IER Newsletter - July 2024 View this email in your browserLink opens in a new window Combatting age discrimination in hiring and retention In a recent episode of the US podcast “Looking Forward Our Way”Link opens in a new window, Professor Philip TaylorLink opens in a new window at IER joined hosts Brett Johnson and Carol Ventresca to shed light on the ongoing issue of ageism in the workplace. Read MoreLink opens in a new window Our new website showcases innovative big-data analysis applications IER has developed and continues to develop innovative strategies to analyse big data, focusing in particular on job vacanciesLink opens in a new window and patent dataLink opens in a new window, and employs state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies that inform further analysis. Read MoreLink opens in a new window The 2024 DSIT Research and Innovation Workforce Survey is now live  Do you work in research or innovation? The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is conducting the 2024 Research and Innovation Workforce Survey. Click below to have your voice heard. Take the surveyLink opens in a new window Read MoreLink opens in a new window New article exploring the attractiveness of TVET in Sierra Leone IER's Dr Jamelia HarrisLink opens in a new window recently published article unpacks structural factors which contribute to the low repute of TVET in Sierra Leone, a post-conflict West African country, using qualitative interviews with employers, government and third sector organisations, focus group discussions with young Sierra Leoneans and analysis of key government policy documents. Read MoreLink opens in a new window New article analysing the socioeconomic gap in occupational aspirations in South Korea Co-authored by IER’s Dr Sangwoo LeeLink opens in a new window, the article longitudinally investigates the socioeconomic differentials in South Korean adolescents’ occupational aspiration development while they approach the post-secondary transition. The paper takes into account the two-fold relation between socioeconomic status and academic performance in shaping occupational aspirations: mediation and interaction. Read MoreLink opens in a new window Congratulations to our graduating students Graduation provides a welcome opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the successes of our students. Over the past academic year, two IER PhD students successfully completed their PhD: Dr Wafaa ElmezraouiLink opens in a new window and Dr Rebeka BaloghLink opens in a new window. Congratulations and best wishes to both of you. Read MoreLink opens in a new window New IER projects Production and analysis of the Skills Forecast (OF3)Link opens in a new window  Find more information on IER's current projectsLink opens in a new window.   Link opens in a new window Share Link opens in a new window Tweet Link opens in a new window Forward Link opens in a new window Share Copyright © 2024 Institute for Employment Research, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have shown an interest in the activities of the IER Our mailing address is: Institute for Employment Research University of Warwick Coventry Warwick, CV4 7AL United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Link opens in a new window Link opens in a new window Link opens in a new window Link opens in a new window