Postgraduate Studies

There’s a shortage of skilled labour and private-public sector investment may be the solution

The qualification must evolve beyond the niche to better the society in which academics live

There are several bursary opportunities still available

Form good relationships with your classmates for important support in postgrad

Meet LSE in Johannesburg or Cape Town this February

Universities seem to be shifting their focus to research-based tertiary education and accommodating more postgraduate students

The financing of undergraduate degrees but not postgraduate is short-sighted and counterproductive

There is a direct link between advanced research work and South Africa’s social goals.

A course will equip supervisors with better skills – but they need institutional backup too.

Everyone wins if students are exposed to the workplace – and companies to research.

Kissing your social or after-hours TV life goodbye requires absolute commitment.

Policymakers have finally woken up to the plight of British postgraduates, with decisions on funding and fees on the horizon.

Dr <b>Layla Cassim</b>’s first two articles on postgraduate study elicited a flood of queries from students keen on making the jump.

It’s not as scary as it seems if you do your homework before you take the leap.

Postgraduate students are cash cows because they bring with them high government subsidies, more than for undergraduates.