posted on 2019-08-21, 10:24authored byEmma Smith, Patrick White
The aim of this study is to contribute to the ‘STEM skills deficit’ debate by providing much needed evidence on STEM career trajectories in the graduate labour market. The research draws on data from four national data sources: the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey (DLHE), the Annual Population Survey (APS), the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) and the 1970 Birth Cohort Study (BCS). It also refers to earlier work using UCAS data. It provides detailed empirical evidence on the career paths of STEM graduates from the early 1980s to the current decade.
Funding
The Nuffield Foundation is an endowed charitable trust that aims to improve social well-being in the widest sense. It funds research and innovation in education and social policy and also works to build capacity in education, science and social science research. The Nuffield Foundation has funded this project, but the views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Foundation. More information is available at www.nuffieldfoundation.org