Postgraduate Study

Postgrad Lives: 'When you get a good result, you're flying for weeks'

Jessica Cooke, 30, is doing a PhD in embryonic stem cell research at Bristol University.

Inside Postgraduate Study

Nutritional therapy: A course you can digest

Thursday, 11 June 2009

Nutritional therapists can't diagnose, or even claim to treat, medical conditions. But it's a field that's attracting growing numbers of postgraduates

Postgraduate Queries: How does a nurse become a doctor? How do I get into teaching?

Thursday, 11 June 2009

Raising the standard: How Prince of Wales scholarships can lift Wales out of recession

Thursday, 11 June 2009

The Prince of Wales Innovation Scholarships launched by the University of Wales will rival the awards offered by universities around the globe.

Strength in unity: Is the NUS finally listening to postgraduates?

Thursday, 11 June 2009

Postgraduate students have long been Cinderellas at the booming higher education ball. While much effort has gone into improving the quality of undergraduate education, postgraduates have suffered relative neglect. But now help may be at hand.

Manchester University's new scheme provides a boost for East Africa

Thursday, 14 May 2009

On the face of it, it seems strange for a major university to invest time and effort in providing Masters degree education for young people living in some of the poorest communities in the world – for no obvious financial advantage. But an initiative, fully funded by the Manchester University and its alumni, with passionate support from its vice chancellor Professor Alan Gilbert, is doing just that in Uganda, with plans to expand the scheme into Kenya and Bangladesh.