Reviews & Analysis

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.

One of the biggest changes in the employment scene in the second half of this century has been the rising participation of women in the labour market.

As science parks continue to proliferate throughout the United Kingdom, it remains difficult to define the ingredients for success

The involvement of prospective employers in sponsoring students in higher education can lead to improvement in courses in general, as well as benefiting individuals.

Two recent reports from the Institute of Manpower Studies indicate that the adoption of new technologies in the workplace introduces the need for, but benefits from, retraining of staff, particularly technicians.

A recent study suggests ways in which the United Kingdom might improve industrial competitiveness by investing in training.