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Research

Sep 22, 2026

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment, Social Mobility, Student Insight

What employers can learn from care-experienced students

Emerging findings on how care-experienced students understand and navigate employability provide useful insight for employers looking to make early careers more accessible, explains Laura Dorian, Deputy Director of Careers and Enterprise at Durham University.

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Research

Sep 07, 2026

Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Student Insight

Mental wellbeing is a critical part of early careers success

New research shows that mental health difficulties among young people have doubled in the past decade. Dr Dominic Kelly, Senior Research Fellow at UCL and Dr Claire Tyler, ISE Head of Insights, explore the challenge, and how employers can support the wellbeing and success of early career hires.

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Webinar

Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment, Student Insight

What 10,000+ candidates reveal about applying today

In this webinar with Handshake, we explored insights from over 10,000 students and heard directly from students themselves to uncover what's really driving application decisions in 2026, and how TA teams can adapt their strategies to attract, engage, and convert early talent more effectively.

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Opinion

Jul 01, 2026

Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Student Insight

The ability to disagree - the real test of critical thinking

There is a hidden skills gap that employers are missing: High-performing graduates who don’t challenge. Dina Eltabey, Teaching Fellow at the University of Portsmouth, explains what universities and employers can do.

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Research

Jun 17, 2026

Graduate Recruitment, Student Insight

The graduate jobs market isn’t collapsing

Ahead of his session at ISE’s Recruitment Conference, labour market expert Charlie Ball from Prospects at Jisc delves into the data to explain what’s really happening with entry-level jobs.

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Research

Jun 04, 2026

Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Student Insight, Technology

Students use AI to compete, yet oppose AI assessment

Growing pressure on students and graduates is driving major shifts in job search behaviour, particularly around the use of AI and high-volume applications. Chris Rea from Prospects at Jisc shares the latest insight.

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Opinion

Jun 04, 2026

Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment, Student Insight

Equipping Generation A for the modern workplace

Bestselling author Chloe Combi has interviewed over 20,000 young people around the world to help schools, companies and governments understand how to best prepare for the future generations.

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Dashboard

Apprentice Development, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Development, Strategy, Student Insight, Technology

Data dashboards - ISE Student Development Survey 2026 Members Only

View the key themes of data from the ISE Student Development Survey in these interactive dashboards, where you can filter by region and sector. This year we've introduced seven new dashboards!

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Report

Apprentice Development, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Development, Strategy, Student Insight, Technology

ISE Student Development Report 2026 Access Now

Discover the current trends from the largest group of early careers development professionals in the UK. The ISE annual Student Development Report is the largest of its type and this year analysed data from 144 employers.

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Research

Apr 16, 2026

Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Student Insight, Technology