A generation clocks on
Under the impact of a keen government, financial hardship and the Dearing inquiry, students are being encouraged into work while still at university.But does it benefit them or their employers? Below...
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The Pounds 800 experience
The Shell Technology Enterprise Programme places undergraduates in small and medium-sized companies for eight weeks during the summer vacation. Last summer Donald Malcolm, managing director of...
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On-campus 'work' a hit at Leeds
Providing work experience for all undergraduates in line with the Dearing recommendations would mean an estimated five-fold increase in the number of placements available - an unrealistic prospect....
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A shift in Europe's border conflicts
Academia is putting the post-communist states on its map. Michael Waller reports RENEWED tension in Kosovo and the banning of the Welfare Party in Turkey cannot but push the Islamic question higher...
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The Scottish art gallery experience
The academic's view: Edinburgh University history of art department marries the academic to the vocational in a scheme offered since 1992. History of art students in their penultimate year have the...
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Fellowships
College of Preceptors Ivan Reid, Schofield professor of education at Loughborough University, has been elected a fellow of the college. Queen Mary and Westfield College University of London The...
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Grants
University of Birmingham Research contracts (continued) Mr I. Ferris, Pounds 32,922 from Haslam Homes (Orton's Pasture, Rochester, archaeological excavation); Dr J. Shapiro, Pounds 84,000 from NHS...
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Appointments
University of Luton Dai John, deputy vice-chancellor since 1989, will succeed Tony Wood as vice-chancellor in August, 1988. Andy Moore, former head of postgraduate programmes and associate dean of...
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The Marks and Spencer experience
Alex Collins, doing an MA Hons in management and economicsat Glasgow University, didan eight-weekundergraduate management trainee placement with Marks and Spencer lastsummer. "I had high expectations...
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My brilliant career move
Two graduates explain why they diverged from their degree paths soon after starting work Graham Lawton studied biochemistry at Imperial College, London, graduating in 1992. "My first degree prepared...
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Chemists fail industry's acid test
Harriet Swain reports on how the poor quality of chemistry graduates has become a strain on employers. Opposite, two graduates explain why they diverged from their degree paths soon after starting...
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One false move and a fresh start
Two graduates explain why they diverged from their degree paths soon after starting work Jo Bremner is 26. She graduated in marketing and German from Lancaster University, a four-year course which...
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Don't go to work on an egghead
Careers advisors tell Phil Baty why academics are often the worst people to guide students on how to compose CVs Academics should become pro-active careers advisers to their students, a paper for the...
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Employers sign up for Aston job exchange
Aston University's Students Guild has set up a Job Shop to help students find term-time work. University policy stipulates that students should not work more than 15 hours a week, but the student Job...
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So, you've passed your degree ...
... Now there are the interviews, the aptitude tests, the verbal reasoning exercises, the personality questionnaires .. Elaine Williams reports on the growing number of hurdles companies are placing...