Survey of Employment of Former Postgraduate Students, 1966

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is part of a study which endeavours to answer two questions: what are the purposes of postgraduate education and its value to society, and how is postgraduate education organised in relation to these purposes.Main Topics:Amount and type of both educational and occupational 'success' experienced by intended intellectual elite given in great detail. 1954 males and 349 females list first and postgraduate degrees attempted, length of time taken for completion of degree, length of time before candidacy ceased in unsuccessful cases, and reasons for failure. Reasons for having undertaken postgraduate studies, respondent's suggestions for ways in which postgraduate studies could have been more profitable, and respondent-perceived benefits from postgraduate study presented in detail. Publications history and whether respondent feels his work has been a contribution to knowledge is also given. Employment history from first three jobs to present job, reasons for changes, reasons for having gone abroad for work and reasons for having returned (where applicable) also assessed. Occupation taken at two levels: nature of employment and duties and nature of employers' business or industry. Fine information given on income: details of salaries, bonus schemes, superannuation, other benefits and secondary sources of income other than primary occupation. Respondents asked their opinion of general value of postgraduate studies and whether skills obtained were relevant in both obtaining present job and in fulfilling responsibilities of present employment

Student Life at Three Universities

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To form a general picture of student life and more particularly to see what factors affect the level of participation in student activities.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Information on attitudes to student life and to relative importance of each of several advantages of university attendance taken from agree-disagree sequence. Topics: relative importance of political involvement; interchange of ideas; dances and rags; freedom from restraint in allotment of time; ability to be unconventional; opportunity to learn and develop personality, to obtain life advancement through degree. Also general assessment of and degree of satisfaction felt with university life. Further information on job requirements, choice of preferred occupation, religious affiliation and observance, newspaper and magazine readership (including university newspaper), participation in university politics, national political allegiance, attitudes to capital punishment, membership and offices held in societies. Background Variables Age, degree subject, type of secondary school last attended, extra-curricular activities during this period, parents' educational achievements and father's occupation, information on general university life (type of residence lived in and preferred, distance from university, relationship with parental home, where meals taken, main hobbies, offices held, etc.

Additional file 18 of Implicating genes, pleiotropy, and sexual dimorphism at blood lipid loci through multi-ancestry meta-analysis

Additional file 18: Table S10. Lambda GC values across minor allele frequency bins for sex-specific meta-analyses

Additional file 1 of Implicating genes, pleiotropy, and sexual dimorphism at blood lipid loci through multi-ancestry meta-analysis

Additional file 1: Table S1. Characteristics of contributing cohorts (as provided by each participating cohort)

Additional file 23 of Implicating genes, pleiotropy, and sexual dimorphism at blood lipid loci through multi-ancestry meta-analysis

Additional file 23: Table S15. Comparison of the sex-specific effects

Additional file 25 of Implicating genes, pleiotropy, and sexual dimorphism at blood lipid loci through multi-ancestry meta-analysis

Additional file 25: Table S16. Comparison of effect size estimates for sex-stratified analysis in the replication cohorts