Employability

London institutions top Good University Guide 2016 list based on graduate job prospects

Overseas applicants also cited the UK’s attitude to international students as a factor dissuading them from choosing a university in the country

Just one in 10 researchers has completed an internship away from the academy, a new survey says

Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor identifies the top academic ‘habits’ postdocs need to reach the next level

Research reveals surprising impact of overseas study, says Ellie Bothwell

Calohee learning outcomes project criticised by OECD, whose own scheme has failed to get going

Strategic plan ushers in £3 million bursary programme, plus ‘pathways out of the university’ for staff who fail to align with mission

Lecturer who masterminded student-run commercial operation Re:So shortlisted for enterprise education award

Pro bono advice on campus is an engagement with student training at its core, says Zahir Irani

Institutions must adapt as employers shun Ucas points and degrees, says Paul Redmond

We should pay attention to undergraduates’ physical and mental health, finances, ambitions and expectations, argue David Bell, Marina Della Giusta and Antonia Fernandez

Making radios in London Met’s masterclasses gets children on the university wavelength

Review of Destination of Leavers from Higher Education study announced

Survey suggests graduates of Australia's less renowned universities earn around 15 per cent more than Group of Eight graduates

Hepi report recommends more practice-led courses guided by employer needs, with further education colleges playing a ‘larger role’

Report calls for desired graduate skill set in the field to be ‘clearly set out’

More than one in five employers tell annual CBI/Pearson survey that they have provided remedial support

A Chinese university has launched an e-commerce site in a bid to improve its graduate employment figures. Will others follow suit? asks Ellie Bothwell

Universities UK has launched its fightback against the prospect of further funding cuts with the publication of a study highlighting the economic benefits of higher education

An academic and a graduate give their views on embedding employability into higher education courses

John Warren and colleagues warn of the serious decline in graduates with sound identification skills

Institutions must cater for the reality that graduates of arts-based courses are likely to work in ‘arts in the community’, says Judith Hills

Employers should have more of a say in the design and delivery of the curriculum at universities in order to produce “work-ready” graduates

What do students learn at US colleges? Not much, found Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa in Academically Adrift. Their sequel follows the same cohort into adulthood

The government wants academics to do more to help get young people into work

UK needs more vocational higher education alongside traditional courses, says Nick Davy

A new generation of ‘dual-intensive’ universities can do the job, argues Edward Acton

The rise of the taught master’s course has come with a troubling shift in focus towards ‘employability’

Essex scholar Malcolm Brynin points to worsening odds on university ‘gamble’

Students who use a Btec qualification to progress to a degree are slightly more likely to gain employment than their counterparts who take A levels, but will be paid less per hour, research has found.

Informal group admits reform will require more work than previously thought

The UK must build work experience into higher education with the same vigour as it did in the 1950s, Quintin McKellar argues

Graduates with science degrees are less likely to be out of work during a recession than those who studied humanities, according to new research on more than 6,000 young Americans.

Steve Sarson’s first-years were tasked with a CV exercise on study time, so he reminded them of the alternatives to the market

More than three quarters of recent university graduates were not told about apprenticeships or vocational training routes before leaving secondary education, a survey has revealed.

Add grade point averages to honours classification for a better snapshot of student achievement, says John Raftery