A survey from StudentBeans.com into students and alcohol has found that out of 39 subject areas, Economics and Accounting students consume the most alcohol compared to those from other subjects.
A survey from StudentBeans.com into students
and alcohol has found that out of thirty nine
subject areas, Economics and Accounting students consume the most alcohol compared to
those from other subjects.
Oxford University has risen in the university
rankings, jumping from 59th last year, with an
average of 13.8 units consumed per week, to 41st
in 2012. The university now drinks on average
2.3 units of alcohol per day and 18.4 units per
week, placing it higher in the league than Oxford Brookes at 55th and Cambridge at 51st.
The website, which has also devised a university drinking league, surveyed 1,994 students
who drink alcohol from 74 universities across
the UK in September and October of this year to
create a subject drinking league.
Nationwide, accounting and finance students topped the chart, claiming to consume
30.6 units of alcohol on average each week,
equating to 4.4 units per day. Those studying
economics rank second, drinking 27.3 units
weekly, averaging at 3.9 units each day.
Regarding these results, Oliver Brann, editor
of the website stated: “It seems these turbulent
financial times are stressing the accountants
and economists out before they’ve even entered
the working world.”
PPE students at Lady Margaret Hall disagree
with this view. One student claimed “these high
levels of drinking merely reflect the fact that
students studying PPE have to practice drinking sociably in preparation for all the society
dinners and partying that accompanies being
a politician”.
Another student argued that Economics students “know how to have fun whilst keeping up
with an extremely demanding course: you can
party until 3am as long as you finish that pesky
Economics essay that is due in five hours after
you get back to college”.
Students studying Nursing, Midwifery and
Healthcare claim to drink the least amount of
alcohol at 12.4 units on average a week, well
within the recommended allowances for both
men and women. Subjects such as Art and Design, Performing Arts and Music, Journalism
and English ranked in the last nine places,
consuming less than 17 units. Humanities were
ranked at 12th place with 21.1 units per week.
One Cambridge student said, “So, students of
the most boring, banal subjects need the most
help to get through the day? Big news.”
First year Oxford English student, Adam Crozier, added, “What ever will happen to our reputations as indolent and charming flâneurs?
Mind you, if I were studying accountancy I’d
probably do my best to drink my way to an early
grave too.
Oxford University has risen in the university rankings, jumping from 59th last year, with an average of 13.8 units consumed per week, to 41st in 2012. The university now drinks on average 2.3 units of alcohol per day and 18.4 units per week, placing it higher in the league than Oxford Brookes at 55th and Cambridge at 51st.
The website, which has also devised a university drinking league, surveyed 1,994 students who drink alcohol from 74 universities across the UK in September and October of this year to create a subject drinking league.
Nationwide, accounting and finance students topped the chart, claiming to consume 30.6 units of alcohol on average each week, equating to 4.4 units per day. Those studying economics rank second, drinking 27.3 units weekly, averaging at 3.9 units each day.
Regarding these results, Oliver Brann, editor of the website stated: “It seems these turbulent financial times are stressing the accountants and economists out before they’ve even entered the working world.”
PPE students at Lady Margaret Hall disagree with this view. One student claimed “these high levels of drinking merely reflect the fact that students studying PPE have to practice drinking sociably in preparation for all the society dinners and partying that accompanies being a politician”.
Another student argued that Economics students “know how to have fun whilst keeping up with an extremely demanding course: you can party until 3am as long as you finish that pesky Economics essay that is due in five hours after you get back to college”.
Students studying Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare claim to drink the least amount of alcohol at 12.4 units on average a week, well within the recommended allowances for both men and women. Subjects such as Art and Design, Performing Arts and Music, Journalism and English ranked in the last nine places, consuming less than 17 units. Humanities were ranked at 12th place with 21.1 units per week.
One Cambridge student said, “So, students of the most boring, banal subjects need the most help to get through the day? Big news.”
First year Oxford English student, Adam Crozier, added, “What ever will happen to our reputations as indolent and charming flâneurs? Mind you, if I were studying accountancy I’d probably do my best to drink my way to an early grave too.’
