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The latest postgraduate study news from the UK
MA in Psychology with an international appeal at Bangor University
Wales has a strong tradition of higher education and in the last two years alone Welsh universities have launched 100 new courses and attracted over £900m of research funding. A good example of one of the new generation of courses that is fuelling the growth in International students is the MA ... More
Exeter to invest £80 million in science
The University of Exeter has announced plans to invest £80 million in science, medicine and engineering over the next three years. Thirty million pounds from existing University funds and an anticipated £50 million from external sources will be spent on new appointments and infrastructure to boost research and teaching. Professor ... More
Brunel Business School’s new postgraduate courses prove popular
Brunel Business School’s new MSc in Global Supply Chain Management is already attracting a great deal of interest. Available both full-time and part-time for the first time in September 2008, the course is designed specifically to equip students to take advantage of the growing number of career opportunities in this area ... More
New Innovation Bursaries at King's College London
King’s College London Graduate School is offering 19 new Innovation Bursaries available for certain new master’s programmes that are due to be launched in the 2008-9 academic year. Each Bursary will be worth £2,500 to the student and they will awarded by Schools in open competition. Any suitably qualified student registering ... More
Fashion icon visits Hallam to deliver manifesto
On Wednesday 28 May, the eve of the opening of her international exhibition tour at the city's Millennium Galleries, fashion icon Vivienne Westwood held an exclusive audience at Sheffield Hallam University. The grand-dame of fashion performed her manifesto, Active Resistance to Propaganda, which she states 'penetrates to the root of the ... More
King's College London launches MSc Multiscale Fluid Process Engineering (Macro to Nano)
The concept of multi-scale engineering has revolutionised the way process industries are operating. Small scales have major significance for the optimisation of product properties, whereas large scales are critically important for process design and optimisation. By juxtaposing most ranges of scale, the programme becomes of a unique nature as it ... More
Bursaries Double at Birmingham Political Science and International Studies
The number of bursaries for entering MA students will double this autumn in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham, the department has announced. Six bursaries of £3,000 each will now be available to overseas students, and four bursaries of £1,000 each will be available ... More
A growing public services programme at King’s College London
The Department of Management at King’s College London is offering bursaries and an expanded number of places for 2008 on its MSc in Public Services Policy and Management. This distinctive degree is aimed at mid-career professionals as well as recent social science graduates. It is an excellent qualification for those working ... More
Just when you thought an MBA was tops…
The global knowledge economy demands higher levels of education to ensure career success. The University of Gloucestershire’s new DBA (Doctorate in Business Administration) has an innovative approach to professional development and the creation of effective ways of knowing. It’s the qualification of choice for those who want to achieve the very ... More
'Stupendous' scholarships at Middlesex University
To encourage and reward postgraduate students, Middlesex University offers a growing suite of postgraduate scholarships that the Independent newspaper recently described as ‘stupendous’. The Chancellor's Scholarships, for example, are open to all students (international and UK/EU students) and reward academic, sporting or community/cultural excellence with awards of up to £2,000 for ... More
Anglia Ruskin University Celebrates 150 years in 2008
A yearlong programme of celebrations and activities is being staged by Anglia Ruskin University this year to mark the 150th anniversary year of its inauguration as a higher education institution. Anglia Ruskin University has its origins in the Cambridge School of Art, which was opened in 1858 by John Ruskin. Speaking ... More
University of Sussex launches Second Life campus
University of Sussex students, staff and visitors have been taking test 'flights' around a computerised version of the campus where they can study, work, share information and socialise. The 3D internet 'island', developed by Sussex graduate members of the University's web team, looks like the real University of Sussex core campus. ... More
New Innovation Bursaries at King's College London
King’s College London Graduate School is offering 19 new Innovation Bursaries available for certain new master’s programmes that are due to be launched in the 2008–9 academic year. Each Bursary will be worth £2,500 to the student and they will awarded by the College's Schools in open competition. Any suitably ... More
MBA – new for 2008 entry at the Winchester Business School
The University of Winchester is preparing to launch its new MBA (Master of Business Administration) at the Winchester Business School, when it accepts its first intake of students in September 2008. The MBA adds to the growing portfolio of masters degrees already available at the Winchester Business School. The programme is ... More
Institute of Advanced Telecommunications joins Mobile Virtual Centre of Excellence
Swansea University’s Institute of Advanced Telecommunications (IAT) - a unique institute focused on research and graduate teaching in all aspects of telecommunications - has joined the prestigious Mobile Virtual Centre of Excellence in Mobile and Personal Communications (Mobile VCE). Mobile VCE is a partnership of around 20 of the world’s most prominent mobile ... More
Get ahead in the fast-moving world of computing technology
Taking the new MSc in Advanced Computer Systems at the University of Bath will fully prepare you for a career or research in a fast-moving sector of computing technology. The course has been specially created to respond to developments in computer science and its allied professions. You can specialise in ... More
Brunel Business School expands its postgraduate portfolio
Designed to enhance your career prospects and earnings potential, Brunel Business School is launching a further two Masters-level courses. Brunel’s MSc in Global Supply Chain Management, which is expecting its first student intake from September 2008 – subject to final formal approval – is an innovative programme available both full- ... More
Does postgraduate study pay?
