Projects and case studies

  • Developing a survey of postgraduate taught students

    The Higher Education Funding Council for England, on behalf of the four higher education funding councils, commissioned IES to support the development process of a new UK-wide survey of postgraduate taught (PGT) students. IES in partnership with...

  • Barristers' Working Lives 2017

    IES was commissioned by The Bar Council to conduct the third survey in the Working Lives series. In partnership with Employment Research Limited, the questions explored a range of aspects of barristers' working lives and make comparisons with...

  • Royal Society Research Fellowships Career Pathway Tracker

    Working with the Careers Research & Advisory Centre (CRAC) and Vitae, IES supported the development of a career tracker tool to track the pathways, experiences and successes of recipients of the Royal Society's early career fellowship schemes:...

  • Improving health and employment outcomes

    The Public Policy Institute for Wales commissioned IES to lead an expert review which made recommendations to the Welsh Government about how employers, health services and employment services in Wales can work together more effectively to produce...

  • Review of the National Careers Service area-based contract funding model

    IES, in partnership with the International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS) at the University of Derby, was commissioned by the Skills Funding Agency to evaluate the outcome-based model for funding the National Careers Service.The review...

  • Evaluation of the University of Oxford's outreach work

    This study for the University of Oxford will evaluate its outreach activity, activity which aims to improve both representation but also progression of under-represented groups at the University and other selective institutions, and help the...

  • Managing older workers seminars

    IES and Eversheds ran a series of seminars for employers on managing older workers, covering pensions, age discrimination, flexible working and workplace adjustments.

  • Modes of study in Higher Education: Literature Review and Qualitative Research

    IES was commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to provide the most up-to-date research evidence and current thinking on alternative modes of study in Higher Education, particularly compressed degrees, that enable a more...

  • Youth at Risk

    IES Principal Research Fellow Kari Hadjivassiliou was invited to be the international expert for a European Commission high level Learning Exchange, 'Designing and implementing effective strategies to support the integration and retention in the...

  • Careers Information Advice and Guidance Impact Tracking

    IES has been commissioned to conduct an analysis of schools' careers guidance provision, linked to educational outcomes, forming a baseline to track the impact of increasing employer involvement in careers information, advice and guidance in schools.