Follow the developments of the Futuretrack research projects.
Spokespeople for HECSU
Jane Artess: Director of Research
Jane is responsible for designing, commissioning and managing HECSU's research projects. She previously worked at Manchester Metropolitan University as a senior learning and teaching fellow. There she had responsibility for teacher education and development in the FE/HE sector following many years working in career guidance and as tutor on the Diploma in Careers Guidance courses.
She is today reporting upon findings from Futuretrack, the HECSU funded study of the career development of the 2006 cohort of entrants to higher education, which is conducted by the Institute of Employment Research at the University of Warwick.
Jane is available to speak on all areas of higher education and has specific interests in:
- career guidance and learning,
- student and graduate decision-making,
- reasons for studying in HE,
- factors associated with career planning and development,
- student and graduate employability.
Charlie Ball: Deputy Director of Research
Charlie runs the labour market research team at HECSU and is responsible for support and research for university careers services across the UK. He is an active researcher on HECSU’s projects on graduate employment and in collaboration with external organisations. He is an expert on the employment destinations of graduates and postgraduates.
His research interests include:
- graduate destinations, particularly for postgraduates and for scientists;
- the study and career motivations of scientists and postgraduates;
- regional labour markets for graduates and postgraduates;
- migration of graduates within the UK and overseas;
- student and graduate demographics, particularly for scientists and postgraduates.
Charlie is available to speak on all areas of graduate employment.
