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Hong Kong scholar says students are embarking on postgraduate degrees to 'delay' unemployment 

Chief scientist at UK arm of French electronics giant Thales says big business is frustrated at retention rates for such students

Victoria Halman investigates how employers view the growing trend for graduates to take a second qualification to help them land a first job

Publishing giant says move is designed to attract a ¡®more varied candidate pool and future workforce¡¯

Labour market survey takes vacancies at small and medium-sized companies into account

Simon Marginson tells SRHE conference that multiplicity of factors affect graduate outcomes

SRHE conference told that universities are at centre of ¡®a race between competing social groups with unequal resources¡¯

Responses of more than 24,000 undergraduates indicate limited development in areas such as creativity and citizenship over course of degree

UUK research says the economy requires an even greater number of graduates

Preparing to launch its multidisciplinary degree, institution bids others across Europe to follow suit

Sutton Trust research finds three-quarters of leading judges and QCs attended Oxford or Cambridge

British Council announces new partnership as Indian prime minister visits UK

New vice-chancellor Hugh Brady hopes innovation programmes will spur graduates to become social and business entrepreneurs

Ellie Bothwell explores how the country fares in the 51³Ô¹Ï Employability University Ranking

Top 150 universities for graduate employability revealed

International competitors will be ¡®licking their lips¡¯ if the UK labels some universities as weaker on teaching, says Andrew Hamilton ahead of his departure

Funding, staffing and alternative providers among issues to be considered as part of ?5 million initiative

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

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 ¨C who are more likely to be from wealthy backgrounds ¨C 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,

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

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.