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What do researchers do?

‘What do researchers do?’ is a series of research publications exploring how highly-skilled doctoral graduates contribute to UK society, culture and economy. The series builds a clear and shared understanding of the employment destinations of researchers and the value they add.

The ‘What do researchers do?' series builds our knowledge and understanding of the landscape of researchers careers, the diversity of pathways and the contribution our most highly trained make to UK economy and society.

Professor Ian Diamond, Chair, Research Councils UK Executive Group

What do researchers do? Career destinations

 

New report What do researchers do? Early career progression of doctoral graduates (2013) looks at trends in employment for doctoral graduates three years on from their graduation and highlights the major value of doctoral study to researchers, employers and society. View PDF

What do researchers do? Labour market information (2011) is a new website resource providing information on the career destinations of reseachers including sector-, occupational- and discipline-specific data as well as career stories.  View websection

What do researchers do? Career paths of doctoral graduates (2011) illustrates that doctoral research training is a good foundation for a wide variety of occupations and demonstrates the flexibility of researchers who take advantage of a diversity of employment opportunities. View PDF

What do researchers do? Doctoral graduate destinations and impact three years on (2010) provides, for the first time, comprehensive evidence of the value of doctoral study to the researchers, their employers and society at large. View PDF

What do researchers do? Doctoral graduate destinations and impact three years on. Methodology (2010). This appendix sets out key processes in the analysis and interpretation of ‘What do researchers do? Doctoral graduate destinations and impact three years on’, 2010. View PDF

What do researchers do? First destinations of doctoral graduates by subject (2009) demonstrates that doctoral graduates continue to be highly employable across the economy in a wide range of occupations. View PDF

What do researchers want to do?

What do researchers want to do? The career intentions of doctoral researchers (2012) reports the views of over 4,500 researchers undertaking doctoral study in the UK. This study charts their career trajectories into postgraduate research and also their future career aspirations and how these are shaped by their experiences.

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What do researchers do? Career profiles

What do researchers do? Career profiles of doctoral entrepreneurs (2010) is a collection of 30 career stories from doctoral researchers who have gone on to become entrepreneurs. View PDF

 

What do researchers do? Career profiles of doctoral graduates (2009) is a collection of 40 career profiles.  These career stories provide insights into the paths that doctoral graduates take beyond their first destination. View PDF