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The latest Postgrad news
Brandeis University expanding its respected international business school
Whatever your business career outlook - managing investment portfolios, designing government trade and financial policies, or overseeing company's finances – a firm and comprehensive understanding of the forces driving the global economy is critical . The Brandeis University International Business School MA is an innovative, two-year degree that targets the ... More
Manchester receives £5m grant for material science research
The University of Manchester and Lancaster University will research applications of the world’s thinnest material using a £5m investment. The grant will be used specifically to study graphene, a new form of ‘super carbon’ discovered at The University of Manchester in 2004, in the areas of material science, chemistry and ... More
New programme at Imperial College London aimed at supporting postdoctoral women researchers
The Springboard programme aims to support female staff in the highly competitive academic environment, where they are still out numbered by their male peers. Focus is placed on building confidence, identifying goals and strengths and dealing with stress and pressure. The programme also endeavors to provide networking opportunities with female ... More
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine celebrates productive year
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s (LSTM) Director, Professor Janet Hemingway, recenlty commended the individuals and organisations that propelled LSTM through a successful 2008: "During January, staff began to occupy the first three floors of the new Centre for Tropical and Infectious Diseases. This £26 million state of the art research ... More
Anglia Ruskin student wins New York Times Book Review accolade
Anglia Ruskin Cambridge School of Art graduate, Kazuno Kohara, who graduated from the MA in Children’s Book Illustration in 2007, has had her first book, Ghosts in the House, voted as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books 2008. The story, which Kanzuno wrote and illustrated herself, describes a ... More
Stirling graduates Scotland's first Doctor of Nursing
Cathy Hutchison has became Scotland’s first ever Doctor of Nursing after recently graduating from the department of nursing at the University of Stirling. Ms Hutchison’s Doctorate is the culmination of six years of study, four years of which were spent working on her thesis. A considerable accomplishment when taking into ... More
Renowned economist joins Manchester faculty
One of the world's leading economists has joined the University of Manchester. Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta has recently joined the teaching faculty at the University of Manchester. He is an expert on international development and the environment and will work as a part-time Professor of Environmental and Development Economics at ... More
Develop international management skills at the London Metropolitan University School of Business
London Metropolitan University’s MA in International Business develops specialist knowledge and skills in managing business internationally. Critical analysis of complex and volatile economic, political, cultural and competitive environments is covered in order to understanding the dynamism of international business. The international student body ensures that MA candidates will gain valuable ... More
2008 Research Assessment Exercise confirm global standing of UK institutions in international research
The expert reviewed Assessment Exercise includes the views of international experts in main academic subject areas. The results demonstrate that 54% of the research conducted by 52,400 staff submitted by 159 universities and colleges is either 'world-leading' (17 per cent in the highest grade) - or 'internationally excellent' (37 per ... More
Westminster offers generous scholarships for international postgraduate business programmes
The University of Westminster School of Business MA in International Business is focused on developing a critical understanding of communications and efficient international transportation, international relocation of production and service provision, and the significant increase in economic migration. A commitment to effectively increasingly students’ knowledge on these factors in international ... More
Critical analysis central to International Business programme at University of Greenwich
The MA in International Business at the University of Greenwhich heavily explores the complexity and diversity of business theory and practice in an increasingly interconnected world. Students engage in critical analysis of international business practice and explore the growing international context of business today. Drawing on current and evolving University ... More
St Mary’s University College announces innovative Charity Sector Training Programme
Aimed at the charity sector, this groundbreaking programme hopes to build important capacities needed in charity organizations, particularly in the area of volunteer management. The government funded training programme, titled Management of Volunteers ILM Institute of Leadership and Management Qualification, starts in February 2009. The practical programme is structured to ... More
Exeter proposes Environmental and Sustainability Institute brinigng critical focus to environmental change
The Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI), which will be based at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus, seeks to generate world-class research into the causes and consequences of environmental change and how to manage its effects, technologically, politically, economically, socially and behaviourally. The Institute is committed to addressing the translation ... More
University of Chester to host prestigious health and social care conference
Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP, Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families, has been invited to join academics from across the UK and beyond at the anticipated Conference, entitled Stepping Up: meeting the challenge of education and research today. The Conference will take place on April 7, 2009 ... More
Liverpool John Moores University wins top business award
Liverpool John Moores University recently received a coveted award in recognition of the University's outstanding performance and competitive business positioning. At a ceremony in London, HRH The Princess Royal, Patron of the British Quality Foundation (BQF) presented the 2008 British Quality Foundation UK Excellence Award, one of the UK's most recognised ... More
Oxford Brookes offers innovative specialisations in International Studies programme
The complexity of international foreign relations has only been made more so by the recent financial upheavals felt around the globe. Oxford Brookes University is advancing international studies with innovative courses that prepare students to advance the field. The University offers the following taught postgraduate International Studies courses: • ... More
