PROP projects 2009-2010

We were delighted this year to receive over twenty applications for funding for practitioner research (PROP) projects and had a very hard task selecting six for funding because all the proposals were so well made and likely to be very interesting. Sadly, we are able to fund only six projects this year due to the effect of the 'credit crunch' on HECSU's resources.  They are:

• On course for placement - will identify the trends and influences in the take up of employer placements - led by Jane Standley, at Brunel University.
• Consequential transition: learning between university and the world of work - will investigate the relationship between the two learning contexts (university and work) - led by Natalie Lundsteen, University of Oxford.
• Graduate retention in the regions - will explore patterns of graduate retention in the English regions and provide labour market information about graduate transitions -  led by Chris Packham, University of Birmingham.
• Assessing, evaluating and utilising new technologies (and best practice) for delivering careers information in a small institution - led by Rita Kapadia, Buckingham New University.
• The value of credit bearing careers education in HE: a quantitative study - will provide statistical evidence of the value of intensive careers education modules - led by Graham Nicholson, University of Dundee.
• Digital Industries: Bridging the gap - how to align employers' needs with graduates' skills and HE courses - what employers really want - led by Nicola Critchlow, Manchester Metropolitan University.