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The latest Postgrad news
Anglia Ruskin offering great bursaries for MA Publishing students
Anglia Ruskin University is offering bursaries worth £7,000 for two MA Publishing students starting the programme in September 2010. Two lucky publishing students from the university's Cambridge campus will get £7,000 to help fund their studies. They will also get the opportunity to work with two top companies from the ... More
Birkbeck welcomes coalition financial review for part-time students
The Master of Birkbeck, University of London - Professor David Latchman - has welcomed proposals by the Government to offer more support for part-time students.The proposals conatined within the new Conservative-Liberal coalition agreement are to review loan and fee support for part-time students. Professor Latchman said, 'For too long part-time ... More
QMUL amongst Top 5 UK universities to study linguistics at
The Independent's Complete University Guide 2011 has rated Queen Mary, University of London in the top five places in the UK to study linguistics. The guide gave QMUL an overall score of 95.4 out of 100, positioning Linguistics at Queen Mary ahead of York, Lancaster and Sheffield and just behind ... More
Professor at Swansea University makes big impact with report
A report by Professor Heaven Crawley, Director of the Centre for Migration Policy Research at Swansea University, has been highlighted by the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG) as an example of good practice in ensuring academic research has an impact. The report - When is ... More
Professor at King's College London elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Robin Murray, Professor of Psychiatric Research at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. The Royal Society is made up of over 1,300 of the most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from the UK, the Commonwealth and the Republic of Ireland. ... More
University of Hertfordshire to host Art Therapy postgraduate open day
The School of Creative Arts at the University of Hertfordshire is hosting an Art Therapy postgraduate open day on Monday 14th June from 2.30-4pm. This open event has been specifically tailored to people interested in training on the MA Art Therapy programme, the Arts Therapies Certificate Foundation, and the short ... More
UEA gets rated outstanding by Ofsted
The teacher training courses run by the University of East Anglia (UEA) have been graded as outstanding by Ofsted. UEA's one-year postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) programmes for both primary and secondary teaching received the highest possible rating in every area. The report stated that over half the trainees are ... More
Swansea Professor wins award for nano research
Professor Sondipon Adhikari from the School of Engineering at Swansea University has been awarded a Wolfson Research Merit Award from the Royal Society for his nanotechnology research. This award scheme is jointly funded by the Wolfson Foundation and the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), and it aims to ... More
Canterbury Christ Church to host its first-ever postgraduate open day
Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent is to host its first-ever postgraduate open day on Saturday 22nd May 2010. Canterbury Christ Church University's Postgraduate Open Day offers potential students the chance to look around the Canterbury Campus, and check out the new facilities. Students will also be able to meet ... More
Birmingham City University is hosting a Postgraduate Open Evening
If you're interested in furthering your career and are considering postgraduate study, visit the Faculty of Education, Law and Social Sciences at Birmingham City University's Postgraduate Open Evening on Thursday 27th May from 4pm-7pm. At this open evening academic staff from the Faculty of Education, Law and Social Sciences will ... More
King’s College PGCE graded outstanding!
Ofsted have graded the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) programme at King’s College London with a Grade 1 for outstanding. Ofsted - the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills - regulates and inspects in order to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and ... More
Anglia Ruskin University shortlisted for six marketing accolades
Anglia Ruskin University - the Chelmsford and Cambridge based institution - has been nominated for a variety of awards in the higher education sector. The university is celbrating after six of its submissions have been shortlisted in four categories in the 2010 Heist awards. The annual Heist awards celebrate excellence ... More
Birkbeck joins in Adult Learners' Week
Birkbeck University of London will be represented at events throughout London for this year's Adult Learner's Week - which is from 15th-21st May 2010. The purpose of Adult Learner's Week is to raise awareness of part-time Higher Education and Birkbeck is involved in more events than ever before. 'As the ... More
Leeds Trinity teacher training courses praised by Ofsted
Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) has praised Leeds Trinity University College for the quality of its teacher training courses. Leeds Trinity University College has been offering teacher training courses for 44 years. The enthusiasm and expertise of the staff at the institution are key ... More
Academics from Queen’s University Belfast appointed co-editors of leading social work journal
Two social work experts from Queen’s University Belfast have been appointed Co-editors of the British Journal of Social Work - this is the UK's leading academic social work journal. Professor John Pinkerton and Dr Jim Campbell are based in the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work at Queen’s. ... More
New research opportunities at UEA
The University of East Anglia has formed a partnership with the Open University to offer the chance to train as a postgraduate researcher in social science. UEA's Faculty of Social Sciences and the OU are offering up to 11 fully-funded PhD studentships in subjects including law, international development, economics, geography, ... More
Bath appoints new professor for clinical psychology
The University of Bath has announced the appointment of Professor Paul Salkovskis as Programme Director of the forthcoming Doctorate programme in Clinical Psychology - the intention is that he will lead research and training development in this field. For the last ten years Professor Salkovskis has worked at King’s College ... More
Wageningen alumni thrive despite recession
Former students of Wageningen University in the Netherlands are still being successful in the job market despite the recession. Research has found that the position of Wageningen alumni on the labour market seems to be stable, and a job or a PhD position is found as quickly as before. This ... More
Liverpool Hope launches UK’s first MA in Contemporary Muslim Studies
The UK's first MA in Contemporary Muslim Studies has been launched at Liverpool Hope University. This has been done in response to a key area of strategic importance for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) at a time of increasing demand for postgraduate taught degrees amongst the Muslim ... More
Bath's School for Health to host Online Open Week
The School for Health at the University of Bath is hosting an Online Open Week from Monday 10th May to Friday 14th May. This is intended to provide potential students with a unique opportunity to explore their virtual learning environment before they apply. The University of Bath's School for Health ... More
Academic from Southampton helping to predict election results
Dr Aiden Gregg from the School of Psychology at the University of Southampon has helped develop a test to predict how peoples vote - which is particularly relevant with the upcoming General Election on 6th May. This election sees many people currently unsure about how to vote. Some may be ... More
