Graduate Options

Astronomy prepares to launch into orbit

Published: 15 February 2007

New investment in space research means that student numbers are lifting off

Postgraduate Queries

Published: 15 February 2007

'How do I train in forensic photography? And are there any online postgraduate courses in Buddhism?'

Cash for essays: a moral dilemma

Published: 15 February 2007

Hard-up graduates from Oxford and Cambridge can earn up to £10,000 by writing model answers for an essay mill company. But are they simply encouraging plagiarism? Harriet Swain reports

Engineering graduates: They're not anoraks any more

Published: 15 February 2007

Five PhD students have been given grants to hone their soft skills. Steve McCormack talks to them

Postgraduate Lives: Sophia Burke, student at Writtle College, Essex

Published: 15 February 2007

'It's science, not horse whispering'

Voluntary work: The benefit of a helping hand

Published: 15 February 2007

Volunteering gives graduates the chance to give something back to the community - and pick up valuable experience on the way. By Kate Hilpern

Environmental protection: Think global, act local

Published: 15 February 2007

If you want to protect the environment, help your local authority implement a strategy, says Nick Jackson

Andrea Grace Rannard: The Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report has brought welcome news for student volunteers

Published: 15 February 2007

Future students may be able to gain financially from carrying out volunteering work during their studies. Chancellor Gordon Brown's pre-Budget report in December 2006 proposed a "new path for entry to university, in which students volunteer in return for a reduction in tuition fees".

Not-so-old heads on young shoulders

Published: 08 February 2007

The fast-track teaching programme is helping the best to move up, writes Karen Higginbottom

Masters In Creative Entrepreneurship: A chance to study with the experts

Published: 18 January 2007

Creativity and commercial riches can be natural bedfellows - as a new course shows

The changing face of the doctorate

Published: 18 January 2007

'I want to make contacts and see what's out there'

Joint Doctoral Programme: From the Midlands to the Far East

Published: 18 January 2007

Nottingham is extending its global reach by training Malaysian academics

Postgraduate Lives: Laura McAtackney, student at Bristol University

Published: 18 January 2007

'It felt like Siberia: cold, grey and dark'

Masters Degrees: Education for the sake of it

Published: 18 January 2007

He's broke - and the course won't help his career. Nick Jackson explains why he's back in academia

Anne-Marie Martin: Honesty is the key to choosing an MBA

Published: 18 January 2007

There are 3,000 children in China under the age of six studying for an "early MBA". Their parents believe that MBAs bestow advantage in the job market. This is yet another twist in the history of the Master of Business Administration - a qualification that has courted controversy since its introduction in the US in the early 1900s.

Postgraduate Queries

Published: 18 January 2007

'Can I train as a nurse at the age of 41? What would be the best way of getting into the not-for-profit sector?'

MBA finance modules: Should qualified accountants be exempt?

Published: 18 January 2007

You are a qualified accountant with an ambition to become chief executive. To make the grade, you'll need to learn more about general business strategy but don't see the value of sitting in on finance classes that tell you what you already know. How will schools react to this?