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Internationally recognised centre of excellence in labour market forecasting, analysis and employment research at the University of Warwick.

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Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Jul 28

Our July 2025 Newsletter is now available here:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · 1d

👉Research presentation in Barbados! 📊
Dr Jamelia Harris & Dexnell Peter presented some of the main ideas and early findings from the research project "Colonial Legacies and the Labour Market in the English-speaking Caribbean."
Read more here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · 6d

👉Join us for an online event about skills policy and the future of work – 2 December, 2:30-3:00

Read more and register here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · 13d

🎓💼 New research from Warwick IER reveals that not all degrees lead to better job quality.
Graduates gain autonomy & prospects—but face similar pressures as non-grads.
Read more here: 🔗 warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
#HigherEd #GraduateJobs #IERWarwick #JobQuality

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · 15d

Warwick IER visited Islamabad to boost global collaboration on employment research!
Insights on job quality, skills & inclusive labour markets coming soon.
🔗 warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
#IERWarwick #GlobalEmployment #PakistanUK

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Oct 1

Question Time: The Future of Work
Join us for a Question Time-style event to explore the future of work.
Our experts from the Faculty of Social Sciences, including the IER, will answer your questions on all things work
More details are available here:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...

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Warwick IER News and blogs

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Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Sep 30

Memorandum of Understanding between IER and the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development
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Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Sep 29

Congratulations to Hilda Ragnarsdottir on her IAS Early Career Fellowship
Read more here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Sep 29

The current IER Newsletter is now available here:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...

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Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Sep 25

📢 Explore the Latest Infographic Series on Skills Development
These visuals offer an overview of developments in digital media, education, and workforce capabilities.
🔗 Access the infographic series here:
👉 www.skills2capabilities.eu/...
#skills2capabilities

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Sep 24

📢 At IER, we’re constantly exploring the evolving world of work — from skills ecosystems and labour market transitions to inclusive employment policy and productivity.
🔗 Visit our news page to explore warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
#EmploymentResearch

Warwick IER - News and blogs

Warwick IER News and blogs

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Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Sep 23

📢 The latest updates from the #Skills2Capabilities Horizon Europe project offer a deep dive into how national skills strategies are evolving to meet the challenges of digitalisation, green transitions, and labour market shifts.
🔗 Read more: www.skills2capabilities.eu/...

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Sep 22

🚀 How can we build a future-ready workforce?
The Global Employment Policy Review 2025 has answers
At IER, we’re spotlighting the chapter on skills ecosystems
📘 Read the full report here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/r...
#SkillsEcosystems #FutureOfWork

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Sep 18

🚀 Ready to rethink skills for the future?
Join us at the #Skills2Capabilities Conference 2025 — where innovation meets impact in vocational education and training across Europe! 🌍
🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/eRPRChpX
#FutureOfWork #VET #LifelongLearning

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Sep 17

Something we have been working on:
Skills for productivity in an era of economic and social transformations
Read the full report here:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/r...

IER research project - Skills for productivity in an era of economic and social transformations

IER research project

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Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Sep 16

Dr Sangwoo Lee on the Latest ONS Employment Statistics:
The latest UK labour market data confirms the transformation anticipated in previous quarters, with modest headline improvements obscuring significant structural changes.
Read more here:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Jul 28

Our July 2025 Newsletter is now available here:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Jul 11

IER's Chris Warhurst presented the paper based on projects funded by Deloitte and the National Institute for Health and Care Research. The paper addresses a seemingly simple question: what would a healthy job look like?

#ReWAGE
#Healthyjobs
Read more here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/r...

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Jul 8

🚀 Join us at the Skills2Capabilities Conference 2025!
Top EU experts on VET, career guidance & future skills.
🔗 skills2capabilities.eu/conf...
#Skills2Capabilities #VET #FutureOfWork #LifelongLearning

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Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Jun 30

Our June 2025 Newsletter is now available here:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
#EmploymentResearch
#GoodWork

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Current and past copies of the IER newsletter.

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Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Jun 19

Prof. Chris Warhurst joins SOM panel on linking work & health data to build healthier jobs.
www.som.org.uk/occupational...
#OccHealth2025
#healthyjobs

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Jun 18

IER estimates the impact of new technology on jobs and skills in agriculture!
Information on the study findings, recommendations and the executive summary has been published
Read more here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
#AgricultureCareers
#WorkforceDevelopment
#employmentresearch

Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Jun 12

Working Futures: Five decades of trying to anticipate changing skills needs
In June, Prof. Rob Wilson presented ‘Working Futures: Five Decades of Trying to Anticipate Changing Skills Needs.’
Read more here:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/n...
#skillsneeds
#workingfutures

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Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Jun 11

The latest UK labour market presents a mixed but increasingly concerning picture as structural pressures intensify
Dr Sangwoo Lee @warwickier.bsky.social on the latest ONS Employment Statistics:
Read more here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/...
#UKLabourMarket
#ONSdata

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Warwick IER News and blogs

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Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our May 2025 Newsletter is now available here:
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Warwick Institute for Employment Research @warwickier.bsky.social · May 22

📢 Creating Healthy Jobs research project gets underway
A new project that seeks to improve UK working age health, by fixing the jobs that make workers ill, was launched this week.
Read more here:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/...
#CreatingHealthyJobs

from left to right:
Gill Dix @IER
Emily Allen @NIHR
Professor Dame Carol Black
Professor Chris Warhurst @IER

Mike Clancy @Prospect Union
Prof Chris Warhurst @IER
Caitlin Van Abeelen @NIHR
Emily Allen @NIHR

from left to right:
Ben Willmott @CIPD
Prof Dame Carol Black
Gill Dix @IER

from left to right:
Caitlin Van Abeelen @NIHR
Ben Willmott @CIPD
Prof Chris Warhurst @IER
Prof Dame Carol Black
Emily Allen @NIHR
Gillian Connor @IER
Gill Dix @IER
Lynne Marston @IER

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