News and blog

  • 2016 Annual Conference: call for papers closing soon

    The call for papers for the Council’s key annual meeting closes on the 4th of March 2016. 
    9 February 2016 

  • Graduate School Managers Network Launches at Imperial

    Over 40 Graduate School Managers (and related positions) came together at Imperial College London’s 170 Queensgate venue to officially launch the UKCGE Graduate School Managers Network. 
    5 February 2016 

  • Council targets continued growth and engagement

    The Executive Committee has released the headlines from its business strategy planning and activity meeting which took place at its December meeting. 
    29 January 2016 

  • UKCGE Chair featured in Times Higher Education Article

    ‘Postgraduates’ struggle with workload raises ​‘concern’ for HEA’ writes Chris Havergal 
    7 January 2016 

  • Professional Doctorates Report Published

    A review of professional doctorates was commissioned by HEFCE and carried out by the Careers Research & Advisory Centre Ltd and the University of Brighton. The report provides an overview of the current landscape of professional doctorates across higher education institutions in England. 
    6 January 2016 

  • Report released: Structural Changes in Doctoral Education in the UK – A review of Graduate Schools

    UKCGE’s working group for the Sustainability of Organisational Structures for Doctoral Provision has published a report which captures key trends in doctoral provision in UK and Irish institutions. 
    14 December 2015 

  • Call for Papers — Annual Conference 2016

    “Achieving excellence in Masters and Doctoral education” — UKCGE opens it’s call for papers for the 2016 Annual Conference. 
    11 December 2015 

  • Working Groups invite expressions of interest

    The UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) invites colleagues from membership institutions to express an interest in joining one of its four working groups. 
    8 December 2015 

  • Nurse review of research councils

    Sir Paul Nurse led a review, with Research Councils UK, to explore how they can support research most effectively. The aim of the review was to ensure that the UK continues to support world-leading science, and invests public money in the best possible way. 
    3 December 2015 

  • National Study of PGT Programmes Directors

    Understanding more about the key issues and challenges of PGT study in UK HEIs is a focus of work which is being conducted by a sub-group of UKCGE’s Postgraduate Student Experience Working Group. 
    2 December 2015