Warnings of economic damage to UK as international student numbers fall by a third
University leaders accuse ministers of wanting to ‘diminish our success’ as figures show a plunge in visas issued to overseas students
October 2022
‘I’ve had to defer for a year’: students despair at the cost of living crisis
Letters: Josephine Makepeace writes that she may have to wave goodbye to her postgraduate dreams, while Marion Durose explains the extra costs of post-Brexit European study
July 2021
Desperate graduates rush to study ‘panic masters’ after job rejections
Postgraduate applications jump by up to 20% as Covid and economic jitters shrink employment options
March 2021
'Treated like cash cows': international students at top London universities withhold £29,000 fees
Students say lockdown learning in their bedrooms is not what they paid for
February 2021
Digital fashion designers sought for UK’s first degree in virtual couture
Huddersfield University's Bahrain degree 'providing torture hub with legitimacy'
July 2019
Publishing: why there’s no such a thing as a career done by the book
Long seen as a traditional industry giving out ‘jobs for the boys’, publishing is now making great efforts to recruit more diverse talent
January 2019
Tips for students
Here's what to ask yourself before taking a master's degree
Not sure whether the postgrad life is for you? Answer these five questions
August 2017
My freshers' story
This is what it's like to go to university as a mature student
From fresher’s nerves to keeping up with the technology, three older students share their experiences
March 2017
Dear Jeremy
How can I leave my dead-end job and make use of my qualifications?
I have an MSc and a teaching certificate, but I live in an economically depressed area and feel I am wasting my life
September 2016
Is entrepreneurship training worth £10,000?
Northumbria’s MSc is the first fully practical course in which students launch their own startups – its founder says lectures are the enemy of enterprise
August 2016
Pass notes
Buy-one-get-one-free degrees: when higher education meets discount pricing
In a bid to attract students, universities are offering cheap master’s courses to undergraduates, money-off deals, family and friends offers – and even Premier League football tickets
July 2016
Apply now to become a world leader, in just one year
An international course – Schwarzman Scholars – aims to train its students to ‘change the course of history’. The advisers include Henry Kissinger and Tony Blair
March 2016
Guardian Students
Fur-free coats and wood heels: study a master's in sustainable fashion
The shift is towards more ethical and sustainable practices in the manufacturing process, and a number of postgraduate courses are setting the trend
Guardian Students
Want to be the next Tim Berners-Lee? Consider a data science master's
The new MSCs in data science are tapping into the current information explosion. After all, big data is of little use without skilled people to make use of it
Guardian Students
Are new loans enough to persuade you to do a master's?
The new loan scheme coming into force this year should see a marked increase in applications for master’s degrees, but some say the £10,000 limit is inadequate
July 2015
Dear Jeremy
Dear Jeremy – your work issues solved
Our careers expert – and you the readers – offer advice to someone who is bored in their job, and to a worker debating whether or not to pursue a master’s
January 2015
Working in development: what you really need to know
Anna Marry
Think carefully before investing in a master’s degree. Skills such as project management and fundraising can be even more valuable, advises Anna Marry
October 2014
Guardian Students
How to get funding for your arts and humanities postgrad
Guardian Students
How breast cancer gave me the courage to start a master's
