Reviews & Analysis

Manpower shortage in research may cause problems for future investment.

US government figures show just how rapidly employment patterns are changing.

Is the introduction of robots into industry increasing efficiency and so creating jobs, or is the human worker soon to become a thing of the past?

Modest increases in government spending on universities announced recently do nothing to fulfil the urgent need for a long-term strategy for higher education.

Competition between employers for the best UK graduates is becoming intense.

As women increasingly become a major force in the labour market, their absence in certain occupations becomes even more of an anachronism.

The United Kingdom's biggest employer-based study highlights future employment change.

Since 1980, government support for UK universities has dropped by over 11 per cent in real terms. Can new initiatives from industry soften the blow?

At a time when Britain's old industries are rapidly contracting there are still skill shortages in the new ones. Government action may be essential.

New technology is now enabling more people to work from home rather than in the traditional workplace.

“The same machines and equipment can be bought by anybody; success in the market goes to those who have a workforce that can use them to best advantage.”

The teaching of science and technological subjects in schools must be made more attractive and employers must do what they can to help.

Will demographic trends and skill shortages be more effective, at least for women in professional and managerial careers, than the 1960s and 1970s legislation in support of equal opportunities?

Much is made of the ‘brain drain’ of UK scientists to overseas posts, but little is known about the extent of the problem

Increasing interest is being paid in the United Kingdom to longer-term graduate careers; several cohort studies following graduates from 1980 and later y ears are now under way or are being planned.

Against the trend in other sectors, the demand for new graduates in scientific and technical subjects in Britain is strong.

A boom in jobs in research and development is forecast in Canada, but these will be in the new technologies and industry. Traditional academic careers will remain hard to get.

A study just published in Australia gives a useful pointer to the status of graduates in the employment market.

Graduates should be encouraged to join the ranks of the self-employed. Help is available for those who know where to look.