Better-qualified people are far less likely to be unemployed and more likely to earn higher wages when in work, according to new analysis of OECD data by UCU (university and College Union ) as part of its Knowledge Economy campaign.
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Postgraduate Employment Survey 2013 In July 2013, Graduates.co.uk surveyed 1,117 students (including 2nd, 3rd year, MA, PHD and postgraduates) on the value of a postgraduate degree with regards to employment and starting salary expectations. 
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New strategy to attract international students from the department for Business innovations and skills
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report from CentreForum- encouraging industry professionals to take one day a week secondments to teach their skills in Further Education colleges.
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A female-favorable gender gap in university completion has emerged in the majority of industrialized countries in recent decades.
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Interesting open access article uses data from the European social survey. Does parental education effect higher female completion of degrees in Europe
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OFFA - Office for Fair Access latest data donwload agreements and data tables
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Free sumary of latest survey on salary and numbers recruited.
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Latest data on numbers working, unemployed from UK HE
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report from the Higher Education Policy Institute
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RIN / SCONUL research project, RILADS final report highlights good practice in support offered to students, staff and researchers to enhance digital literacy in Uk universities
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Report from the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission follows up 'University Challenge: How Higher Education Can Advance Social Mobility' site includes a data section
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The survey, funded and guided by Jisc and RLUK and conducted on their behalf by the not-for-profit research organisation Ithaka S+R, received 3,498 responses. This is a rate of just ovver7%. Topic includes coverage of how academics do research (what resources they use, access limitations etc) , how they teach undergraduates
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Joint funded by UK government and Association of Graduate Recruiters. Examined issues relating to transition to the job market for graduates. areas covereed include social mobility, and how to increase awareness of the Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) amongst employers.
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Launched by JORUM find free teaching and llearning open access materials on all aspects of research data management.
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CBI report that argues that relying alone on traditional university courses will not meet the growing demand for degree-level, technical skills in key sectors like manufacturing, construction, IT and engineering...
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BRAZIER, Caroline (2013) born.digital@british.library: the opportunities and challenges of implementing a digital collection development strategy. Paper presented at: IFLA World Library and Information Congress, 17 - 23 August 2013, Singapore.
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Great summary of the challenges of what constitutes a collection, the way in which the British library is goign forward and the staff training required.
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UCAS report exploring demand for full-time undergraduate higher education in the UK in the 2013 admissions cycle compared to previous years. This is based on applications for courses made up to 24 March 2013. shows more black teenagers applying
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Higher Education Better Regulation Group (HEBRG) published research on the costs and benefits of Tier 4 student immigration regulation.
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Helping to open up: improving knowledge, capability and confidence in making research data more openResearch Information and Digital Literacies Coalition publish new report on data training sesses situation, gaps and provides pointers to the future.
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High Fliers Research latest data on graduate jobs market, look for report at foot of screen.
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There is a stubborn shortage in the skills the UK needs to remain competitive and fuel long-term growth, according to the annual CBI/Pearson Education and Skills survey
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State school children from London and other cities in England are more likely to go on to university after A levels than those from more rural districts, new figures suggest. Analysis of departmetn of education data - link to full data provides in THES article
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New report from Universities UK. Analyses supply and demand in UK- and EU-domiciled undergraduate students
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Useful new article from Educause review summarises hurdles that it found in the USA and has some suggestions in overcoming them.
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