University ‘stable,’ but more lecturers needed
Canterbury university is not ■ growing much bigger, but it is experiencing difficulty in providing sufficient lecturers to cope with changing enrolment patterns. The difficulties were emphasised in the university’s 1980 report which shows enrolment invitations introduced for Stage II computer science courses. Figures released at the university council meeting yesterday show that. to March 26, 7456 students had enrolled for courses. This compares with 7395 who had enrolled by the same date in 1980.
The vice-chancellor (Professor A. D. Brownlie) said that the figures reflected a stability in both student numbers and staffingThere was however, a “significant” movement of enrolments in some sub-
jects,” the “largest wave” that had been evident for some years. These figures were not final, and would be released at the next council meeting. Figures for the two years show that there is a similar number of students enrolled for part-time and full-time courses, and a similar distribution of males and females. The first-year population has fallen this year. In 1980 there were 1912 new students; in 1981 there were only 1887. The number of overseas students has ajso dropped slightly, from 518 last year, to 445 this year. Final enrolment figures will be given at the next council meeting and include all students beginning courses before the end of March. March was the latest
: date for withdrawals allowi ing a full refund of fees and the day when the final student list for bursary purposes was drawn up an< forwarded to the Departmen. of Education. The council expressed sympathy for the widow and family of Mr A. W. Stockwell, a reader with the English department, who died on Sunday. Mr Stockwell, who held the degrees of bachelor ot literature (Oxford University), a bachelor of science, and a master of arts, became a reader in 1965 He began lecturing in 1939, left almost immediately for his war service, then returned for what was a continuous service until the beginning of this year. Mr Stockwell is survived by his wife and two children-
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