Graduate employment

New graduate employment measure indicates that university leavers working in education and healthcare find their work most meaningful, with some jobs usually considered ‘highly skilled’ falling short

Developing countries should not hesitate to tap the sustainable development expertise abundant in graduate schools, says Lucia Rodriguez 

Academia can only host a fraction of doctoral graduates, but few universities collect destinations data showing where their other PhDs end up, making it hard to prepare new recruits for appealing alternatives

More people need degrees just to keep up with the crowd, analysis of Australian census data suggests

National Bureau of Statistics suspends release of figures, leaving universities in the dark over how situation is developing

Biden's debt forgiveness plan may have been blocked but everyone will suffer if graduates can't afford to spend, says F. King Alexander

Various methods exist to help students decide which courses will pay off, but all should be taken with a grain of salt, say David Levy and Harvey Graff

Longitudinal Education Outcomes data has been published annually since 2017

While Treasury’s effort to look beyond economics boasts just a handful of education metrics, O’Kane panel has been asked to change that

Sector must meet demands of students who increasingly expect help landing a job, scholar says

Flexibility of big firms not replicated in most heavily regulated professions

Influx of foreign investment brings opportunities to train skilled workers but institutions must adapt to capitalise

Statistics also show degree classification makes little difference to a graduate’s chance of finding a job after university

Graduates who can make connections across time and disciplines would be more stimulated, in both the workplace and wider life, says Harvey Graff

Delays in degrees being awarded because of ongoing marking boycott could leave those with job offers in limbo

Tracking doctoral alumni in other sectors would inform departments about what their specific training allows graduates to do, says Patrick Walsh

Tough job market forces authorities to introduce measures aimed at simplifying graduates’ entry into the workplace

Many university graduates choose to remain unemployed rather than take a job they do not consider commensurate with their degrees, says Pushkar

Rapid growth of country’s universities and inadequate teaching have short-changed students, according to scholars

Oversupply of poorly trained workers in some fields contrasts with undersupply in others. Universities and students need better information, says Pushkar

To retain students, US institutions must give credit for learning that occurs in professional settings, say Stephen Handel and Eileen Strempel

Encouraging graduates into teaching would bring a ready-made army of advocates for university study into daily contact with pupils, says Jane White

The honours system has too narrow a scope and too few grades. Why not embrace the Hear and the GCSE scale, asks Zahir Irani

Joblessness and further study on the wane as labour market bounces back

Limiting international student numbers or cutting post-study work eligibility is not the way to become a science superpower, says Max Lu

Decision to deter non-EU students with fees likely to ratchet up pressure in an already stretched labour market, particularly for energy and other engineering graduates

Lacklustre employment for doctorate holders betrays ‘disconnect’ between academia and private sector employers, scholars say

Lack of consensus over how to define economic worth of programmes to student and taxpayer hampers education department’s efforts

Only 3 per cent of firms in survey had hired someone using the new graduate route

Seeing degrees solely as gateway qualification to the modern labour market ‘neither just nor efficient’, says government adviser on skills

Institute of Student Employers survey tracks trend towards ‘qualification blind’ recruitment

Research reveals more detailed picture of where students go to work after finishing their degree

US institutions continue to dominate 2022 Global University Employability Ranking

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development calls for a rethink to skills policy, including apprenticeships, following new findings on graduate employment

Institute of Student Employers says rising inflation means graduates face a 7 per cent pay cut

University leavers becoming ‘more rational’ as country’s economy cools

Median age at degree completion shrinks, although share of field’s graduates with job commitment does too, American Academy of Arts and Sciences finds

The economic downturn is beyond their control, but degree programmes could be better tailored to industrial need, says Wu Keming

While the sector laments its low profile in this week’s Canberra congress, policy expert expects it to generate ‘dysfunction’

Academics should not feel uncomfortable when their courses become increasingly focused on improving graduate outcomes, says Patrick Callaghan

Addressing issues with trainees dropping out or moving abroad as important as increasing places, says new Medical School Council chair

Corporate tie-ups bring employability benefits but may be fragile and impose academic and reputational risks, says Paul Springer

Soaring youth unemployment could spur outward flight or lead young people to turn away from ambitions of studying abroad

Graduate careers are long and pay varies by region – so why measure course value on graduate salaries 15 months in, asks Neal Juster

When employers and governments state preferences for particular universities, it further overheats entry competition, says Hiroshi Ono

Once lauded as engines of social mobility, American universities are increasingly perceived as widening social and economic injustices. Matthew Reisz speaks to two academics whose new book lays bare the extent of the problem and the potential solutions

Latest edition of major annual UK survey suggests university leavers’ outlook lagged behind employment market recovery

Beijing should ease off on top-down pressure and extend its window for reporting graduates' job status, academics say

Focus should be on high-end jobs after students graduate – not low-end jobs while they study, sector leaders say

If the emphasis in the job market is on skills-based hiring, a college transcript ought to reflect that, says Darren Catalano

Few of those returning from studying overseas look beyond Beijing and Shanghai, according to survey

Less than 5 per cent of medical students on indentureship deal have fulfilled obligations to work outside cities

Findings raise red flag for Australia’s economically crucial international enrolments

Report from IFS suggests that such graduates might have been better off with 2:1 from less prestigious institution

Ministry demands universities do more to help students in tough jobs market, with number of graduates set to surpass 10 million

Universities keep seeking local jobs for their overseas graduates, despite ‘massive’ economic pivot to Asia

And research job opportunities are booming outside universities, AI-fuelled study finds

Concern that ‘prioritisation’ process for investigations opens up risk of political interference

Requiring 60 per cent of graduates to go into managerial or professional roles ignores the reality of creative careers, says Bashir Makhoul

Assessments of institutions that give biggest boost to low-income students show Hispanic graduates and California publics topping their lists