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Diary of a Fresher: 'If I do OK in exams, I'll be allowed to carry on acting'

And so it begins. If I can pull these exams off, a year's worth of slightly lacklustre academic performance will, I hope, be forgiven.

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Welcome to the new frontier – Central Asia

Thursday, 9 July 2009

UCL is setting up shop in Kazakhstan but critics are worried about that nation's human rights record. Lucy Hodges reports

Research matters: Cash for questions

Thursday, 9 July 2009

Academics are complaining on the Downing Street website that ministers are skewing funding towards research that benefits the economy.

Postgrad Queries: How can I find work with a disaster management firm?

Thursday, 9 July 2009

Jobs in disaster managementI've just completed a BA in human geography. Throughout my school years, I enjoyed topics about natural disasters, and how humans respond. I was wondering if there are agencies in Britain that deal with disaster management, and what is the best way to get a job with them. Are there any postgraduate courses that will increase my chances of employment?

Make a living out of wasps and rats

Thursday, 9 July 2009

After a four-day course in pest control you're ready to set up in business. Hazel Davies reports on an unusual job opportunity

Is further study the 'least worst' choice?

Thursday, 9 July 2009

With a bleak jobs market, further study can give graduates the edge. Warwick Mansell reports

The science of journalism: Reporting on matters of life and death

Thursday, 9 July 2009

The latest Masters from one of the UK's premier journalism schools aims to prepare students for reporting on issues that are a matter of life and death. Caitlin Davies reports

Postgrad Lives: 'Distance learning gives me a much broader perspective'

Thursday, 9 July 2009

Mary-Joy Albutt is doing a distance-learning MSc in public health, specialising in health promotion, through the University of London External System. She fits this in with her full-time job working for Dudley Primary Care Trust (PCT) as a health promotion adviser for young people.

Thirteen out of 20 top universities misspell ‘university’ on website

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Cambridge, Harvard and Yale are among the top universities found to have embarrassing spelling mistakes on their websites.

The European Investment Bank to the rescue of DBIS?

Friday, 3 July 2009

The unprecedented rise in applications from people of all ages who want to study at university in 2009 should be no surprise. The number of 18 year olds peaks in 2009 and 2010. Recession and a tightening of the labour market have historically incentivised interest in higher education. This time the recession is deeper, more prolonged and global – and the correlation with demand for university places even more pronounced.

Diary of a Fresher: 'Exam time is difficult without parents waiting on you'

Thursday, 2 July 2009

The spectre of exams utterly dominates this term. Even the weather isn't enough to alleviate the sense of doom. I recall only the briefest period, near the start of term, when life was pleasant. My college, now decked with green ivy, finally looked like the place I saw when I came to the open day here three years ago. Lying on the grass with my friends, casually re-reading my set texts, I felt that I had finally come upon something of the essence of what university was all about. But to my dismay, the feeling barely lasted a week, and not just because it started to rain.

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