Somebody had to say it. Well done.
Would you rather have "the City" stuffed with economy and business graduates
who wouldn't know an atom from their elbow? Or is it worth having some
qualified science and engineering graduates providing input to investment
decisions that will affect the energy projects, for example, that receive
financial backing?
But better not mention the "rocket scientists" and mathematicians who
dreamed up those exotic investments that no one else could understand.
MK
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gillian Rendle (RCUK, Strategy
Unit)
Sent: 7 November 2008 15:44
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Losing Science/Technology graduates - is it
a problem in the UK?
Of course graduates are not necessarily lost if they go into other
sectors, flow of skilled people is a benefit to the UK economy.
Destinations tables are available from HESA site:
http://www.hesa.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_datatables&Itemid=121&task=show_c
ategory&catdex=0
You may be interested in the Research Councils' plans for a cohort
study are available at: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/rescareer/rcdu/impact.htm
There is also a report called The Career Choices and Impact of PhD
Graduates in the UK: A Synthesis Review - carried out by Arwen Raddon and
Jonny Sung (University Leicester) and funded by ESRC.
Best,
Gilly
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Sent: 07 November 2008 14:58
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Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Losing Science/Technology graduates - is it
a problem in the UK?
Hi Jenny,
I presume you know about the further destination stats on Prospects
and 'What do PhDs do'?
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/What_do_graduates_do__2008
/p!eLaFFee
http://www.grad.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Resources/What_Do_PhDs_Do_/p!eX
eccLa
With best wishes.
Sarah
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From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jennifer Marsden
Sent: 07 November 2008 14:24
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Subject: [PSCI-COM] Losing Science/Technology graduates - is it a
problem in the UK?
Dear All
I'm doing some research into how many science/engineering/technology
graduates stay in their profession and wondered if anyone knew of any
exisiting research out there on this topic?
I want to find out how many science/engineering grads leave the
science behind and go and work in completely un related professions e.g.
banking/law etc.
If this is a problem, is it affecting the UK economy? Are we forcing
research abroad due to falling numbers of qualified graduates? If you
believe it is a major problem - why do you think that science graduates
chose not to use their scientific knowledge in their career - either at the
bench or at the desk (e.g. teaching or communicating it).
Any thoughts/references would be useful.
Many thanks,
Jenny
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