Postgraduate Case Study: Politics PhD
Lisa gives us an insight into the skills she is developing as part of her International Politics PhD at Aberystwyth… Name: Lisa Denney Institution: Aberystwyth University Course: PhD International Politics ‘I am a second-year PhD student in the International Politics Department at Aberystwyth University. After working with an international non-government organisation in Sierra Leone in 2007, I decided to embark on a PhD to provide me with a greater academic knowledge of the developing world and to equip me with further qualifications for later...

Postgraduate Education Trends
The UK postgraduate arena is changing and students about to take the next step need to consider how these shifting trends will affect them before, during and after their studies. Hotcourses talks to Joanna Newman, the British Library’s Head of Higher Education, about the future of postgraduate education in the UK…   This year saw the publication of a new report about postgraduate education in the UK, which focused on current numbers of students, trends in education, and costs and benefits to students. The study was commissioned by the British Library and Higher Education Policy...