Articles in the Diversity
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2008-11-10
NASES launch training programme for 2008/9
The National Association of Student Employment Services (NASES) has released details of a number of training and professional development opportunities, which may be of interest to AGCAS members.
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2008-10-29
UKRC launch training grants scheme for women in SET
The UK Resource Centre (UKRC) is offering technical grants to help women progress in science, engineering and technology (SET). The focus of the new grants scheme is to support progression at professional and technical levels and increase retention at key stages in SET careers.
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2008-10-13
Ethnicity and degree attainment - can your institution contribute to research?
HE institutions are invited to share details of initiatives aimed at improving the degree attainment of black and minority ethnic students as part of wider research into the degree attainment of different groups.
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2008-09-15
Faith in the graduate labour market
What impact does religion and belief have on graduate employability? Are particular faith groups more disadvantaged than others? How are employers and institutions addressing this complex area of diversity? Monira Ahmed, Careers Adviser at the University of Liverpool, explores these issues further.
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2008-08-12
Task group hail dyslexic training event a success
AGCAS's Disability Task Group held a successful training day in June, which covered a range of issues around dyslexia and the transition to employment. Delegates included staff from careers services and dyslexia support departments.
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2008-08-05
Discussion lists - time to review your membership?
More than 2,700 messages were sent through AGCAS's discussion lists in the year ending July 2008. The busiest by far was AGCAS-servicelink, with over 1,500 subscribers sending or receiving over 600 messages, but many more specialist lists were also very well used.
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2008-06-30
Trainee teachers with disabilities on the rise
The number of people with disabilities training to become teachers has increased for the fifth year running, according to new research by Durham University. Survey results also show an increasing diversity in the types of people entering the teaching profession.
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2008-06-09
AGCAS report explores first destinations and ethnicity
AGCAS's Race Equality Task Group has produced a new report, which outlines the destinations of graduates from different ethnic groups. What Happens Next? compares the employment outcomes of first degree black and minority ethnic graduates with their white counterparts.
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2008-04-09
Report published on destinations of disabled graduates
AGCAS's Disability Task Group has produced its annual report, What Happens Next? The report compares the employment outcomes of disabled and non-disabled university leavers six months after graduation and draws upon the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey.