IER News & blogs
The fourth Demography Forum, taking place on 6-7 May in Brussels, will focus on investing for Europe’s demographic future.
IER's Bernard Casey will act as Rapporteur on age and employment for the sesssion entitled "Enable people to be active longer".
Futuretrack Findings
Findings from Stage 4 of the HECSU-funded Futuretrack study are highlighted in a special issue of Graduate Market Trends (GMT), published by HECSU (February 2013). An IER research team, led by Professor Kate Purcell, followed the progression of the 2005/2006 cohort of applicants to higher education from application to graduation. Data from the Futuretrack study has raised important questions about the types of employment obtained by graduates, finances, career opportunities and further study.
Further details about the research can be found on the IER website at: , where PDFs of the project’s published Reports and Working Papers can be accessed and downloaded, as can PDFs of the online questionnaires used for each stage of the longitudinal research.
Professor Purcell notes: "This is the most ambitious and comprehensive research ever undertaken to explore the relationship between higher education and access to opportunity. The data we have collected is extraordinarily rich, the published reports produced so far only show the tip of the iceberg . There is much more to come..!”
IER Emeritus Professor
Professor Kate Purcell has been formally conferred with the title of Emeritus Professor following her retirement from the University on 31 December 2012. Kate will continue her collaboration with the Institute, pursuing her interests in the graduate labour market, and disseminating the results of the recently concluded , the most extensive investigation of the relationship between higher education and employment ever undertaken in the UK.
ESRC Studentships in the Social Sciences - Apply Now
We are inviting applications for ESRC Doctoral Studentships, starting from October 2013 onwards. The funding covers fees, maintenance stipend and support for training.
For further details on the specific training pathways available and details of how to apply go to:
IER's pathway is called "New Technology, Innovation and Skills" - details can be found on our website:()
Candidates interested in applying can contact Debbie Ranger (d.a.ranger@warwick.ac.uk) in the first instance.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 28th February 2013.
If so, we would love to talk to you.
The Institute for Employment Research at the University of 桃色视频 is doing some research for the Home Office on why and how different groups of people work in hotels, restaurants and fast food outlets or in the construction industry in the Greater West Midlands area. The experiences of those working in these two sectors of the economy will be compared and contrasted.