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Non-Academic Career Options After your PhD
These are grim times for the academic job market. With fewer job openings than in recent decades, career experts are advising new PhDs to consider options outside of academic research and teaching.
New Fees Impact on Postgraduate Study
What Does The New Fees Regime Mean For Postgraduate Study In The Uk? Recent UK government policy means that this year’s undergraduate students now pay far more in fees than previous cohorts, with some universities charging £9000 per...
Why Study Mechanical Engineering?
With the global economy still sluggish and jobs growing increasingly scarce, the decision of which course to choose while studying at a university has become more important than ever before.
What You Need to Know About Your Doctorate before You Start
If you want to work in a university as a lecturer or researcher a Doctorate of Philosophy is often essential. Your doctorate could lead to a PhD or DPhil, or to something more specialised, such as DBA (business) or DEd (education).
PhDs - Applying For Jobs Outside Academia
If you are applying for jobs in sectors outside academia ensure that you are in a strong position to succeed by preparing well for the application process and marketing yourself effectively. Use the following tips as a starting pointing...
Should I Start a PhD?
At the moment some academics are cynical about the possibility of anyone starting a PhD now ever securing an academic career. So, the question of whether doing a PhD is a good idea is more relevant than ever.
New PhDs: Going Overseas
It may come as a shock; you have finally finished the PhD after years of working on your thesis, you have taught part-time, presented at several conferences and have contributed to a peer-reviewed journal or two, only to find there is no...
Managing The Relationship With Your PI
The relationship you have with your PI can be key to your career but you can’t expect them to do all the work. You need to manage this relationship too. The best place to start is to put yourself in their shoes and have a think about...
Advantages Of Postgraduate Study Abroad
With so many graduates competing for jobs, a period of study abroad may help you stand out from the crowd. So what are the benefits of postgraduate study abroad?
From PhD to Business Start-Up
If you are considering business start-up as a career option this article shares with you insights about an entrepreneurial career route and tips to help you take those first steps to make your ideas a reality.
Funding Postgraduate Study Abroad
There are clear benefits from spending a period of postgraduate study abroad; increased employability, improved language skills, a broadening of horizons and gaining an international perspective, to name but a few. But how can it be...
Which Masters Degree - MRes or MA/MSc?
Master of Arts (MA) and Master of Science (MSc) degrees are largely taught courses and and Master of Research (MRes), while containing some taught elements, focuses more on research skills. That’s not to say that there aren’t taught...
Should I do a Masters Degree?
If you have a passion for English, History, Ethnomusicology, the Theatre or Brazilian Portuguese, or a subdiscipline of these, the moment you leave University you might realise that most others do not. This comes as a shock to start with
The Value of an MBA
The MBA is a gateway even during a gritty recession when the bursting of the mortgage bubble and the bank collapse in the US, for example, tipped the scale of the work/life balance. In the business world, obtaining an MBA degree still...
PhD Students: Options For Working While Studying
A full-time PhD is like a full-time job, which requires around 35 hours of study per week. Any less time spent on it means you’re potentially compromising your work. Many PhD students study part time, particularly those who are self...
PhD Careers: What to do after your PhD?
What does life hold after completing a PhD? Well, according to research conducted by the Institute for Employment Studies, prospects are good – 92% of graduates were in employment three years after completing their doctoral study...
PhD Consulting - Reflecting on the value of your PhD
If you are interested to find out more about working as a consultant this article will provide you with tips and advice for using your skills and expertise as a researcher to stand out in a competitive environment.
How to Plan Your PhD - Planning Your Time
You’ve got three years, which sounds like an enormous amount of time, but then again, you’ve got to produce a thesis of up to 100,000 words – a daunting task. However, by breaking the process down into steps with clear goals built...
What is the Real Cost of a PhD?
The answer to this really depends on your situation and a number of factors should be taken into account.
A Guide to 5 Types of Research Degree
If you are interested in research based postgraduate study there are a number of different types of courses to choose from, depending on your priorities. The following brief guide to types of research degrees may help you make a more...
