University of South Wales closes London campus

The University of South Wales Caerleon campus in London’s Docklands after it failed to attract foreign students.

Read more in the Daily Mail

Scholarships for Indian students

The University of Warwick has announced 16 scholarships for Indian students for taught Masters degrees including three scholarships for Warwick Business School (WBS) students.

More detail here.

January and February 2013 MBA intakes in the UK

Here is a list of few universities offering January - February intakes for MBAs.

Coventry University (Coventry and London)

Middlesex University (London)

Kingston University (London)

University of Hertfordshire (Near London)

University of East London (London) (International Business MBA)


Kingston is the only one which is accredited by the Association of MBAs.

Coventry University moves up in the UK University league tables

Coventry University leaps 17 places to 46th overall in the 2013 Guardian University league table. The new rankings places Coventry University 1st amongst the post 92 Universities.

How to use social media for job hunting

Guest post by Carlo Pandian

Recruitment has changed dramatically in the last 10 years with many companies involved in finding innovative and lean solutions for employers and employees. Social media and Internet have played a key role in this transformation.

Here you can find five suggestions to improve your chances while you are job seeking. You can boost your presence in the job market with these simple steps:

1. Register as a Linkedin member and upload your CV. Linkedin is the main social network to find job, contact employers, showcase your experience and networks within the professionals in your field.

2. Optimize your Linkedin profile – Add your Blog and Twitter Account if these are related to your future job. When employers are looking for staff they will type keywords to find you, so it is important you will add this keywords in your interests and specialities sections.

Moreover you can boost your profile and win the competition by adding special features ( From the main navigation bar > More > My Applications). In particular add a Reading list with job related books, events you have attended or you will attend in the future (there are many for marketing, art, law, health care and other professions) and publications you have written in the past.

3. Join Linkedin Groups and Associations related to your category. Contribute to the discussion of them and connect with some employers

4. Recommend your academic colleagues and previous work mates and ask for a recommendation back.

5. Search for vacancies on the Adzuna job site. The website gathers job ads from almost all the job boards in UK and allows you to be recommended by your friends through its unique Linkedin social feature.

Snippets of the lives of PhD students

If you are thinking about doing your PhD here in the UK, you are probably wondering what they go through. Check out PhD Life: A blog about real researcher issues. The blog is hosted by the University of Warwick Library Wolfson Research Exchange. There are some really interesting posts by PhD students in the University of Warwick - thoughts, experiences as well as rants.

Car insurance – making the student loan stretch a little further

Going to university or college is an exciting time. New experiences, new friends and new challenges make it one of the most rewarding periods of your life. But it’s also one of the most expensive, and with students increasingly worried about mounting debt and student fees, saving money wherever possible is vitally important. The price of running a car is also spiralling upwards, and one of the biggest costs is car insurance. So how can an impoverished student make their loan stretch a little further when it comes to running a car?

Get the insurance you need

It’s a sad fact of life for most students, but the ‘magic age’ for car insurance is widely regarded as 25. That means you’ll often have to wait until you’ve left university or college to see your insurance costs drop dramatically. But drivers under 25 can still get a good deal by shopping around and getting the car insurance that they need, rather than the insurance they’d like. Fully comprehensive may be out of your price range, but that still leaves you with two options – third party only and third party, fire and theft.

Of the two, the latter is preferable as it gives you greater insurance coverage. However, hunting around on the Internet is a great way of finding a package that may offer much more than you expected. There’ll also be handy tips and hints on how to keep your costs down. For example, if your car is garaged then obviously your premiums will be a lot less than if you leave it parked on the roadside. Look for insurance providers that offer special deals for younger drivers and even those who provide specialist insurance for students.