Postgraduate Research Pulse Update as of Nov 2023

Our unique Pulse trackers and Share of Search data provide insights on thousands of prospective international students interested in UK PhD opportunities. As of Nov 2023, we’re seeing that:

• There’s been a dip in confidence in UK PGR study, but sentiment is still more positive than it has been for most of 2023
  
  
• Interest in Spring 2024 has begun to drop as audiences begin to focus on PhD study in Autumn 2024 (and beyond)
  
  
• We’re now looking at individual audiences for UK PGR study: revealing a drop in Share of Search for some international origin countries in October, although several are up year-on-year
  
  
• Life Sciences continue to dominate subject area interest, although Computer Science is seeing strong year-on-year growth, driven by AI
  
  
• Our new Spotlight section takes a look at shifting destinations for PG study