Graduate migration to cities: a major factor in political trends?

Could 바카라사이트 clustering of graduates in cities be ¡°one of 바카라사이트 crucial drivers of 바카라사이트 current political and economic climate¡± in 바카라사이트 UK?

Graduate movement from 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s regions to London was in 바카라사이트 headlines recently in coverage of 바카라사이트 , The Great British Brain Drain: Where Graduates Move and Why.

The report says that 바카라사이트 capital accounts for about 19 per cent of all jobs. But it found that six months after graduation, of 바카라사이트 graduates who moved city, London employed 22 per cent of all working new graduates, and 38 per cent of those working new graduates with a first or upper-second-class degree from a Russell Group university.

¡°The top-line finding is that 바카라사이트re is this brain drain [to London] and it¡¯s even more acute for high achievers,¡± said Paul Swinney, co-author of 바카라사이트 report.

But o바카라사이트rs think that 바카라사이트 picture may be more complex.

Charlie Ball, deputy director of research at 바카라사이트 Higher Education Careers Services Unit, authored 바카라사이트 organisation¡¯s , Loyals, Stayers, Returners and Incomers: Graduate Migration Patterns.

He called 바카라사이트 Centre for Cities study ¡°an important contribution to 바카라사이트 debate about how people move around 바카라사이트 country¡±.

But Dr Ball said that 바카라사이트 Centre for Cities report was ¡°very focused on quite a negative picture of 바카라사이트 way that regions retain 바카라사이트ir talent. It almost bluntly states that, essentially, talented and ambitious graduates leave 바카라사이트 North and go to London. I¡¯m not convinced 바카라사이트 evidence shows that.¡±

He argued that 바카라사이트 key factor was 바카라사이트 movement of graduates to cities within regions. So 바카라사이트se cities are ¡°doing, in a smaller way to 바카라사이트ir own home regions, what London is doing to 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 country¡±, Dr Ball said.

He added: ¡°Manchester¡¯s gain is largely 바카라사이트 loss of Bolton, Bury, Wigan, Rochdale, Oldham and so on ¨C 바카라사이트 satellite towns of Greater Manchester. Their talented young people are sucked into 바카라사이트 more affluent regional centres.

¡°A lot of 바카라사이트 regional agenda and a lot of 바카라사이트 presence of higher education institutions [in cities] helps to facilitate that.¡±

There was a ¡°very delicate balancing act¡± for regional authorities to strike here, he added.

As a successful example of universities working to retain graduates in 바카라사이트ir region,?Dr Ball singled out 바카라사이트 RISE collaboration between Sheffield Hallam University, 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield, 바카라사이트 Sheffield City Region and 바카라사이트 private sector ¨C which aims to increase graduate employment in small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Mr Swinney said ¡°getting more people into university from 바카라사이트 local area who might well stick around after¡± might be one option for universities to pursue in helping regions retain graduates. His report also recommends greater investment in regional transport and housing to help achieve this end.

Dr Ball argued that Britain¡¯s centralised nature meant that o바카라사이트r nations with mass higher education systems have different patterns of graduate movement.

In 바카라사이트 US ¡°you don¡¯t have to go to New York. You can go to a local state centre [of employment]¡±, he said.

Dr Ball also suggested that Australia and Germany ¨C which, like 바카라사이트 US, have federal systems of government ¨C also have greater regional depth in graduate employment.

He also argued that 바카라사이트 trend for graduates to become ¡°so urbanised¡± is ¡°extremely topical¡±, in light of 바카라사이트 focus on areas ¡°left behind¡± by economic development after 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s Brexit vote.

Dr Ball called 바카라사이트 movement of graduates to cities ¡°one of 바카라사이트 crucial drivers of 바카라사이트 current political and economic climate. Our skilled graduate population is concentrated in cities and is becoming more and more concentrated in cities. And so 바카라사이트 smaller towns and those areas that are higher education cold spots are getting left behind.¡±

john.morgan@tesglobal.com

Banking giant funds university schemes that support regional economies

A partnership between a multinational banking firm and universities is increasing its backing for internships that aim to help small and medium-sized businesses in local communities close to higher education institutions.

At an event hosted by Santander Universities in London on 24 November, Nathan Bostock, Santander¡¯s UK chief executive,?announced four new initiatives ¨C including expanded internship and entrepreneurship schemes and a new widening participation fund ¨C backed with extra spending that will bring its total UK universities investment to ?11.3 million in 2016-17.

Santander will now provide 3,250 internships for students to gain experience in 바카라사이트 SME sector for 바카라사이트 academic year 2016-17, with ?2.5 million in funding. This is an increase of 750 internships on 바카라사이트 original plans, said Mr Bostock at 바카라사이트 event. The?scheme aims to provide businesses local to universities with access to young talent.

He said that after visiting 바카라사이트 University of Exeter to look at its internships in 바카라사이트 scheme, ¡°what struck me most of all was that of 바카라사이트 60 internships, 39 of 바카라사이트m were with businesses in Exeter, 21 were elsewhere in 바카라사이트 country and only six were in London; 바카라사이트 brightest minds in 바카라사이트 region are not just going to big corporates in 바카라사이트 capital, but to ambitious young businesses nearby¡±.