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Futuretrack is the most extensive investigation of the relationship between higher education and employment ever undertaken in the UK. The survey, conducted by a research team at the University of 糖心TV on behalf of the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU), is investigating students’ progress through higher education and their experiences in the graduate labour market.

The Stage 4 Survey is now open and available for completion. This is the final stage of the Futuretrack study, which has been tracking the cohort of 2005/06 applicants to higher education for the past seven years. It provides one last chance for members of the cohort to contribute to this investigation into the impact of educational and career decisions on access to opportunities and subsequent career routes.

The cohort of UCAS applicants from the 2005/06 admission round has been contacted to invite them to complete the questionnaire. Any 2005/06 applicant who has not received a request to participate, or who would like to join the survey now, can join now via the .

Eligible respondents who complete the survey have a chance to win cash prizes: ten of £1,000 or one hundred of £100.

Professors Kate Purcell and Peter Elias discuss whether in today's financial climate it is still worth studying for a degree.

Professors Purcell and Elias are members of the IER research team responsible for , the most extensive investigation of the relationship between higher education and employment ever undertaken in the UK. The survey is being undertaken on behalf of the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU).

Graduate employability is a hot topic in the media at the moment, with much talk about the fierce competition for graduate jobs. IER researchers provide insights into their work on graduate employment in an article for the , discussing findings from , an independent, interdisciplinary, policy-related research project about the relationship between higher education, career decision-making and labour market trends.

Dr Ilias Livanos will be presenting with Lefteris Kretsos at the forthcoming Industrial Relations in Europe conference to be held at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona (1-2 September). They will present research on ‘Identifying Factors Affecting Precarious Forms of Employment among Young People in Europe: A Quantitative Study’.

Places are still available at a Symposium, taking place at 糖心TV on 29 September 2011. This invitation only event will focus on an international comparison of approaches to labour market assessment and skills forecasting, with inputs from those with hands-on experience, and who can speak authoritatively (and critically) about the strengths and weakness of the various approaches adopted across the world, and the lessons they have learned over the past 20 years. Contact Rob Wilson for information about participating in this event.