Graduate employment

Survey finds females already carry disproportionate debt burden, ahead of fee hikes tipped to make things worse

Research on dance and drama graduates demonstrates that post-degree satisfaction is not all about salaries, argue Tristram Hooley and Robin Mellors-Bourne

Figures suggest that graduates of UK’s highly selective institutions and specialists have widest differences in pay

Employers have made ‘significant, and unprecedented, adjustments to their student recruitment’, report shows

Impact of recession on graduate repayments likely to be main factor, says IFS

Employers seeking ‘diversity of thought’ and ‘relevance’ end reliance on English university hierarchy for hiring decisions

Studying for a master’s or PhD does not necessarily lead to higher earnings, UK study finds

Some criticisms around survey may be justified but there are major risks in a wholesale replacement, warn experts    

Knowledge transfer and start-up incubators are more important than ever given the economic downturn in the wake of Covid-19, say university leaders in South Korea

Degrees will not be granted without final-year assessments, even if they are delayed 

Indian education agents call for 25 per cent reduction in fees as courses move online

Pledge draws respect given Google’s size, but triggers doubts about its eventual extent

Polytechnic pilots curriculum, rebuilt from scratch to develop flexible graduates, that principal says could be tailor-made for post-Covid world

Early results from annual graduate employability survey suggest wide variations in views among firms due to pandemic 

Canada sends ‘loud and clear’ message to foreign students with work rules change following deportation threat by US administration

Proposed university funding changes are unnecessarily complex and ‘rife with unintended consequences’, laureate professors say

Fee waivers and clarified work rights arrangements applauded, but worries that the new conditions may be too restrictive

Vice-chancellors’ group says ministers must step in to protect graduating students from economic fallout of coronavirus

More than one in eight graduates of GSM London who left two years ago were without a job last autumn

Order frustrates US colleges but spares key training programme

First release of Graduate Outcomes, which looks at what people are doing 15 months after leaving university, shows stark differences for some groups  

Thinktank says students’ immigration opportunities should also be boosted to protect foreign enrolments

A post-coronavirus recession could drive higher university enrolment and enhance human capital, says Nick Hillman

Analysis from Hesa and Warwick that looked at two age cohorts could raise further concerns about grade inflation 

Analysis of lifetime returns of English undergraduate degrees finds wide variation across subjects

Proposed new measures, intended to ‘inform’ government, include proportion of graduates working in ‘essential public services’

But study shows that difference in career prospects between men and women is considerably smaller within academia compared with other sectors 

Australian survey finds ‘strong relationship’ between graduates’ attributes and demands of their jobs

Capping the public contribution to degree costs means universities can’t move to address skills gaps, says David Lloyd

There has been much talk about the stress suffered by the graduate students who teach and perform other essential tasks within universities. Small-scale responses will never be enough, argue Sebastian Ramirez and Kelly Swope, while Maggie Lu praises the crucial contribution of graduate teachers to her education

Research also finds that branch campus graduates earn more than their peers who studied in the West

Data from a worldwide survey of employers suggest universities that specialise, work with industry and cultivate digital literacy are gaining the most ground

Lifelong learning is not getting buy-in because workers at risk cannot see the need, study warns

Schools in Vietnam need to recruit careers advisers – but their advice should be aimed primarily at parents, says Matthew Edward

Ream of new reports suggest capping of places is continuing to take a toll, but justify policy focus on graduate employment

Canadian cooperative approach seen as a model for finding students looking to start careers in technology sector

Western Australian capital seeks regional redefinition in hope of benefiting from new incentive schemes

Report warns that country’s reputation as an international education destination could be at risk

Several European countries are set to educate more graduates than the job market will need, EU report warns

Universities should offer a safety net for recent graduates forced into menial work by financial circumstances, says Roy Celaire

Australian study also finds that dodgy agents are exploiting a migration advice ‘loophole’

First data from graduate employability survey suggest surge in reputation for continental institutions

The latest OECD data ignited a debate about the value of an arts degree in the UK, but are there other complex factors influencing the international picture?

World Economic Forum economist Saadia Zahidi says campuses must prevent ‘hollowing-out of the middle class’ for sake of social stability

With US-style personal contributions and Scandinavian-style payoffs, Australians have the worst of both worlds, suggests Education at a Glance

Education at a Glance finds graduate earnings still buoyant despite expansion, but education director warns on variations across subjects

Gender determines whether university study is in directionless students’ interests

Continuous retraining is widely seen as the answer to the coming job losses caused by automation and artificial intelligence. But are universities the best places to provide it? And are their courses, structures and funding systems optimised to do so? Anna McKie reports

PhD leavers from overseas seek new companies, but can’t accept visa risks

Women who out-earn male partners need to have significantly higher qualifications, Australian survey suggests

Students from poorer regions who enter their local workforce after graduation should also be celebrated, says Sir David Bell

Analysis of graduate pay data that could shape future of English universities lays bare contrasts in regional labour markets

Provision of teacher residencies and mentoring by universities seen as key to long-term science improvement

Graduate dissatisfaction also on the rise despite overall positive report card for universities and colleges

Worries over economy and graduate employability prompt trial of ‘1+X’ model in 10 provinces

Report sheds light on international graduates’ motivations for staying on

Universities in most nations are now obliged to prioritise graduate career prospects, but how it should be approached depends on your view of the meaning of education. Academics need to think that through much more clearly, says Tom Cutterham

Immersing students in an entrepreneurial and innovative environment will allow them to thrive in an AI world, says Sethuraman Panchanathan

Economy and culture not structured to harness skills obtained overseas, claims researcher

Institutions urged to outline more clearly what undergraduates can expect of them