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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 ¨C 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 ¨C 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

Private university to offer students chance to pay for fees via future earnings agreements in deal with finance firm

Without it, we could lose sight of the subtleties of the sliding scale of disadvantage and its impact on participation, says Jayne Taylor

Scrutiny of graduate outcomes is appropriate but the issue is much more complex than arts v science, says Anna Vignoles

The National University of Singapore president says changing mindsets has been the most challenging aspect of overhauling approach to education

Latest edition of global employability survey suggests contrasting view on benefits of cross-border learning

Amid concern on graduate employment in Westminster and across West, looking at funding systems that put labour market demand at centre is instructive

Institutional affiliation counts for little in determining students¡¯ future earnings, analysis suggests

The problem ¨C amid a general mood of satisfaction ¨C may trace to unrealistic expectations, American Academy of Arts and Sciences says

Australian analysis also finds that women now tend to out-earn men immediately after finishing university

Despite their above-average employability, engineering students are hampered by poor-quality provision, says Pushkar

¡®Equity¡¯ students¡¯ post-course outcomes slant towards further study rather than work, Australian research finds

Corporations increasingly keen on hiring learners straight from online learning platforms, edX business head claims

But employment rates for bachelor¡¯s graduates ¡®stabilise¡¯ despite pandemic

Up to 40 per cent of wage benefit from degrees could be down to universities being a signal of prior attainment, says report 

University synonymous with Silicon Valley careers now sees long battle with companies over corporate culture

The gender participation gap continues to grow, according to OECD data, but men are still earning more

Rare example of a reverse gender pay gap suggests that at least early on, female and male PhDs are on a level pay pegging

Anhui launches ¡®marriage assistance project¡¯ in response to concerns that too many graduates are going elsewhere

IFS report suggests retention of graduates may be key to ¡®levelling-up¡¯ agenda  

Fixation on outcomes data means universities have little incentive to persuade their graduates to stay local 

Analysis of Australian job advertisements points to recovery, particularly in non-traditional research