An increasing number of people think it does with 152,720 individuals (excluding PGCE students) undertaking a postgraduate qualification in 2006, a 2% rise on the previous year. The type of people undertaking postgraduate study is also changing with more and more choosing to take part-time and distance learning options. In 2006, ... More
Games design courses go from strength to strength at Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University, pioneers of games courses in software development and animation, just keep attracting and cultivating some of the best students around. Talented students from Sheffield Hallam University are celebrating after scooping two top awards in a regional competition. Toby Everett and Mike Roberts, who are studying for an MA ... More
MSc Intelligent Systems – new programme starts September 2008
Systems and devices of all kinds are increasingly required to behave in more intelligent ways. Furthermore, there is a growth in interest in intelligent methods for solving a huge range of complex problems across many disciplines. This programme aims to address the upsurge in interest in this field and the future ... More
New St Andrews degree explores businesses’ social responsibility
A new degree is being launched at the University of St Andrews that will propel graduates to the leading edge of international business and management, by exploring issues of sustainable development, ethics, social justice and the environment, and the daily challenges these issues present. The Masters degree in Corporate Social ... More
Liverpool Hope University launches UK’s first popular theatre masters degree
Liverpool Hope University is to be the UK’s first university to offer a masters degree in popular theatres. The first of its kind in the UK, the degree course will focus on the study of British and Irish popular theatre from the late 1950s to the present day. Course co-ordinators ... More
The Institute of Advanced Telecommunications at Swansea gets onto Facebook
The Institute of Advanced Telecommunications (IAT) at Swansea University has created a new group on popular social networking site Facebook for students and staff. The group will be used for announcements, discussion and advertising events held by IAT, and will allow students to socialise even before they arrive to study ... More
New collaborative MAs at the School of Humanities, King's College London
Two new collaborative degrees are now available at the School of Humanities, King's College London. Both are accepting applicants who want to start an MA in autumn 2008, and already have generated great interest in the College's graduate community. The two degrees are an MA in Early Modern English: Text & Transmission, and ... More
Increase in bursaries at the University of Birmingham's POLSIS Department
The Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS) Department at the University of Birmingham has announced that the number of bursaries for students entering taught postgraduate programmes in September 2008 has been increased to ten. Six bursaries of £3,000 each will be available to international students, and four bursaries of £1,000 ... More
Shape up for the business of sport
The Business School at the University of Gloucestershire has launched an exciting new qualification for senior managers in the sports sector. Your skills and expertise have taken you a long way – now go further with an MBA Sports Management. The MBA combines expert teaching from two well established areas ... More
Sociology at Birmingham to become part of a new interdisciplinary School of Government and Society
From 1st August, Sociology at Birmingham will be part of a new interdisciplinary School of Government and Society. This brings Sociology together with the Department of Politics and International Studies, one of the UK’s top politics departments, and with the internationally recognised International Development Department and the Institute for Local ... More
Institute of Advanced Telecommunications announces new funding opportunities for international students
The Institute of Advanced Telecommunications (IAT) at Swansea University has announced new funding opportunities for international students wishing to study any Masters course in 2008/2009. Students meeting the criteria will be eligible for £1,000 bursary payable towards tuition fees and a maximum refund of £100 of their visa fees. There ... More
De Montfort University welcomes luminaries for Distinguished Lecture Series
De Montfort University's Distinguished Lecture Series has become established as an important part of Leicestershire’s cultural calendar, with exceptional guest speakers from all corners of the UK’s cultural, business and governmental sectors. The lectures are free and open to anyone. This year’s line-up includes such names as: • the BBC’s Nicholas Owen, ... More
Sussex voted 'best place to be' in England
The University of Sussex is the 'best place to be' in higher education in England, according to the latest survey of international student opinion. Survey results show that the University provides a safe, multicultural environment, with good language support. 150,000 international students at 56 leading institutions in the UK (and other ... More
Study MSc Thermal Power & Fluids Engineering at the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
