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Welcome to the New UKCGE Website
The Council’s new website is now live for members and supporters to utilise at their convenience. -
EMUA Conference 2015
The East Midlands Universities Association (EMUA) host an annual conference for students from across the 8 Universities to participate in and attend. -
Working Groups Meet for Annual Review
On 23rd September UKCGE working groups held an annual review meeting at the Priory Rooms in Birmingham to look back at the past 12 months, and set an agenda for the forthcoming academic year. -
Southampton’s Doctoral College Launched
The University of Southampton engages in cutting-edge research and innovation across a wide range of disciplines and has a strong mission to support postgraduate research and develop future leaders. -
UKCGE to launch International Collaborative Research Writing Groups
UKCGE is in the early stages of developing a small number of international research writing groups that will run from November 2015. Each group will work together on an agreed topic to write and submit an academic journal article within one year. -
QAA has released its Qualification Characteristics Statement about the characteristics of doctoral degrees
This document describes the distinctive features of the doctorate in the UK and becomes a reference point for the purposes of reviews coordinated by QAA from August 2016. -
HEFCE publishes analysis of 2014–15 Postgraduate Support Scheme pilots
The report evaluates and summarises findings from the £25 million initiative, which involved 40 higher education institutions in 20 projects to support and improve progression to taught postgraduate education. -
Could supervision funding be at risk from future BIS cuts? UKCGE in the news
Our new Chair, Professor Rosemary Deem, tells Holly Else at THE of the risks to PhD support from the government spending review -
UKCGE 2015 Annual Conference captures practice to alleviate postgraduate isolation
In her closing summary at the UK Council for Graduate Education’s Annual Conference 2015, Professor Rosemary Deem, the new Chair of the UKCGE Executive Committee drew proceedings to a close by focusing on the issues surrounding the isolation of students. -
Outgoing Chair thankful for support
Professor Mick Fuller took the opportunity to formally thank the support shown to him from colleagues in the Council’s Executive Committee, membership and staff office as he stepped down as UKCGE Chair at the 2015 UKCGE Annual Conference AGM.