As part of our SWBio DTP equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) statement we monitor and review EDI metrics for the recruitment process and student cohorts.
Please find below our current EDI metrics related to our recruitment process from which we have developed an ongoing action plan.
| Applications received | Success rate (Application > Interview) | Interviewed | Success rate (Interview > Offer) | Offers made | |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 55% | 26% | 61% | 47% | 66% |
| Male | 45% | 20% | 39% | 38% | 34% |
| Disability | |||||
| Known disability | 23% | 17% | 16% | 50% | 19% |
| No known disability | 77% | 25% | 84% | 42% | 81% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Minority Ethnic* | 17% | 17% | 12% | 35% | 10% |
| White | 83% | 25% | 88% | 45% | 90% |
| Age | |||||
| < 24 years | 67% | 25% | 73% | 44% | 73% |
| 24-29 years | 24% | 20% | 21% | 43% | 21% |
| > 30 years | 9% | 16% | 6% | 42% | 6% |
| Higher Education Institution (HEI) ** | |||||
| Non-Russell Group / Post 92 | 30% | 24% | 27% | 43% | 24% |
| Russell Group | 70% | 27% | 73% | 51% | 76% |
Notes about the data:
- Average of 6 recruitment cycles (academic year of recruitment; 2019/2020, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25) at point of application for disclosed information.
- Higher Education Institution: Average of 5 recruitment cycles (academic year of recruitment; 2019/2020, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25) at point of application for disclosed information.
- ‘Other’ for gender and ethnicity have not been included due to anonymity purposes and subsequently percentages have been adjusted for data provided.
- Data provided for home applicants.
- Percentages rounded to the nearest 0.5
- *The terminology Minority Ethnic has only been used for anonymity purposes.
- ** HEI terminology: Post 92 are organisations that became universities after the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992; the Russell Group is an organisation of universities that have a shared focus on research.