📢 VET2050 - Calling all employers.
We want your voice in crafting a vision for the future of vocational education in England!
We are hosting an employer and sector body perspectives workshop on 11 May 2026
👉Join the mailing list to receive your invitation.
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🌍 Conference Presentation in Jamaica 🇯🇲
IER’s Dr Jamelia Harris presented early findings from the project “Colonial legacies and the labour market in the English-speaking Caribbean” at WECON 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica.
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IER PhD Student Hilda Ragnarsdóttir has joined the board for Employability and Skills at the Centre for New Midlands.
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Responding the ONS statistics Dr Sangwoo Lee said,
"Unemployment has risen to 5.2%, its highest since late 2020, even as economic inactivity continues declining. Suggesting an increasingly slack labour market is struggling to absorb people seeking to return to work."
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📣New publication alert!
Network-based recruitment and the labour market effects
📑 A new research paper by IER's Dr Jamelia Harris has been published in Work Employment and Society.
Read more here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
#IWD2026:
We’re celebrating Katharina Sarter’s work showing how public procurement can drive gender equality. Katharina’s article offers practical guidance on embedding equality in tenders of all sizes, demonstrating how public spending can support fairer outcomes.
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Our February 2026 Newsletter is now available here: mailchi.mp/9e19ee0589a4...
Our December 2025 Newsletter is now available here:
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Our November 2025 Newsletter is now available here:
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🎤 IER researcher on the Economics of Trust!
IER's Dr Jamelia Harris was an invited panellist for the Institute of Chartered Accountant's of Trinidad and Tobago's 16th annual conference.
Read more here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
🚨 New Research at IER!
Discover the ORIGAMI Project – exploring innovative approaches to employment & labour market research.
🔗 Learn more: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/r...
#IERResearch #FutureOfWork #LabourMarket #Innovation
🌍 Ageing Workforce & Sustainable Care at GSA 2025
Professor Philip Taylor from Warwick’s Institute for Employment Research represented the UK at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston.
Read more here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
#EmploymentResearch
🌍 Green Transition & the Future of Work
At the @cipd.bsky.social Conference, Peter Dickinson @cipd.bsky.social shared key insights on how the green transition is reshaping jobs and skills.
Read more here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
#GreenTransition #FutureOfWork #EmploymentResearch
Our October 2025 Newsletter is now available here:
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👉Research presentation in Barbados! 📊
Dr Jamelia Harris & Dexnell Peter presented some of the main ideas and early findings from the research project "Colonial Legacies and the Labour Market in the English-speaking Caribbean."
Read more here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
👉Join us for an online event about skills policy and the future of work – 2 December, 2:30-3:00
Read more and register here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
🎓💼 New research from Warwick IER reveals that not all degrees lead to better job quality.
Graduates gain autonomy & prospects—but face similar pressures as non-grads.
Read more here: 🔗 warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
#HigherEd #GraduateJobs #IERWarwick #JobQuality
Warwick IER visited Islamabad to boost global collaboration on employment research!
Insights on job quality, skills & inclusive labour markets coming soon.
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#IERWarwick #GlobalEmployment #PakistanUK
Question Time: The Future of Work
Join us for a Question Time-style event to explore the future of work.
Our experts from the Faculty of Social Sciences, including the IER, will answer your questions on all things work
More details are available here:
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Memorandum of Understanding between IER and the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development
Read more here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
Congratulations to Hilda Ragnarsdottir on her IAS Early Career Fellowship
Read more here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
The current IER Newsletter is now available here:
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📢 Explore the Latest Infographic Series on Skills Development
These visuals offer an overview of developments in digital media, education, and workforce capabilities.
🔗 Access the infographic series here:
👉 www.skills2capabilities.eu/...
#skills2capabilities
📢 At IER, we’re constantly exploring the evolving world of work — from skills ecosystems and labour market transitions to inclusive employment policy and productivity.
🔗 Visit our news page to explore warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
#EmploymentResearch
📢 The latest updates from the #Skills2Capabilities Horizon Europe project offer a deep dive into how national skills strategies are evolving to meet the challenges of digitalisation, green transitions, and labour market shifts.
🔗 Read more: www.skills2capabilities.eu/...
🚀 How can we build a future-ready workforce?
The Global Employment Policy Review 2025 has answers
At IER, we’re spotlighting the chapter on skills ecosystems
📘 Read the full report here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/r...
#SkillsEcosystems #FutureOfWork
🚀 Ready to rethink skills for the future?
Join us at the #Skills2Capabilities Conference 2025 — where innovation meets impact in vocational education and training across Europe! 🌍
🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/eRPRChpX
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