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Scientific and support staff by university and discipline

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Science in Figures
23 August 2024
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Staff within universities can be divided into academic staff (WP) and support and management staff (OBP). How do these two groups compare in size within the various Dutch universities? In this data publication, we present the figures per university and scientific area.

In short

  • On average, the share of scientific personnel is 59%.
  • Wageningen University (WU) has the largest share of scientific personnel, compared to the other universities.
  • Of the scientific personnel, the majority works in Engineering.

Overview of graphs

Graph 1: University personnel by university, by main category
Graph 2: Percentage scientific personnel by university
Graph 3: University personnel by scientific area, by main category
Graph 4: Percentage scientific personnel by scientific area
 

1. University personnel per university, by main category

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0Chart context menuUniversity personnel by university, by main category based on fte, 2023Scientific personnelNon-scientific personnelTUDUUUVALEIRUGVURUTUEUTWUUMEURTiUOU02k4k6k8k
Source: Universities of the Netherlands - the WOPI database on university personnel
Notes: The data are obtained from the WOPI-file of Universities of the Netherlands, see additional information WOPI.

2. Percentage scientific personnel by university

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0Chart context menuUniversity personnel by university by main category (% of total), 1998 and 202319982023WUTUETUDUVAVUTotalUTUUTiULEIRUGRUOUEURUM020406080
Source: Universities of the Netherlands - the WOPI database on university personnel
Notes: The data are obtained from the WOPI-file of Universities of the Netherlands, see additional information WOPI.

Analysis graph 1 and 2
In total, the Dutch universities have 33,947 fte scientific personnel in 2023. The share of scientific personnel varies from 49% for the Maastricht University to 66% for Wageningen University (WU). On average, the share of scientific personnel is 59%. The share of scientific personnel as percentage of total university personnel has increased at all universities since 1990.
 

3. University personnel by scientific area, by main category

 

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0Chart context menuUniversity personnel by scientific discipline by main personnel category in fte, 2023Scientific personnelNon-scientific personnel01k2k3k4k5k6k7k8k9k10k11k12k13k14k15k16kAgricultural sciencesLawEconomicsHumanitiesSocial sciencesNatural sciencesEngineering sciencesOther
Source: Universities of the Netherlands - the WOPI database on university personnel
Notes: The data are obtained from the WOPI-file of Universities of the Netherlands, see additional information WOPI.

4. Percentage scientific personnel by scientific area

 

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0Chart context menuUniversity personnel by scientific discipline by main personnel category (% of total), 1990 and 202320231990051015202530354045505560657075808590OtherTotalNatural sciencesHumanitiesLawBehavioural sciencesEconomicsAgricultural sciencesEngineering
Source: Universities of the Netherlands - the WOPI database on university personnel
Notes: The data are obtained from the WOPI-file of Universities of the Netherlands, see additional information WOPI.

Analysis graph 3 and 4
Of the scientific personnel, a major share works in Engineering, followed by Nature. The scientific area with the largest share of scientific personnel in 2023 (as percentage of total personnel) is Engineering (81%). Between 1990 and 2023, the share of scientific personnel has inclined relatively strong in the scientific fields of Engineering, Agricultural and Natural sciences. 
 

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