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The table and pie charts below show the number of research students in Australian universities in 2001 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The table and pie charts below show the number of research students in Australian universities in 2001 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.
The charts illustrate the
number
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 of
research
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students
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 in Australian universities in 2001 and 2010, with
further
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 classification by
gender
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.
Overall
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, there was a significant increase in the total
number
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 of
research
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students
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 over the period. A striking feature is that domestic
students
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 consistently outnumbered their international counterparts,
while
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 local
males
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 remained the largest group in both years. In 2001, around 34,000 Australian
students
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 were enrolled in
research
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 programs, almost seven times higher
than
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 the 5,000 international
students
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. By 2010, the
number
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 of local
students
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 had risen modestly to about 40,000,
whereas
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 international enrolments experienced a threefold growth to approximately 15,000. Despite
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 surge, the
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 of overseas
students
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 still fell considerably short of local participation. In terms of
gender
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 distribution, domestic
students
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 were relatively evenly split in 2001, with
males
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 making up 44% and
females
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 43%. Among international
students
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,
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,
males
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 accounted for 9%
while
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females
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 represented only 4%, showing a notable
gender
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 imbalance. By 2010, the proportions among local
students
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 shifted slightly, with
males
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 at 38% compared to 35% for
females
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. Interestingly, the
gender
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 trend among international
students
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 reversed
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 the proportion of
females
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 rose sharply to 15%, overtaking
males
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 at 13%.
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 suggests a growing interest among international women in
research
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 fields over the decade.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 67%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, research, students, gender, males, females with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "proportions" was used 2 times.
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