Comment is free examines the future facing thousands of young people as they graduate from universities in the UK and across the world this summer. We ask how the politics of austerity and a global recession will shape their lives and economic prospects, and hear about their hopes and fears for the years ahead
How I made it: three successful young graduates share their stories
The panel: A Radio 1 DJ, an MP and an entrepreneur call on new graduates to work hard, aim to be the best and never give up
We need young people who are able to make a job, not just take a job
Peter Jones
Peter Jones: The graduate without a future: For many young people real, on the job training and hands-on experience is the real route to employability, not a university education
British creativity has not gone quiet, it's just struggling to be heard
Ray Filar
Ray Filar: The graduate without a future: Locked out by a risk-averse industry, a radicalised new generation of creatives is nevertheless flourishing
Moving back to your parents' home: a survival guide
Nat Luurtsema
Nat Luurtsema: The graduate without a future: Get a lock, don't whinge and put some bromide on your bran flakes – a few tips to ease life with mum and dad
What does the future hold for today's graduates? The key data
John Burn-Murdoch, Simon Rogers, Bella Mackie and Oliver Laughland
A graduate without a future: John Burn-Murdoch, Simon Rogers, Bella Mackie and Oliver Laughland: How much did that degree really cost you? As part of our look into graduate life in 2012, tell us your experiences as we examine the key data you need to understand the issue
Big dreams, big problems: graduate stories – cartoon
Karrie Fransman
The graduate without a future: Comic creator Karrie Fransman spoke to five young people about the frustrating process of getting started in their careers after university
The graduates of 2012 will survive only in the cracks of our economy
Paul Mason
Paul Mason: The graduate without a future: Uniquely, this generation can expect to grow up poorer than their parents – the human expression of a broken economic model
