IER News & blogs
Chancellor's Scholarships Competition 2013-14
The University of Warwick's competition for the Chancellor's Scholarships Competition for 2013-14 is now open for candidates applying for a PhD starting in 2013-14. If you are an outstanding academic candidate seeking funding for your doctoral studies, visit the Chancellor's Scholarships page on the Graduate School website for further details. The deadline for applications for the 2013 competition is 11 January 2013.
IER offers a PhD in Employment Research, and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates in the social sciences with an interest in undertaking research in issues relating to the labour market. Check our Advanced Study pages for further information, or contact Debbie Ranger (d.a.ranger@warwick.ac.uk).
Employment and the Internet
The Nominet Trust has published a state of the art review undertaken by IER on Employment and the Internet. The report provides a baseline of data around employment and digital technology, mapping emerging employment patterns that may provide opportunities to rethink how we address current levels of unemployment and underemployment.
The report is available to download from the Nominet website.
Recruitment of a new Director for IER
The University of Warwaick seeks to appoint an internationally-recognised social science academic with extensive experience in research leadership to succeed the existing Director of IER.
Further details are available on the HR website.
Closing date for applications is 28 August 2012.
Podcast from Professor Alan Brown on career adaptabillity
In the sixth of a series of podcasts about our work at the Institute for Employment Research, Professor Alan Brown talks about the role of learning in developing career adaptability at work. He reports on a qualitative evaluation of 64 adults’ career biographies in the UK and Norway undertaken for the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.For more on the report go to The role of career adaptability in skills supply
IER Publishes its 100th Bulletin
IER has pioneered labour market assessment and forecasting work in the UK, and remains at the forefront of employment forecasting with an international reputation for the quality of its work.
The 100th IER Bulletin summarises the findings of Working Futures 2010-2020, the fourth in a series of labour market assessments that provide detailed projections for the UK labour market. It focuses on a ten year horizon, giving a picture of the labour market for 2020; including employment prospects for industries, occupations, qualification levels, gender and employment status for the UK and for nations and English regions. The core purpose of Working Futures is to inform policy development and strategy around skills, careers and employment.
The wordle below illustrates the key words used in the Bulletin.
For further information on IER Forecasting, contact Rob Wilson (r.a.wilson@warwick.ac.uk; 02476 523530)