The world around us is rapidly evolving. Amid economic and global instability, and technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) now becoming part of our everyday lives, the future is uncertain.
Based on analysis by Jisc’s graduate labour market specialist, Charlie Ball, this report sheds light on what the future of work may look like, areas of high employment growth, and the skills likely to be needed by employers over the next decade or so.
It follows our report on the value of going to university, which showcased the current benefits of getting a degree.
In addition to this report, we carried out a survey of 100 senior figures and talent acquisition specialists at the UK’s FTSE350 listed companies.
VISUM, which stands for VISion Understanding and Machine intelligence, is a summer school that provides learning opportunity for students, young researchers and professionals with interests in computer vision and machine learning.
Maisha Sadia was recognised as one of VISUM’s top students and received an award for her performance in a mentorship programme that saw her work directly with one of the school’s industry experts.
She now works as a Full Stack Developer at SixIntoSeven, a market-leading Liverpool-based company providing technology solutions to help local authorities and academy trusts transfer pupil information between primary and secondary schools.
I learnt from people who are trying to use their knowledge of tech to help everyone around them, such as those who are using computer vision to try and find solutions for infertility.
Maisha Saida
Full Stack Developer, SixIntoSeven
Abertay University's video game design competition, Dare Academy, offers industry mentoring, support and advice to teams to help them create an industry standard game prototype. Finalists then travel to London for the EGX Games Showcase to demonstrate their finished game to industry leaders.
Jamie Bankhead, a Computer Games Applications Development graduate, took part in the competition during his studies. As a student, Jamie founded Konglomerate Games in 2019, and the startup has gone from success to success.
Now with more than 10 team members and a studio in Dundee, the award-winning Konglomerate Games has developed several games for the healthcare sector, including speech therapy games for children, clinical assessment training games for ophthalmologists and a game that helps children with cystic fibrosis practice their breathing techniques.
Cardiff Metropolitan University's FarmBot is an autonomous robot capable of maintaining gardens, with the ability to plant seeds, water them, remove weeds, and measure soil moisture levels.
The FarmBot project was a collaboration between the School of Art & Design (CSAD) & the School of Technologies (CST). The robot allows Cardiff Met to grow plants that produce their own dyes and fabrics right on campus, helping to eliminate the carbon emissions associated with transport and industry.
Technology students played a major role in this project in helping build the robot itself as well as designing and developing the website that will showcase the robot’s features and progress.
It was a truly rewarding experience to witness the seamless integration of technology and art in pursuit of a common objective.
Moayed Gharebi
Software Engineering student
