Graduate Skills

The HE Academy UK Physical Sciences Centre has been carrying out surveys of Chemistry, Physics and Forensic Science graduates from universities in England, Scotland and Wales. The surveys, which were supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Institute of Physics and the Forensic Science Society, were designed to identify which areas of the curriculum and generic skills are of particular value to new graduates and how well they were developed within the degrees.

Graduate Skills

The surveys targeted 2007 graduates: such graduates have had time to gain an appreciation of the skills requirements of their employment, or further study, whilst retaining a reasonably up-to-date knowledge of their degree programmes. Surveying was carried out by post, e-mail and telephone, depending on the contact details provided by the universities. About 480 graduates replied, a 33% response rate.

 

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