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Bradford retains number one status in Yorkshire

Press Release - 5 June 2006

The University of Bradford has retained its number one status for graduate employment according to a national Good University Guide published today (The Times, 5 June 2006).

The Guide put Bradford top in the Yorkshire region and joint first with Liverpool University in the North of England for ‘Graduate Prospects’ – a measure of how many former students progress to graduate-type jobs or further study.

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bradford, Professor Chris Taylor, said: “I’m delighted with the news that our record for graduate employment is still one of the best in the land. It seems our graduates are still making knowledge work.

“Our degree programmes are highly focussed on employment with many of them leading to professional accreditation. Around a quarter of our students are on 'sandwich' courses, which involves a significant period of their degree time spent on industrial placements.  

“Our continued high ranking for graduate employment owes a great deal to our award-winning careers service whose hard work ensures students are supported both during and after their degrees.” 

The Times’ Good University Guide distinguishes between those who are in ‘graduate-type’ jobs from those who are not. In other words, the figures only include students who are working in positions that require, or expect, degrees based on the average level of qualifications held by employees in those occupations.

The graduate category includes traditional occupations such as doctors, lawyers, engineers and teachers, as well as high-level managerial and technical jobs. Occupations that have come to be seen as graduate-level, such as high-level sales, skilled clerical and lower-level company management, are also included. The figures also include those students who go on to further study.

For more information about the University of Bradford’s Careers Service, call 01274 234991, email careers@bradford.ac.uk or visit its website at www.careers.brad.ac.uk

For more information about The Times Good University Guide 2007, visit www.timesonline.co.uk/education

6 June 2006