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CSU was established in 1972 to support the work of Higher Education Careers Services throughout the UK and Eire. Working in conjunction with the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS), CSU also publish career guides and profiles for almost every possible area of work, as well as computer aided careers guidance systems and software. CSU is a registered charity which benefits Higher Education through supporting the work of careers advisory services in higher education and is an agency of Universities UK (formerly the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals (CVCP)), and the Standing Conference of Principals of Colleges and Institutions of Higher Education in the UK (SCOP). CSU consists of a publishing arm, which manages the Prospects Series of employer and postgraduate recruitment directories and vacancy publications, all of which are also online at www.prospects.ac.uk; and a Guidance and Information Services (GIS), which develops and manages information and software for careers services. It works in partnership with univeristy careers advisers to ensure careers information is widely distributed throughout the higher education system and online at www.prospects.ac.uk.