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How do we help people change career trajectory in response to economic shocks, automation, ageing population, technology etc.?

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BEIS plans to boost productivity and improve lives by tackling society’s Grand Challenges in life sciences, artificial intelligence, automation and space. By investing in R&D and innovation, we will unleash potential and work towards making the UK a science superpower. To do this, BEIS needs research to better understand:

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Beis areas research interest interim update 2020

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  • Skills and Employment Survey 2023: Continuity and Change

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    Funded by: ESRC

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  • Occupational changes and skill mismatch following Covid-19: implications for graduates in the UK

    The overall objective of this study is to analyze how the Covid-19 crisis is affecting graduates' labor market outcomes, particularly in relation to their chances of finding employment in occupations that match their qua...

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    Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee

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    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • The 1990's: sectoral rebalancing, mobility and adaptation - the employment, self-employment and training policy lessons for the current UK recession

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  • Skillzminer

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