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Innovation is key to the future of the MBA

Tue, 29 May 2012 12:40:12 +0100

Last week the Association of MBAs held its annual international conference for deans and directors of business schools. The event took place in Barcelona, home of Gaudi’s groundbreaking Sagrada Familia cathedral – an appropriate backdrop for this year’s principle theme of innovation.

A poet and you know it

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:38:00 +0100

There’s an old motto borrowed from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, which suggests that while an orator is made, a poet must be born. For those who feel they might have writing in their blood but could do with a little help, the creative writing MA has had an enduring appeal since the first programme was introduced in 1971 at the University of East Anglia.

Professional and Career Development Loans – what’s the deal?

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:14:28 +0100

The future is looking bleak for this year’s graduates. With youth unemployment at a record high, the number of university leavers dashing in the direction of post-graduate study has risen sharply.

Postgraduate queries

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:01 +0100

Q: I graduated two years ago with a degree in international business and now want to do a Masters in economics and finance at a British university. But the university in question seems to perform very well in accounting and finance, but not so well in economics, which worries me. What should I do?

Sport science will give you a sporting chance of a fulfilling career

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:01 +0100

With fewer than 80 days to go until the start of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games it would be easy to conclude amid the hype that the "future" of sport is restricted to only a few weeks in July and August. However, those involved in the industry are already looking beyond the games and there are plenty of opportunities for those with science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) skills to make their mark in the sporting arenas of the future.

Conservation courses: Breathe life into old treasures

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:01 +0100

A small clockwork bird with faded red feathers and a charcoal black tail twitters from its perch, head moving stiffly from side to side as its tail wags. This tiny automaton was once a vivid scarlet tanager songbird from South America.

Postgraduate diary

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:01 +0100

It's not usually ideal preparation for a postgraduate course at a British university to spend several years in the Third World, away from the creature comforts and means of communication most Westerners take for granted. But for Lucie Graham, 33, it helped her get into the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Although she's now approaching the end of a Masters in public health in developing countries, on admission students require at least two years' experience of fieldwork in the Third World.

Research matters: Innovation is about anticipating tomorrow's challenges

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:01 +0100

As technology advances our appetite for newer, faster, smaller and more efficient devices grows. The pace of innovation and commercial development over the past century has been such that society expects the next "big thing" before we even know what the thing is. However, innovation isn't just about a new gadget. Foundational research takes place in the UK every day to encourage economic growth and find answers to critical health and wellbeing challenges facing modern society.

The magic roundabout: London's Tech City

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:13:34 +0100

Launched in November 2010 with generous tax breaks and grants, Tech City is the UK’s biggest high-tech hub. According to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, these five square miles of east London have doubled the number of technology businesses in a run-down area and created more than 500 new jobs.

Something different for the weekend? The rise of Saturday and Sunday courses.

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:01 +0100

Friday evenings hold a special place in the lives of most workers. The weekend stretches ahead and there's no need to set the alarm clock. But for a growing number of people the weekend has begun to mean something different. Not for them the night out or bottle of wine on the table. They are grabbing their notepads and heading off for university lectures and seminars.

Comment: 'Individuals count in a small university like ours'

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:01 +0100

Like many institutions, at Winchester we realise it's a challenging time for anyone considering postgraduate study. Financial concerns are, of course important, but it can sometimes be easy to forget the true value and benefits that postgraduate study can bring, both personally and professionally.

The hi-tech business brains of Silicon Roundabout

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:01 +0100

Launched in November 2010 with generous tax breaks and start-up grants, Tech City, a five-square-mile slice of east London, is the UK's biggest high-technology hub. According to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Tech City has doubled the number of technology businesses in this run-down area of London and created more than five hundred new jobs.

Postgraduate Diary

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:01 +0100

While many parts of the UK have had one of the driest starts to the year on record, reservoirs in other parts of the British Isles are well served by rain. In fact, away from the arid South-east, a different problem is occupying academic minds, namely predicting the detailed effects on river flows caused by the increased amounts of rainfall.

Research matters: Fifty years at the cutting edge of technical progress

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:01 +0100

This month the Daresbury Laboratory in the North-west of England celebrates its 50th anniversary as one of Europe's largest technical research facilities. Daresbury is run by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and provides enormously complex, costly and highly specialised equipment for the nation's scientists.

Postgraduate queries

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:01 +0100

Q: I am doing a media-related first degree and want to undertake a Masters in journalism that will enable me to go on and be a newspaper journalist. However, I have no idea where to even begin with regards to funding.

The executive decision: why it makes sense to work alongside a part-time MBA

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:33:21 +0100

When I launched my company in 2008, my business plan was nothing more than a two page Word document stating who would own what, and what the entity would be named. I’m sure I intended to elaborate but once the finance was in place and the domain name registered, that all-important file was immediately relegated to a distant folder somewhere in ‘My Documents’ while I proceeded to wing it.

Top course, but is it the business?

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:18:11 +0100

When she was forced to bring her baby son to lectures asleep in his car seat, Heather McGregor knew it was time to leave her MBA. "I just could not carry on. I was beset by problems, such as child care. I'd advise dropping out if you know you are going to jeopardise something very important."

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