Durham top for graduate employment and further study - Durham University

Durham University has the highest rate of first degree graduate employment and further study according to a new survey by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The survey found that 97.7 per cent of Durham University first degree graduates were in employment or further study three and a half years after graduation, the highest rate of any UK university. The survey results further cement Durham's position as a leader in UK higher education, recognised as one of the top universities both nationally and globally in a range of respected rankings. Exciting time for Durham Professor Alan Houston , Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) at Durham University, said; "This result comes at an exciting time for Durham. "We recently adopted an ambitious ten-year Strategy with the goal of delivering world-leading research; education that is challenging, difficult, enabling and transformative; and an unrivalled wider student experience. "Our distinctive research-led education gives our students important intellectual capabilities, enhanced employment skills and the capacity for independent learning and problem solving. These qualities make our graduates some of the most sought-after in the world.