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Higher education and the graduate labour market
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Expanding and Improving Part-time Higher Education
Pollard E, Newton B, Hillage J; Research Paper 68, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS); June 2012

What do researchers do?: Career paths of doctoral graduates 2011
Pollard E, Metcalfe J, Hodges V; The Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited; September 2011

Creative Career Stories
Ball L, Pollard E, Stanley N, Oakley J; Report 477, Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design, University of the Arts London; November 2010
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Assessing the Impact of the New Student Support Arrangements (NSSA) on Higher Education Institutions: Institutional case studies
Pollard E, Bates P, Coare P, Hunt W, Miller L; Research Paper 12, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS); October 2010
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What do researchers do?: Doctoral graduate destinations and impact three years on, 2010
Hunt W, Jagger N, Metcalfe J, Pollard E; Vitae Report, The Careers Research and Advisory Centre; September 2010

Crafting Futures: A study of the early careers of crafts graduates from UK higher education institutions
Hunt W, Ball L, Pollard E; Crafts Council; June 2010
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Crafting Futures: Appendices
Hunt W, Ball L, Pollard E; Crafts Council; June 2010

The Brighton Factor Revisited: Does it work and is it important?
Pollard E, Hunt W, Sumption F, Cowling M, Millmore B; Report 473, Institute for Employment Studies; June 2010
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Creative Graduates Creative Futures
Ball L, Pollard E, Stanley N; Report 471, Council for Higher Education in Art and Design; University of the Arts London; January 2010
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The Role of Finance in the Decision-making of HE Applicants and Students: Findings from the Going into HE Study
Usher T, Baldwin S, Munro M, Pollard E, Sumption F; Research Paper 9, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; January 2010
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Who is Heading for HE?: Young People’s Perceptions of, and Decisions About, Higher Education
Bates P, Pollard E, Usher T, Oakley J; Research Paper 3, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; September 2009
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Student Income and Expenditure Survey 2007-2008: English-domiciled students
Johnson C, Pollard E, Hunt W, Munro M, Hillage J (IES), Parfrement J, Low N A (NatCen); Research Report RR0905, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills; April 2009
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Student Income and Expenditure Survey 2007-2008: Welsh-domiciled students
Johnson C, Pollard E, Hunt W, Munro M, Hillage J (IES), Parfrement J, Low N A (NatCen); Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Welsh Assembly Government; April 2009
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From Competence and Competition to the Leitch Review: The utility of comparative analyses of skills and performance
Keep E; Working Paper WP17, Institute for Employment Studies; October 2008

University is Not Just for Young People
Pollard E; Working Paper WP16, Institute for Employment Studies; August 2008

Mapping Provision and Investigating Participation in Postgraduate Art and Design
Pollard E, Connor H, Hunt W; National Arts Learning Network; June 2008
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The Brighton Factor: New graduates and their local labour market
Pollard E, Cowling M, Barber L, Millmore B, Hunt W; Report 450, Institute for Employment Studies; May 2008
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University is Not Just for Young People: Working Adults’ Perceptions of, and Orientation to, Higher Education
Pollard E, Bates P, Hunt W, Bellis A; Research Report 0806, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills; April 2008
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Higher Education and ESF Objective 3: An Evaluation of Impact
Aston J, Dewson S, Hillage J, Bates P, Usher T; Report 438, Institute for Employment Studies; March 2007
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Welsh Graduates and their Jobs: Employment and Employability in Wales
Tyers C, Connor H, Pollard E, Bates P, Hunt W; Higher Education Funding Council for Wales; August 2006
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The Labour Market for Graduates in Scotland
Bates P, Tyers C, Loukas G; SE1726, Futureskills Scotland; April 2006
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Student Income and Expenditure Survey 2004/05
Finch S, Jones A, Parfrement J, Cebulla A (NatCen), Connor H, Hillage J, Pollard E, Tyers C, Hunt W, Loukas G (IES); Research Report RR725, Department for Education and Skills; March 2006
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Working in Partnership in Higher Education: a report for JNCHES
Neathey F, Regan J, Newton L; Universities and Colleges Employers Association; November 2005
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Non-Disclosure and Hidden Discrimination in Higher Education
Strebler M, O’Regan S; Report 424, Institute for Employment Studies; October 2005
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Fishing for Talent in a Wider Pool: Trends and Dilemmas in Corporate Graduate Recruitment
Barber L, Hill D, Hirsh W, Tyers C; Report 421, Institute for Employment Studies; March 2005
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Graduate Employment Choices in the East Midlands
Pollard E, Williams M, Hill D, Hillage J; East Midlands Development Agency; February 2005
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Higher Degrees of Freedom: the Value of Postgraduate Study
Barber L, Pollard E, Millmore B, Gerova V; Report 410, Institute for Employment Studies; September 2004
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Why the Difference?: A closer look at higher education minority ethnic students and graduates
Connor H, Tyers C, Modood T, Hillage J; Research Report RR552, Department for Education and Skills; July 2004
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Next Choices: Career Choices Beyond University
Pollard E, Pearson R, Willison R; Report 405, Institute for Employment Studies; February 2004
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Labour Market Involvement in Quality Assurance in Vocationally/Professionally Oriented Higher Education in Europe. Final Report, England
Lain D, Maginn A; Report 411, Institute for Employment Studies; December 2003

