…in working to ensure equal opportunities for young people from all backgrounds. However, as the research demonstrates, improving the UK’s record on this issue is not just the responsibility of…
Supporting STEM
…young woman, highly qualified in engineering, who pointed out that in France and Germany only fully-qualified engineers can call themselves Engineers, whereas in the UK even the person who comes…
Out of character
…is one. For a number of reasons extraverted adults were more likely to come from comfortable backgrounds – which we defined as having parents with professional jobs – than those…
Postgraduate Study
…that so many young people are gaining degree-level qualifications, what better way to stand out from the crowd than by having a second set of initials after your name? Whether…
Sir Peter Lampl: Apprenticeships should rival academia
…young people know what’s on offer. Yet, good apprenticeships are a better deal than many degrees. New Boston Consulting Group research shows that completing the best apprenticeships (at level 5)…
Tackling the home advantage
…the capital without London connections come from the poorest fifth of neighbourhoods in the UK, compared with 42 per cent from the richest neighbourhoods. So, while those from richer neighbourhoods…