In the third and final podcast in the series, Professor Kate Purcell from the University of Warwick's Institute for Employment Research and two Warwick students discuss the highs and lows of their Higher Education experiences

Professors Purcell leads the IER research team responsible for Futuretrack, the most extensive investigation of the relationship between higher education and employment ever undertaken in the UK. The survey is being undertaken on behalf of the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU).

Dr Deirdre Hughes, IER Associate Fellow, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list for services to careers. Deirdre has had a longstanding working relationship with IER. She specialises in the evidence-base and impact of careers work, as well as researching issues on social mobility, NEETs, information, communications and technology (ICT) in careers policy and practice, and marketisation issues.

“Greece… I’m facing taxing times”, a documentary by Serafeim Ntousias (London’s Royal College of Art) and presented by Lakis Lazopoulos, reviews the events that led Greece to its current position. It includes interviews with young Greeks living in the UK. Dr Ilias Livanos is interviewed about his views on how Greeks living abroad experience the economic crisis in Greece. Ilias will also talk about young people in Greece and share his views on how they can take hold of the current situation with regards to their career choices and paths. To find out more go to the official website (in English) or visit the Facebook page.

In the second of a series of podcasts, Professors Kate Purcell and Peter Elias from the University of Warwick's Institute for Employment Research discuss 'employability' and the skills graduates need in today's job market.

Professors Purcell and Elias are members of the IER research team responsible for Futuretrack, the most extensive investigation of the relationship between higher education and employment ever undertaken in the UK. The survey is being undertaken on behalf of the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU).

Futuretrack is the most extensive investigation of the relationship between higher education and employment ever undertaken in the UK. The survey, conducted by a research team at the University of Warwick on behalf of the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU), is investigating students’ progress through higher education and their experiences in the graduate labour market.

The Stage 4 Survey is now open and available for completion. This is the final stage of the Futuretrack study, which has been tracking the cohort of 2005/06 applicants to higher education for the past seven years. It provides one last chance for members of the cohort to contribute to this investigation into the impact of educational and career decisions on access to opportunities and subsequent career routes.

The cohort of UCAS applicants from the 2005/06 admission round has been contacted to invite them to complete the questionnaire. Any 2005/06 applicant who has not received a request to participate, or who would like to join the survey now, can join now via the Futuretrack website.

Eligible respondents who complete the survey have a chance to win cash prizes: ten of £1,000 or one hundred of £100.