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Give your life some structure
07 April 2005
From blank paper to mighty monolith, structural engineering gets creative people going. The chance to influence an urban landscape is just so exciting, says Clare Dwyer Hogg

Enter the business of leisure
31 March 2005
Coffee shops, bars, clubs, hotels and gyms vie for our downtime - and the cream of the graduate crop.

Rhona Merrie: Combine a degree with meaningful work experience and employers take notice
31 March 2005
"There is no such thing as a job for life".

Talk your way out of a box?
31 March 2005
Communicating with managers is the key to getting the most out of a new job

Graduation to dictation
31 March 2005
Secretarial work is increasingly seen by graduates - men and women - as a first step on the ladder, says Amy McLellan

Postgraduate Lives: 'I hope my work is useful'
24 March 2005
Gonzalo Varela, 26, is to start a PhD in international economics at Sussex University

Hands across the Channel
17 March 2005
The University of Kent has taken international law one step further by gradually establishing a campus away from Canterbury - in Brussels.

Postgraduate Lives: 'It's just like a full-time job'
17 March 2005
Christopher Stephenson, 23, is studying for an MSc in advanced marketing management at Lancaster University Management School

Degrees of expansion
10 March 2005
Graduates from various disciplines are launching dynamic careers

Location, location, location
10 March 2005
Many business schools trumpet their links with Europe, but the University of Kent has closer ties to the Continent than most.

Masters of Europe
10 March 2005
A new European Masters programme that entails studying at a minimum of three universities has been launched by the EU.

Your postgrad queries answered
10 March 2005
Should I do a Masters in South Africa? Can I study alternative therapies?

What's up, postdoc?
10 March 2005
An international survey of postdocs puts the UK at only No 10 in the world. And only two British universities made it to the list of top institutions, writes Arabella Schnadhorst

You, too, could be a Bill Gates
10 March 2005
The UK lags behind the USA in entrepreneurial activity. But a new organisation to help graduates set up in business aims to change that

Postgraduate Lives: 'I was fascinated by Joe Orton's comedy'
10 March 2005
Samantha Read, 25, is doing an MA in contemporary theatre at the University of Essex

Postgraduate Lives: 'I like Hollywood, I like cheesy films'
03 March 2005
Katy Limmer, 36, is studying for a PhD on Charlton Heston at Exeter University

How to find a job you like
03 March 2005
Teachers looking for their first place of work face a confusing choice of faith and independent schools, specialist colleges and academies.

Sir, you're on the telly
03 March 2005
Teachers TV provides round the clock help for staff in how to take lessons. The programmes that track beginners through their first term are proving the biggest hits, says Sara Bubb

Money is there for the asking
03 March 2005
Research councils offer PhD students up to £12,000 in living expenses and pay fees

How to be a law unto yourself
03 March 2005
Part-time study can be a better bet than the daily grind of legal courses, suggests Amy McLellan

Become a well-rounded techie
24 February 2005
Why you should sign up for a Masters in information systems and management

Who wants a grad job?
24 February 2005
Not, it seems, all of today's graduates. While employers have generous packages on offer, the priority for many young people is working a career around a lifestyle, says Clare Hargreaves

The battle for hearts and minds
24 February 2005
The number of women in engineering remains low, despite a raft of initiatives to redress the balance

Skills that could be your ticket around the world
24 February 2005
Travel is one attraction of a career in engineering and one that an industry blighted by a shortage of talented recruits is keen to highlight.

The entrepreneurial edge
24 February 2005
Some ambitious young university-leavers prefer to get off to a flying start, says Lucie Greene