Press Releases
Involving parents and carers is key part of successful careers guidance, new report reveals
The role of parents and carers in providing careers guidance and how they can be better supported, a new report from Warwick's Institute for Employment Research, presents evidence from the UK and abroad to make the case for strong relationships between schools and homes when it comes to careers advice and guidance, and highlights practical ways parents and carers can get more involved in helping their children think about careers.
Warwick is top Midlands University for entrepreneurs and managers
The University of Warwick is the number one university in the Midlands for students who aspire to start their own company or run a business, according to a new survey.
Co-operatives and social enterprises may hold the key to more and better jobs
Academics from Warwick’s Institute for Employment Research have found that co-operatives and social enterprises achieve employment growth at least on a par with other types of organisation, and also create good quality jobs. The research is published by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound).
Over 90% of Chinese graduates from UK universities secure high level jobs
More than 90% of Chinese students at universities in the UK enter professional, technical or managerial employment after graduating, according to new collaborative research led by the University of Warwick.
Financial returns, job prospects and lifestyle factors drive young people’s post-18 choices
Young people are making decisions about what they plan to do after leaving formal education as early as Year 7 or 8, with parents, teachers and friends being their preferred information sources, according to a new report by the University of Warwick’s Institute for Employment Research for the Department for Education.
5th Futuretrack survey about to launch
An online survey catching up with UK graduates almost ten years after their graduation to gather data on their working lives is about to launch. The survey is a key part of the fieldwork for the fifth wave of the unique Futuretrack longitudinal study into the careers of UK graduates.