Graduate employment

But Sutton Trust analysis says that while learning on the job can be a good alternative to university, too few qualifications are at this degree-equivalent level

Data reveal main recruiters of graduates in professional roles

Co-founder of investment firm says that more early career academics should be encouraged to think about the entrepreneurial route

Hefce research explores proportion of university leavers in professional jobs in years following end of course

Students willing to pay at least £1,700 more on average for better employability, suggests survey

Anna Vignoles argues salary statistics can be used to identify in-demand skills

But men continue to earn significantly more on average, Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis reveals

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

£18K-a-year college launches its students into the world with artwork to reflect their CVs and ‘brainwaves’

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

But longitudinal survey also finds more university leavers are now working part-time or engaged in further study

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development says many school-leavers may be better off enrolling on apprenticeships

Warwick study highlights high dropout rate and queries social mobility benefits

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

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

Study finds that pay gap between graduates from independent and state schools grows by 11 percentage points in the first three years of employment

‘No evidence’ that success at university is linked to achievement in professional assessments, accountancy firm says

Study finds that students choose to major in subjects that are ‘more challenging’ in bad economic times

Graduate talent spotter says UK’s ‘theoretical’ courses should be more like those in continental Europe

Institute for Fiscal Studies says George Osborne’s Budget changes will also hit middle-earning graduates by more than £6,000 on average

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

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

Creating doctoral colleges and distance PhDs. What are universities doing to better support doctoral students? Holly Else writes

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

Using employability data to assess a university’s teaching is ‘deeply problematic’, says Graham Gibbs

London Metropolitan University records biggest improvement in Hesa data

Destination of Leavers from Higher Education study reveals outcomes for 2014 graduates

Graduates looking and applying for jobs earlier in their degrees following fee increase

Applications from Russell Group graduates – who are more likely to be from wealthy backgrounds – have a better chance of success, commission says

Sub-Saharan universities must adapt to the shifting career aims of their future graduates, study suggests

Gay and lesbian graduates in the UK are still experiencing discrimination when looking for a job, research has suggested

Universities need to build more “genuine partnerships” with employers, according to the Association of Graduate Recruiters

By Jake New, for Inside Higher Ed

More than two-thirds of all graduates stay close to home for their first job, a new report reveals

Graduate vacancies are predicted to rise by almost 12 per cent in 2015, according to a biannual survey of the graduate jobs market

Graduate recruitment is set to reach its highest level in more than a decade, according to new research

Graduates of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge start on salaries that are £7,600, or 42 per cent, higher than those from post-92 institutions

University graduates earn an average of £9,000 more per year than non-graduates but the gap is narrowing, official statistics show

By Paul Fain, for Inside Higher Ed

Nearly a third of university graduates who are employed as interns receive no pay, a new report says

Universities and businesses’ joint effort on careers advice for students is not “fit for purpose” in modern Britain, a leading businesswoman has said.

Southampton academic says statistics hiding reality for graduates

Stephen Mumford on why academics must take back some control over the process

Schooldays have an influence on graduate pay, according to report from Institute for Fiscal Studies

Universities should encourage graduates to stay in the city where they studied by helping them to find jobs and housing, a report recommends.

The revival of the science and construction industries has helped drive the biggest drop in UK graduate unemployment for 15 years, says new research.

The economist urges the UK to study a shift to subjects that lead to highly paid jobs

UK employers are reporting an increase in the number of graduate vacancies this year

Graduate employment rates have risen for a second successive year, but are still yet to reach pre-recession levels, new figures show.

David Matthews finds government is excluding signalling in its calculations on a degree’s worth

Expectations of fast track to graduate-level job are overoptimistic, suggests report

How are universities dealing with upheavals in the training of key workers, from teachers and nurses to police officers and social workers?

Ensuring that skills are used at work will soon be a focus of future education debate, Pearson report argues

Call for institutions to measure social mobility impact via graduates’ careers

University leavers have seen their starting salaries plummet over the past five years, new figures show.

Nearly all undergraduates say placements and advice are valuable, but less than half end up using them, survey finds

Study of the economic impact of graduates recommends universities should be placed at the centre of strategies to boost regional growth

Poor career prospects fuel rise in US university leavers seeking ‘funemployment’

‘Gender-hostile’ work environments still high on list of problems