Graduates
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US billionaire stuns students by agreeing to pay off all loans
A billionaire technology investor has stunned graduates at a US college by announcing he will pay off all their student loans estimated at 40 million dollars (£31m). Robert F Smith made the announcement while addressing nearly 400 graduating
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Your degree might not help you get your dream job
UK graduates are less likely to find a job in their preferred profession than in countries including Colombia, Turkey, India and South Africa, according to a new report. A study among almost 8,000 current and former students in 14 countries found
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Graduate and non-graduate earnings gap shrinking
The gap in earnings between graduates working in civil engineering, linguistics and sociology and those with jobs in these areas without degrees has shrunk by as much as nearly half in five years, figures show. While workers with a degree in
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Women get bigger wage boost from university than men
Women who go to university typically earn around three times as much as those who did not gain a degree, according to new research. It suggests that there is a more significant earnings premium for university-educated women than for men. The
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Young graduates earn £7,000 more than non-graduates
The salary gap between young graduates and non-graduates has reached a six-year high, figures show. Graduates aged between 21 and 30 can expect an average salary of £25,012, while non-graduates of the same age are paid £17,992, a difference of
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Aldi pays graduates the most - outside the City
Aldi may be known for trimming expenses and cutting costs, but when it comes to their graduate trainee package, it seems they're have been erring on the side of enormous generosity. At £42,000 a year, last year it offered the most generous
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18,500 new graduates out of work
Almost 20,000 students were out of work six months after leaving university, while thousands more took jobs as cleaners, office juniors and road sweepers, according to new figures. They suggest that those who studied science subjects were more
