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Birmingham City University sets up shop to encourage graduate entrepreneurs

Current students and graduates of Birmingham City University will be able to showcase their design ideas, thanks to the opening of a new shop inside the Mailbox complex.

Over 12,500 students on a mission to become global graduates

More than 12,500 UK undergraduates are heading abroad for a portion of their studies this year, in order to gain the “global knowledge” desired by leading graduate employers.

A survey conducted... ...

Mature students may be deterred by university fee increase

The introduction of increased university tuition fees, which could be as much as £9,000 a year, from this September could deter mature students from applying to university.

This is according to a report for... ...

Changes to postgraduate funding will depend on ‘graduate risk’

Barclays bank has put forward a proposal to the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in an attempt to overhaul the system for postgraduate funding.

The planned scheme would see... ...

‘Oxbridge’ takes top spot in Guardian University Guide

Oxford and Cambridge have taken the top two spots in the 2013 Guardian University Guide.

The guide assesses the performance of universities in terms of several factors including graduate job... ...

Graduate takes drastic measures to secure a job

A 40-year-old master’s graduate has been forced to pound the streets in search of a job, after being rejected for 15,000 roles.  

Robin Norton, from Birmingham ... ...

Graduates turn their backs on gap years to focus on job hunt

Students leaving university are making a frantic bid to enter the graduate job market, putting plans of a ‘year out’ firmly on the back burner.

According to a study by... ...

How social media and the internet can help you choose your university

Making the choice of which university to attend, whether for undergraduate and postgraduate study, has now been made event simpler thanks to advances in technology.

A number of universities now have social media accounts, on sites ... ...