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In the chair: Richard Willis wanted a career in academic research, so decided to stick with the MPhil, qualify early, and try for a PhD at a later stage

The alternative way to get a PhD

Qualifying at the highest level was not without pitfalls

Inside Postgraduate

Has the rector at the Royal College of Art, Paul Thompson, been given a brief to follow the American model?

Master of arts takes college global with issues of the age

Paul Thompson wants the RCA brought into the 21st century.

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Saïd Business School's graduates can access the Oxford Business Alumni Network

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What exactly are you buying when you study at a "better class" of university? The answer is you are purchasing better teaching and facilities – and better peers. "The people one bumps into as a student can come in very useful in later life, and business schools know this," says Adrian Furnham, Professor of Psychology at UCL, an expert on the workplace.

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