AGCAS Community - Postgraduate

Postgraduate education consultation - AGCAS response

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:25:24 GMT

AGCAS has responded to a Higher Education Commission consultation on postgraduate education with a call for a review of funding, better access to work experience for postgraduate students and research staff, greater investment in careers education, information, advice and guidance for postgraduates and prospective students and more dialogue between HE and employers on postgraduate education and the needs of business.

Demystifying the PhD process

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:59:25 GMT

The AGCAS Postgraduate Students Task Group has produced a new resource aimed at practitioners working with postgraduate students. Demystifying the PhD Process evaluates the different approaches to helping students considering PhD study as their next step, outlines the differences in application procedures, and identifies strategies for careers professionals to apply when dealing with this client group.

Vacancy on the Research Staff Task Group

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:14:47 GMT

The AGCAS Research Staff Task Group is looking for a new member to join the group. The task group has been busy producing resources for careers advisers and for early career researchers and is also active in the researcher development community to raise the profile of the work of careers advisers and to feed into policy and developments such as the Researcher Development Framework (RDF) and the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers.

Postgraduate Study Fair, Manchester

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:45:24 GMT

This fair is for any current student or graduate from any university who is considering doing a Masters or PhD. Over 90 exhibitors attend, all promoting their postgraduate courses.