External
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