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Where do all the STEM graduates go? Higher education, the labour market and career trajectories in the United Kingdom

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Smith, Emma and White, Patrick (2018) Where do all the STEM graduates go? Higher education, the labour market and career trajectories in the United Kingdom. Journal of Science, Education and Technology, 28 . pp. 26-40. doi:10.1007/s10956-018-9741-5 ISSN 1059-0145.

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Abstract

Problems with the supply of highly skilled science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workers have been reported by employers and governments for many decades, in the UK, the USA, and elsewhere. This paper presents some key findings from a project funded by the Nuffield Foundation that examined patterns of education and employment among STEM graduates in the UK. Five large-scale secondary datasets—comprising administrative, survey, cross-sectional and longitudinal data—were analysed in order to provide the most comprehensive account possible. The findings suggest that there is no overall shortage of STEM graduates but there is considerable variation in the career outcomes and trajectories of different groups. Recruitment to STEM degrees has stalled over the past 20 years but most STEM graduates never work in highly skilled STEM jobs—in any case, the majority of professional STEM workers do not have (or presumably need) degrees. Some groups of STEM graduates are currently under-represented in the highly skilled STEM workforce and increased recruitment from these groups could grow the numbers entering STEM occupations. However, employers may have to modify their views on exactly what constitutes a valuable or desirable employee and to what extent it is their responsibility to train their workers.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Graduate students -- Employment -- Great Britain, Education, Higher -- -- Great Britain, Graduate students in science, Graduate students in technology, Graduate students in engineering, Graduate students in mathematics
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Science, Education and Technology
Publisher: Springer
ISSN: 1059-0145
Official Date: 2 July 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
2 July 2018Published
15 June 2018Accepted
Volume: 28
Page Range: pp. 26-40
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-018-9741-5
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of Science, Education and Technology. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-018-9741-5”.
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 28 June 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 2 July 2019
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIEDNuffield Foundationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000279
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