Sector Publication – Taken from UKCGE Newsletter

The British Academy— Career Pathways of Postgraduate Research Students

The British Academy has published resources that highlight and support the high-level skills that are developed through the study of arts, humanities, and social sciences at doctoral level, as well as the value of doctoral graduates from these disciplines to a variety of employment sectors.

Good practice guidance document and case studies can be found on their website here:

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/employment-and-skills/career-pathways-postgraduate-research-students/

The first of these resources focuses on the provision of careers guidance for postgraduate research students and brings together current examples of good practice from across the UK’s higher education sector and beyond.

Alongside this sit case studies that offer personal insights into the pathways of doctoral graduates from arts, humanities, and social science disciplines who pursue careers beyond academia, or roles which traverse the normal distinctions between academia and other sectors.

If you have any questions about the publications or would like to propose other case study participants (the British Academy would particularly welcome those from otherwise underrepresented groups), please email Dr Joanna Thornborough.