Minority Ethnic Students in Higher Education: interim report
Connor H, Tyers C, Davis S, Tackey N D, Modood T; Research Report RR448, Department for Education and Skills; July 2003
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The IES Annual Graduate Review: 2003 update: Business as usual? Trends in student and graduate numbers
Perryman S; Report 399, Institute for Employment Studies; May 2003
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Choices and Transitions: A Study of the Graduate Labour Market in the South West
Perryman S, Pollard E, Hillage J, Barber L; HERDA-SW and South West Regional Development Agency; March 2003
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July 2002 Graduate Salaries and Vacancies Half Yearly Review
Barber L, Regan J, Papworth R; Association of Graduate Recruiters; July 2002

The IES Annual Graduate Review, 2002 update: Part 1: Higher Education: the New Status Quo
Perryman S; Report 393, Institute for Employment Studies; June 2002
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The IES Annual Graduate Review, 2002 update: Part 2: Graduates’ Early Careers
Perryman S; Report 393, Institute for Employment Studies; June 2002
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January 2002 Graduate Salaries and Vacancies
Barber L, Perryman S; Association of Graduate Recruiters; January 2002

Right Choice?: a follow-up to ‘Making the Right Choice’
Connor H, Pearson R, Pollard E, Tyers C, Willison R; Universities UK; November 2001
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Higher Education: Sector Workforce Development Plan
Higher Education Staff Development Agency; September 2001

July 2001 Graduate Salaries and Vacancies Half-Yearly Review
Barber L, Perryman S; Association of Graduate Recruiters; July 2001

Employers’ Views of Postgraduate Physicists
Jagger N, with Davis S, Lain D, Sinclair E, Sinclair T; Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council; July 2001
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Social Class and Higher Education: issues affecting decisions on participation by lower social class groups
Connor H, Dewson S, with Tyers C, Eccles J, Regan J, Aston J; Research Report RR267, Department for Education and Employment; March 2001
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The IES Annual Graduate Review, 2001 update: Part 1: The Diverse Graduate Supply
Pearson R, Perryman S; Report 374, Institute for Employment Studies; March 2001
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The IES Annual Graduate Review, 2001 update: Part 2: Graduating into Employment
Pearson R, Perryman S; Report 374b, Institute for Employment Studies; March 2001
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The IES Annual Graduate Review, 2001 update: Part 3: Science, Technology and Computing Graduates
Pearson R, Perryman S; Report 374c, Institute for Employment Studies; March 2001
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Graduate Salaries and Vacancies 2001 Survey
Barber L, Perryman S; Association of Graduate Recruiters; January 2001

Graduate Salaries and Vacancies: 2000 Half Yearly Review
Barber L, Regan J; Association of Graduate Recruiters; July 2000

The IES Annual Graduate Review 2000: a diverse and fragmented market
Pearson R, Aston J, Bates P, Jagger N; Report 367, Institute for Employment Studies; March 2000
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Graduate Salaries and Vacancies 2000
Jagger N, Blanden J, Regan J; Association of Graduate Recruiters; January 2000

The Art of Getting Started: Graduate skills in a fragmented labour market
La Valle I, O’Regan S, Jackson C; Report 364, Institute for Employment Studies; January 2000
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Labour Market Information for Higher Education Institutions: a Guide
Maginn A, Dench S; Report 363, Institute for Employment Studies; January 2000

Graduates Mean Business
Tackey N D, Perryman S; Report 357, Institute for Employment Studies; July 1999
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Making the Right Choice: How Students Choose Universities and Colleges
Connor H, Burton R, Pearson R, Pollard E, Regan J; Universities UK; June 1999
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Making the Right Choice: How Students Choose Universities and Colleges – Appendix 2 The Year 11/S4 survey
Connor H, Burton R, Pearson R, Pollard E, Regan J; Universities UK; June 1999

Making the Right Choice: How Students Choose Universities and Colleges – Appendix 1 The survey of applicants
Connor H, Burton R, Pearson R, Pollard E, Regan J; Universities UK; June 1999

Nurses’ Work: an Analysis of the UK Nursing Market
Buchan J, Seccombe I, Smith G; Developments in Nursing and Healthcare 18, Royal College of Nursing; July 1998

What do Graduates do Next?
Connor H, La Valle I, Pollard E, Millmore B; Report 343, Institute for Employment Studies; December 1997
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Ethnic Minority Graduates: Differences by Degrees
Connor H, La Valle I, Tackey N D, Perryman S; Report 309, Institute for Employment Studies; September 1996
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