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Trend reflects growing gap between PhD completions and academic job availability

The advent of datasets linking graduates’ income to their student records has fuelled calls for certain courses and universities to be excluded from public funding. But, ahead of England’s Augar review of post-18 education, the minister who commissioned the longitudinal education outcomes project, David Willetts, warns against such abuses of the data

Former ETH Zurich president tells É«ºÐÖ±²¥ summit there has been a ‘huge inflation’ in university enrolments, coupled with a ‘substantial mismatch between what universities teach and what society needs’

Leadership barriers facing graduates suggest need for change, including in university curricula

Higher salaries enjoyed by many graduates are offset by sky-high living costs in many cities, but this quality of life metric is entirely absent from policy debate, says Charlie Ball

Unusual invitation by top administration officials suggests corporate pressure on Trump over immigrants

In a rapidly changing world, is a broader approach to the university curriculum needed to develop the critical thinking and creativity increasingly sought after by employers, Anna McKie asks

Separate survey uncovers widespread opposition to recent research funding cuts

The credentialism that the late Ron Dore analysed in his seminal 1976 book has gone global, say Keith Lewin, Angela Little and Alison Wolf

Evidence from Canada highlights the scale of the challenge in preparing 21st-century workers and citizens, say Ross Finnie, Arthur Sweetman and Richard Mueller 

Senate education committee chair pushes to apply federal aid eligibility test for private colleges across whole sector

Rising default rates on education loans could signal trouble ahead, says Pushkar

Vice-chancellors turn on businesses for not doing enough to educate and retrain their workforce

Data for English universities seem to show government metric based on salaries is skewed by location

But graduates from more affluent backgrounds fare better, survey finds

Using student population figures puts results of Global University Employability Ranking in context

It is inexcusable that some people graduate from UK universities without a basic command of mathematics or grammar, says John Warren

Applicants of overseas institutions still highly rated by employers overall, survey finds

But Sam Gyimah bases comments on data he accepts are only a â€˜snapshot’ of what graduates go on to earn

Analysis of wage premiums from tertiary education suggests that the system struggles to deliver the changing skills that the economy demands, says Stephen Parker

In selecting its new bases, the massive online retailer rewarded areas rich in highly educated talent but also showed no US city yet produces enough such people

Analysis of ranking since 2011 suggests China is not making same ground as in research-based rankings, while Germany and South Korea have leapt forward

Higher education delivering solid returns, but vocational education could leave women worse off

Graduates from some of the least prestigious institutions perform most strongly in the jobs market

Don’t let immediate employability focus undermine â€˜blue sky teaching’, chancellor tells counterparts

Latest data from Education at a Glance suggest taking education to a higher level brings much bigger income returns in some nations 

Post-study work rights are not just about luring international enrolments, conference hears

For most young Australians, a bachelor’s degree remains a wise investment, says Andrew Norton

Grattan Institute says 25- to 34-year-old university leavers have found it tougher to find jobs matching their skills

Study finds women from the highest socio-economic group are more likely to be in insecure work if they attend university outside mission group than if they had no degree at all

UK should focus more on improving ‘skills value’ of degrees rather than subsidising loans, suggests director of education and skills

Orderly graduate recruitment under threat as demographic decline triggers ‘free-for-all’

Preview data from upcoming Global University Employability Ranking show view is reversed for some European nations

City of Sails sidelined, as government boosts job entitlements

Results of Social Mobility Employer Index suggests dominance of Russell Group is being slowly eroded

Institutions accused of only ‘wanting to be about Shakespeare’ in wake of proposal to merge US Education and Labor departments

Sam Gyimah criticises institutions for trying to get ‘bums on seats’, as graduate earnings analysis reveals wide variation in performance

Proposals also curtail opportunities for dependants of international students in the country

Move comes with added aim of attracting foreign branch campuses to Dubai

Data for English universities show men consistently earn more than women after completing postgraduate degrees

Better recognition of the wider social benefits of both teaching and research would help universities regain public goodwill, says Nick Petford 

Following individuals’ paths in and out of different institutions shows that most students eventually graduate, say Ross Finnie, Richard E. Mueller and Arthur Sweetman

Most international students who stay in Australia after they graduate cannot find jobs in their fields

Universities must become more accessible and engaged if they are to thrive in the technological future, says Feridun Hamdullahpur

Economist Bryan Caplan considers tangible benefits, inconvenient truths and wonders whether Latin and poetry are worth the effort when ‘Kardashian’ trumps ‘Shakespeare’ in Google search results

Despite initial problems, majority of social science and humanities graduates go on to find rewarding jobs, says study

Bournemouth University research reveals gap between expectations of employers and university curricula

Teaching would improve if all scholars were required to undertake regular secondments in industry, says Cecilia Chan

Despite fears that a new generation of graduates will find themselves serving coffee, Germany’s university leavers have fitted successfully into the economy, analysis finds

The concept of the graduate career is breaking down as university leavers spread across the employment spectrum, says Gerbrand Tholen

Five historians reflect on the disciplinary, institutional, social and political challenges facing their subject

New research challenges narrative that in recent political battles, university leavers have tilted to the left

It is incumbent on the government to help build better ties between companies such as Google and the university sector, says Alex Acland

Loss of bursaries is not only cause of dramatic fall in applications for UK nursing courses, say university leaders

Shift towards greater accountability comes as Trump administration moves in opposite direction

Almost two-fifths of employed university leavers were working part-time in 2017 

Companies blame a ‘social shift’ for young people viewing campus as their only option, but others see positives in student boom

Figures from 2017 Employer Satisfaction Survey raise concerns about the value of some degrees

American Historical Association emphasises transferable skills and collaborative research

Rapid technological change means that higher education leavers will need to return during their career, says Tec Monterrey president