Postgraduate Hot Topic: Software on Crime
  When it comes to the fight against crime, new software and technologies are proving essential in helping police and security forces identify suspicious individuals as well as actual perpetrators, aiding their prosecution. British universities are at the forefront of developing such software and systems, ranging from enhanced close circuit television (CCTV) units to new forensic techniques – and even ways of spotting people acting suspiciously before a crime occurs. At Portsmouth University, researchers are using sound cues to identify potential crimes in...

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...