Graduate employment

Economist Bryan Caplan considers tangible benefits, inconvenient truths and wonders whether Latin and poetry are worth the effort when ‘Kardashian’ trumps ‘Shakespeare’ in Google search results

Despite initial problems, majority of social science and humanities graduates go on to find rewarding jobs, says study

Bournemouth University research reveals gap between expectations of employers and university curricula

Teaching would improve if all scholars were required to undertake regular secondments in industry, says Cecilia Chan

Despite fears that a new generation of graduates will find themselves serving coffee, Germany’s university leavers have fitted successfully into the economy, analysis finds

The concept of the graduate career is breaking down as university leavers spread across the employment spectrum, says Gerbrand Tholen

Five historians reflect on the disciplinary, institutional, social and political challenges facing their subject

New research challenges narrative that in recent political battles, university leavers have tilted to the left

It is incumbent on the government to help build better ties between companies such as Google and the university sector, says Alex Acland

Loss of bursaries is not only cause of dramatic fall in applications for UK nursing courses, say university leaders

Shift towards greater accountability comes as Trump administration moves in opposite direction

Almost two-fifths of employed university leavers were working part-time in 2017 

Companies blame a ‘social shift’ for young people viewing campus as their only option, but others see positives in student boom

Figures from 2017 Employer Satisfaction Survey raise concerns about the value of some degrees

American Historical Association emphasises transferable skills and collaborative research

Rapid technological change means that higher education leavers will need to return during their career, says Tec Monterrey president

Hefce analysis finds that UK graduates cope better with divorce, ill-health and unemployment than non-graduates 

Latest Global University Employability Survey revealed the contrasting opinion of US and Japanese firms towards their higher education systems

Placings for UK in latest edition of Global University Employability Survey may already be reflecting damage to country’s reputation

Analysis of departmental spending suggests there is a large gulf in costs between some disciplines

Commission wants more comparable data on the jobs students go into, and how well their degrees prepared them

Figures from Education at a Glance show that only in Spain and Estonia can women expect a bigger financial return from university than men 

Figures show a number of nations with high participation rates are not seeing graduates’ earnings rise relative to school-leavers’ wages 

Snapshot from latest Global University Employability Ranking suggests relative reputation of US and UK graduates may be slipping 

Figures from the latest graduate destinations survey show that more than two fifths of those working abroad find a job in another EU state

Elite universities top newly-released tables for graduate employment rates, official data shows

Sydney’s move towards programmes focused on problem-solving designed to address rise of artificial intelligence and automation

Universities claim to bestow on graduates the key to open the door to any job: critical thinking. But even if they do, are employers interested?

Research reveals that salary and graduation rate information does not influence high school pupils

Plan to include LEO graduate earnings in TEF raises issue of regional pay differences

Round table discusses challenges of changing job market and political instability

The latest data from Hesa’s graduate outcomes survey were not included in the TEF, and could point to universities that may seek to reapply next year

Students embarking on degrees can now find out the likely returns on their different options

Latest data from Hesa's DLHE survey shows highest proportion going on to other courses since at least 2011-12

Generic courses may not be equipping students with much-needed skills, says British Film Institute

An analysis of the graduate salary data alongside prior attainment shows how difficult it is to measure university performance on such a metric

Publication of data showing long-term graduate earnings by discipline has huge potential to improve higher education, says Jack Britton

Hotly anticipated figures on salaries show that for subjects such as economics and law, the university attended has stronger link to high earnings

The liberal arts approach can lead to business being done more thoughtfully, more creatively, and more sustainably, says Jeffrey Nesteruk

Analysis finds new bachelor’s graduates do well in labour market, particularly those from more practically focused universities

Encouraging students to view themselves as professionals, and exposing them to entrepreneurship, are among the tools being used to improve graduate employment

Figures likely to fuel debate over whether value of bachelor's degrees is eroding over time

Study finds classes can improve students’ chances of getting a graduate job by 40 per cent

Facebook pioneer discusses improving diversity in tech industry and universities

McLaren Applied Technologies director sees need to go ‘beyond STEM’, THE-Ulsan summit hears

UK’s university statistics agency will publish graduate salary data from tax records instead of relying on survey responses

Research finds that working overseas can boost PhD holders’ salaries 

New IE Business School dean advocates tutelage in ‘fundamental competencies’ for uncertain labour markets

Focus on skills and job readiness 'disengages' academics from issue, says HEA head

University of Oxford law graduates earn considerably more than counterparts at University of Bradford, figures in ‘experimental’ data release show

One year shaved off time to degree under new national framework

Evidence of positive effect of retakes ‘weak’, concludes Dutch academic

Yeon-Cheon Oh says serving society can be as rewarding as getting rich

As meritocratic approach to education finds favour in UK, academic argues its dystopian original meaning has come to pass in China

Survey of Chinese employers shows UK graduates required to ‘fit back in’ to home culture

Many graduates would also have chosen a different subject or institution in hindsight, study reveals

But academics argue against narrow teaching focus and warn that technical skills have a ‘half-life’

New study adds to concerns over the weakness of Chinese university teaching

More North African universities turn away from French and Arabic as languages of instruction