News and blog

  • Understanding needs for information on postgraduate courses

    Work has just begun to help support higher education providers in meeting the needs of postgraduate taught students, and research into the way prospective students make decisions with the information currently available. 
    6 September 2013 

  • Call for Papers — 4th International Conference on Professional Doctorates

    Papers are currently being accepted for the International Conference on Professional (ICPD-2014), which takes place at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff on 10th & 11th April 2014. 
    5 September 2013 

  • Most comprehensive survey ever of postgraduate researchers shows high levels of satisfaction

    Results from the Higher Education Academy’s Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2013 show that postgraduate researchers in the UK can expect a high quality experience, with 82% of students satisfied overall. 
    3 September 2013 

  • Postgraduate research degree qualification rates improving

    A report published by HEFCE presents projected rates of qualification for a cohort of students studying for postgraduate research degrees. Data on students who began their studies in 2010-11 show that their projected completion rates are higher than equivalent rates for students beginning postgraduate research degrees in recent years. 
    25 July 2013 

  • Open access consultation launched

    Views are invited on the open access proposals for the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF).
    23 July 2013 

  • £25 million fund to stimulate postgraduate study

    HEFCE is inviting universities and colleges to bid for a share of a £25 million fund, to test different ways of stimulating postgraduate education. 
    1 July 2013 

  • UKCGE Chair formally appointed to EUA CDE steering committee

    UK Council for Graduate Education Chair Prof Mick Fuller has been formally appointed to the European Universities Association Council for Doctoral Education steering committee from the 1st July 2013. 
    30 June 2013 

  • Election Results for the UK Council for Graduate Education

    There were three vacancies on the committee this year and six were received by the Council so a postal ballot took place in June 2013. The results were announced at the Annual Conference 2013, held this year at Maple House, Birmingham. 
    29 June 2013 

  • Spending Review 2013

    Key take home points from the spending review released today are that department for BIS is down 5.9% in general spend and regard to capital growth, BIS CDEL rises by 8.7% in real terms (excluding financial transactions). Other important issues raised in the paper include reforms to national scholarship funding scheme and further commitment from the government to deliver ​‘its ambition’ of a world leading research base for science and innovation. 
    25 June 2013 

  • Professor Rosemary Deem awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours

    Professor Rosemary Deem, UKCGE Executive Committee Member, and Vice-Principal for Education at Royal Holloway has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for her services to Higher Education and Social Science. 
    22 June 2013