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Postgraduate Study

It might seem a bit greedy, but some people choose to get more than one degree in their lifetime! It’s actually a brilliant idea! However, before you start your postgraduate degree, you should probably read our articles on postgraduate study. Just saying.

Postgraduate Funding

There are so many different ways to fund postgraduate study; what’s staggering is how few students are aware of them! The main thing is to be proactive. There is plenty of financial help o...

Postgraduate Study: Important Things to Consider

Right, so you’ve nearly done your undergraduate degree! You’ve almost ticked that box, but now you want more! Good work. You should definitely think about extending your academic stu...

What is a Postgraduate Degree?

In medieval universities, a master’s degree or doctorate often took 12 years to complete. Blimey! Thankfully though, nowadays you can get a postgraduate qualification in a much shorter ...

Applying for Postgraduate Study

Postgraduate study is a good choice if you really enjoy your subject and want to take it further, or if you need a postgraduate qualification to enter your chosen profession. It’s also a g...

Master’s Degree

The humble master’s degree has experienced a surge in popularity over the last decade. Every year a significant proportion of undergraduates decide to swap those BA or BSc letters after th...

Conversion Courses

Conversion courses would be more aptly named “crash courses”. They are intensive courses designed to get you up to speed in a subject which is different to the one that you studied p...

PhD

A PhD or Doctor of Philosophy (or Ph.D. if you’re finicky about full stops) is a postgraduate degree. It doesn’t just apply to the study of philosophy, but rather uses the word &lsqu...

Professional Qualifications

What are professional qualifications? Professional qualifications are vocational qualifications, often involving an element of practical training. Usually, they are linked with a specific indu...

Research Degrees

There comes a time in your university education when everything becomes a lot more research-focused. If you’re keen on pursuing a career in academia, then research degrees are just the tic...

Taught Courses

Not all postgraduate degrees involve spending your entire time in the library, cowering under a mountain of books as you beaver away on a monumental thesis; plenty of postgraduate qualifications...

Research Councils

Research councils support the majority of studentships (funded postgraduate research places) by allocating funding to institutions. Studentships are a PhD student’s lifeblood. Many people ...

Part-time Study

Part-time study becomes ever more popular as people try to juggle earning with learning. Whether you’re picking up a professional qualification, or progressing with your academic study, pa...

Postgraduate Study Abroad

Postgraduate study abroad has experienced a surge in popularity over the past decade, as more and more UK postgraduate students are flocking overseas to continue their research. Why study abro...