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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. -
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. -
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. -
RCUK unveils expectations for doctoral training support
Research Councils UK (RCUK) has unveiled its Statement of Expectations for Doctoral Training, which sets out common principles for the support of all Research Council-funded students. -
New 1994 Group Report proposes solutions to the PGT ‘funding crisis’
This briefing aims to tackle the concerns regarding the lack of long-term funding arrangements for taught postgraduate courses (PGT). -
CQ: The “hot-potato” that is taught postgraduate funding, round II.
Chair Quarterly, Written by Prof Mick Fuller, UKCGE Chair -
New report produced by Centre Forum available to download
Employers increasingly desire postgraduate level skills – evidenced by the widening ‘postgraduate/first degree only’ wage gap – and so should everybody else, says think-tank -
New research shows inequalities in progression to postgraduate study in the UK
In a study commissioned by the Higher Education Academy (HEA), researchers from the University of York have highlighted potentially worrying inequalities in transition to postgraduate degrees. -
International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education and Training keeps the light burning
The recent International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education and Training in Edinburgh was a resounding success for the Council, the delegates in attendance and we hope for the respective postgraduate communities who will benefit from this notably engaging event. -
RCUK launches review of funding for researcher development
Research Councils UK (RCUK) has today (21 March 2013) launched a review of the revised funding arrangements for researcher development.