Jane Artess is Director of Research with the Higher Education Careers Service Unit (HECSU) which is the charity behind Graduate Prospects Ltd. She is responsible for designing, commissioning and managing HECSU's research projects.

She previously worked at Manchester Metropolitan University as a senior learning and teaching fellow with responsibility for teacher education and development in the FE/HE sector, following many years working in career guidance and as tutor on the Diploma in Careers Guidance courses. She is today drawing upon HECSU’s research work to respond to the question ‘what do graduates expect to deliver?’'