http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/learn-the-skills-to-master-the-art-world-1818655.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/learn-the-skills-to-master-the-art-world-1818655.html <p> Apainting workshop in Venice, curating a gallery in Argentina and the chance to use a hotel wall in Brussels as a blank canvas are all in a day's work for some fortunate fine art Masters students. Postgraduate courses have an increasingly international flavour and include travel, but will they help find employment? That is the question students are increasingly demanding of universities before they part with their money, a fact that helps to explain the emphasis on projects and work placements.</p> Postgraduate Study Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/how-to-get-a-doctorate-in-digital-entertainment-and-earn-real-money-while-you-study-1818656.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/how-to-get-a-doctorate-in-digital-entertainment-and-earn-real-money-while-you-study-1818656.html <p> There's nothing remarkable about courses that train doctors in the mechanics of the human body. But it takes a particular kind of doctoral education to provide an in-depth knowledge of the physiology of characters generated by computer.</p> Postgraduate Study Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/postgrad-lives-my-research-has-the-potential-to-have-a-real-impact-1818657.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/postgrad-lives-my-research-has-the-potential-to-have-a-real-impact-1818657.html <p> <b>Lucy Gell, 23, recently started a PhD looking into alcohol and health inequalities at the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research. </b> </p> Postgraduate Study Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/who-should-pay-for-degrees-1818658.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/who-should-pay-for-degrees-1818658.html <p>As the number of postgraduates surges to more than 500,000 students in Britain, the spotlight is increasingly falling on what students are getting for their money, whether employers are satisfied with the standards of Masters degrees and PhDs, and whether or not the UK is internationally competitive in the postgraduate marketplace.</p> Postgraduate Study Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/postgraduate-queries-can-a-diploma-be-converted-which-green-course-is-best-1818659.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/postgraduate-queries-can-a-diploma-be-converted-which-green-course-is-best-1818659.html Postgraduate Study Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/serenas-story-how-one-student-is-demanding-a-better-deal-for-postgraduates-1818660.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/serenas-story-how-one-student-is-demanding-a-better-deal-for-postgraduates-1818660.html <p>Postgraduate students who are struggling with the pressures of advanced academic work may find solace in the latest report from the National Student Forum (NSF). Set up last year to reflect the experiences of the 500,000 postgraduates in the UK, the forum argues that, while much progress has been made, the consistency and sometimes the level of support postgraduates receive still lags behind that given to undergraduates.</p> Postgraduate Study Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000