The University of Manchester's School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE) is offering an MSc in Thermal Power and Fluid Engineering for graduates and professionals in science and engineering who wish to enhance their expertise in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. The MSc aims to produce world-class postgraduate ... More
New graduate funding opportunities at King's
King's College London Graduate School is offering a number of new funding opportunities to international students, alumni and students currently studying at one of the College's partner institutions. These scholarships and bursaries are for students who wish to pursue full-time postgraduate programmes at King's: King's International Graduate Scholarships King's College ... More
Exeter invests £2.5 million in postgraduate scholarships and funding
To attract and retain outstanding postgraduates, the University of Exeter is investing some £2.5 million per year in scholarships and financial support for postgraduates from the UK and overseas. Taught masters programmes The University offers a number of merit scholarships to students enrolling on postgraduate taught masters programmes: • University ... More
The School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor announces MSc bursaries for 2008/09 entry
The School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor has announced bursaries of up to £2,500 for Home/EU students and up to £3,500 for non-EU international students applying to study any of its MSc programmes (2008/09 entry). The School offers masters degrees in the following subjects: Applied Sports Science Applied ... More
Postgraduate research scholarships at Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth University is offering 12 awards to students applying for doctoral study. To be eligible you must be a UK or other EU fee payer, to have or expect to obtain at least upper second class honours in your first degree and to apply and be offered a place for ... More
New homes for Brunel Business School and the Brunel MBA
In keeping with its forward-looking ethos, Brunel Business School administration recently moved into the newly built and strikingly modern Michael Sterling Building. The Brunel MBA now has a new home too: a completely refurbished study centre boasting conference facilities, breakout rooms, computer workstations and a kitchen – all for the ... More
New taught master programmes in the realm of globalisation at Swansea
The School of Law at Swansea University has received validation for two new taught masters schemes, which will focus on the concept of globalisation and its impact on law and various legal orders. The global economy is the powerful driving force for the more general globalisation of all sectors of ... More
Renowned International MBA now has February start date
Liverpool Hope University’s Business School has introduced a February start date for its renowned International MBA. The International MBA is an executive master’s programme aimed at experienced graduates who are looking to become the CEOs of the future. Graduates of Liverpool Hope University’s International MBA will obtain a qualification that ... More
Understanding consumers: the key to organisational success
Bangor University's School of Psychology – one of the top seven Schools of Psychology in the UK – and the University's leading Business School have joined forces to deliver a unique masters programme combining consumer psychology and business. The School of Psychology’s Centre for Experimental Consumer Psychology explores how consumers ... More
A new giant of business education
This month, the University of Reading announced it had agreed to a potential merger with the Henley Management College. If this goes ahead, a new world-class business school will be born – the Henley Business School at the University of Reading. The two partners complement each other: Henley is a ... More
Combating the conmen
With scams netting large sums of money in the UK each, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is funding researchers at the University of Exeter to look into the psychological techniques used by scammers with the aim of using this understanding to counter them in future. The OFT feels research ... More
Shedding light on ‘dark’ energy
‘Dark’ energy is one of cosmology’s greatest problems, but thanks to ground-breaking work carried out by the Durham University’s Institute for Computational Cosmology (ICC), published on 11 January, scientists have a clearer idea of how to go about measuring it. Dark energy is important because it is a repulsive force ... More
Calling all budding entrepreneurs!
An innovative scheme designed to encourage more student entrepreneurship, the Microsoft Ideas Igloo Roadshow has been launched at Thames Valley University, Ealing, as one of many events that made up the fourth annual Enterprise Week that took place on 12-18 November 2007. It is now touring around 20 UK universities ... More
An inspiration to us all
Occasionally there are stories so extraordinary and inspiring that you find it hard to believe they are real and not fiction. This is one of those stories. Sammy Gitau graduated with a master’s degree from the University of Manchester on 13 December. That in itself is not extraordinary, but how ... More
Capital course for University of Westminster
London - its history, communities, art, culture and architecture - is the subject of a groundbreaking new University master's degree, set to start in September. Students on the MA London Studies will follow a multidisciplinary approach - giving them a unique insight in to themes of urban form and culture ... More
