Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln is ranked third among UK universities for student employability, according to new figures published yesterday (Thursday).

97.2% per cent of students who leave BGU with an undergraduate degree find work or are continuing to study six months following graduation.

Only two other universities – Keele and Harper Adams – have a higher employability figure than Bishop Grosseteste University.

The figures relate to full-time first degree graduates leaving in 2014/15 and the national average for all UK universities is 93.9%.

The statistics appear in the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey published by HESA, the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

“Once again the DLHE survey highlights how well our graduates do when they enter the job market,” said the Reverend Canon Professor Peter Neil, Vice Chancellor of Bishop Grosseteste University.

“It’s very heartening to see BGU right near the top of the national ranking as it shows that we are doing everything we can to prepare for our students for the workplace when they leave us.

“We work very hard to ensure that our degree courses are career-focused and most of them incorporate a professional work placement during the period of study.

“One example is our new Business (Team Entrepreneurship) degree which requires students to set up their own business while studying with us.”

The latest DLHE figures can be found at: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1899&Itemid=634

and https://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/performanceIndicators/1415_G6R7/e1a_1415.xlsx

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Notes to Editors:

• Bishop Grosseteste University was established in January 1862 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2012.
• It is an independent higher education institution based in Lincoln which awards its own degrees at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• It changed its name from Bishop Grosseteste University College to Bishop Grosseteste University in November 2012.
• BGU has over 2,300 students, including undergraduate, postgraduate and research, with over 280 students at collaborative partners across Lincolnshire.
• To learn more about Bishop Grosseteste University visit www.bishopg.ac.uk
• The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) is the official agency for the collection, analysis and dissemination of quantitative information about higher education in the United Kingdom.
• The Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey or DLHE is a statistical survey which aims to contact UK and EU-domiciled graduates from higher education programmes six months after qualifying. Its aim is to establish what type of employment or further study they are engaged in, and their income, on one specific day in the survey period.

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