The University of Nottingham remains one of the top choices for graduate recruitment among UK employers, a new report has shown.
The latest report by High Fliers Research showed that Nottingham has come 2nd, for the second time in row, in the list of universities targeted by the largest number of top employers in 2015-16.
The report is based on research conducted in December 2015 with the UK’s leading graduate employers including BP, Aldi, EDF Energy, the Civil Service, IBM, Goldman Sachs, PwC, Google and HSBC.
Quality graduates
Nalayini Thambar, Director of Careers and Employability at The University of Nottingham, UK said: “It is tremendous news that Nottingham graduates continue to attract the UK’s top employers. This is a reflection on the quality of our graduates and the fact that whilst studying with us they develop academically and embrace a full and varied student experience. This gives them the opportunity to develop the skills and attributes which will enable them to help them succeed in employment and build successful careers.”
Established in 1994, High Fliers Research is an independent market research company which specialises in student and graduate research.
The latest survey shows that the number of graduates hired by organisations featured in The Times 100 Graduate Employers rose by 3.3 per cent in 2015, compared with recruitment in 2014.
The University of Nottingham encourages and support students to ensure they have a full-rounded experience whilst studying, which includes participating in work placements.
This includes the Nottingham Advantage Award, which enables students to take extra-curricular modules alongside their academic studies, which builds skills and experience in areas such as PR, finance and career planning thorough activities with the University’s Career and Employability Service, Widening Participation and the Student’s Union.
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More information is available from Josephine Dionisappu, on +603 8924 8746, josephine.dionisappu@nottingham.edu.my; or Charlotte Anscombe, Media Relations & Campaign Manager in the Communications Office at The University of Nottingham, UK on charlotte.anscombe@nottingham.ac.uk.
Notes to editors: The University of Nottingham has 43,000 students and is ‘the nearest Britain has to a truly global university, with a “distinct” approach to internationalisation, which rests on those full-scale campuses in China and Malaysia, as well as a large presence in its home city.’ (Times Good University Guide 2016). It is also one of the most popular universities in the UK among graduate employers and the winner of ‘Outstanding Support for Early Career Researchers’ at the Times Higher Education Awards 2015. It is ranked in the world’s top 75 by the QS World University Rankings 2015/16, and 8th in the UK by research power according to the Research Excellence Framework 2014. It has been voted the world’s greenest campus for three years running, according to Greenmetrics Ranking of World Universities.
Impact: The Nottingham Campaign, its biggest-ever fundraising campaign, is delivering the University’s vision to change lives, tackle global issues and shape the future.
Posted on 19th January 2016