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The great British brain drain: Derby
By
Gabriele Piazza
| 1 August 2017
The great British brain drain: Derby
By
Gabriele Piazza
| 1 August 2017
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Introduction
The nature of migration to and from Derby
Figure Derby experienced a small net outflow of people
Figure Figure 1: Net regional migration to Derby, 2009-2015
Figure Figure 2: Net flow migration to Derby, 2009-2015, all ages
Figure Derby gains 16 to 21 year olds but loses people in all the other age groups
Figure Figure 3: Contribution of each age group to migration and to the city’s population, 2009-2015
Figure Figure 4: Net inflow of people to Derby by age, 2009-2015
Figure Derby loses degree holders, first to the southern regions and second to the rest of East Midlands
Figure Figure 5: Net flows of 16 to 21 year olds by region and qualification, 2010-2011
Figure Figure 6: Net flows of 22 to 30 year olds by region and qualification, 2010-2011
Figure Figure 7: Net flows of 31 to 45 year olds by region and qualification, 2010-2011
Figure Summary
A more detailed look at the movement of students and graduates
Figure Box 1: Higher education institutions in Derby
Figure Movements to university[footnote]Due to low response rates international students are not included in this analysis.[/footnote]
Figure Figure 8: Origins of Derby’s university students, 2014/15
Figure Figure 9: Origin cities of those who come to university in Derby, 2014/15
Figure University of Derby is more regionally focused than the University of Nottingham
Figure Figure 10: Origins of students at University of Derby, 2014/15
Figure Figure 11: Origins of students at University of Nottingham, 2014/15
Figure More than a third of all young people in Derby who went to a UK university stayed and studied in Derby
Figure Figure 13: UK cities which Derby’s students move to for university, 2014/15
Figure Movements of new graduates post-university
Figure Figure 14: Retention rates of each UK city, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 15: Proportion of all retained students from Derby and from elsewhere, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 16: Destinations of Derby’s graduates who move to other cities for work, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 17: Comparing students lost and graduates gained by Derby, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 18: The bouncers and the graduate gain, 2013/14 – 2014/15
The nature of the new graduate workforce
Figure Figure 19: The components of the new graduate workforce, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 20: Share of working new graduates by class of degree
Figure Graduate wages in Derby
Figure Figure 21: Mean graduate wages of each UK city, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 22: Mean graduate wages by institution and location of employment, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 23: Graduate wages by sector
Figure The majority of graduates in Derby are in high-skilled jobs.
Figure Figure 24: Share of graduates by occupation types, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 25: Share of graduates in Derby working in each sector, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 26: Share of new graduates with First and Upper Second class degree from a Russell group university, working in each sector, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 27: Share of Derby graduates who moved elsewhere working in each sector, 2013/14 -2014/15
Perspectives from Derby’s business community on graduate recruitment
Figure Box 2: Survey summary
Conclusions
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12: Destination regions of those moving away from Derby for university, 2014/15
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