"Heuristic, as an adjective, means 'serving to discover'.
The aim of heuristics is to study the methods and rules of discovery and invention."
G Polya "How to solve it", 1945
X2 Engineers - The Next Generation
Aberdeen is the Oil and Gas capital of Europe. A review of HESA statistics for Aberdeen and Nationally by 
has revealed that;
- The number of Girls choosing to study engineering at HE level is considerably lower that Boys. Only 15% of engneering students are female and that figure has remained static for some years
- In the Aberdeen area 38 % of Boys going on to study 'Accademically Challenging' subjects at HE Level choose to study engineering. This figure is close to twice the national average
- In the Aberdeen area 5 % of Girls going on to study 'Accademically Challenging' subjects at HE level choose to study engineering. This figure is similar to the national average.
- The uptake of 'Accademically Challenging' HE Subjects by Boys and Girls are similar. However their preferences are clearly different, as shown in this Chart.