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Chance to work with luxury motors
On 17-Jul-2007 under Graduate
University leavers can now apply for a place on a Rolls Royce Motor Cars graduate programme.The luxury car firm recently launched the scheme, which will provide up to 15 graduates with the chance to j read more...

"Desperate scramble" for doctor posts
On 16-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Some 13,000 junior doctors could still be left without jobs after the first round of NHS recruitment in England.The Department of Health (DH) has announced that 85 per cent of such posts have been fil read more...

Degree in northernness
On 13-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Students can now go to university to learn about all things northern.The one-year Masters in Northern Studies, at Leeds Metropolitan University, will run from this September.The course, thought to be read more...

Cash bonuses for Scottish postgrads
On 13-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Universities in Scotland have started to offer financial incentives for students to stay.Edinburgh University is offering 10 per cent off fees to recent graduates, while Aberdeen University is offerin read more...

Are you the next Sugar?
On 12-Jul-2007 under Graduate
A course has been launched to help potential entrepreneurs learn how to set up their own business.The Certificate in Business Enterprise is run by the International Association of Book-keepers, a lead read more...

It pays to be web-savvy
On 12-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Students who are experts on the net may want to consider a career in the field.New research has found that web developers' wages have shot up 26 per cent in the last year.A recent study by SkillsMarke read more...

Train to be a doctors' assistant
On 11-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Students can now train to be doctors' assistants, as the first UK universities have launched courses for the role.Although the job title is common in the US, the universities of Birmingham, Wolverhamp read more...

Students get marketing experience
On 11-Jul-2007 under Internship, Part time
Students in Wales are now able to take part in a hands-on marketing experience.The first Chartered Institute of Marketing student branch has been set up in Cardiff.With the help of a £250 grant from read more...

More jobs, less money for grads
On 10-Jul-2007 under Graduate
There are more jobs available for graduates, but salaries are starting to decline, new research has suggested.The survey, by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), revealed a 13 per cent increa read more...

Green degree launched
On 10-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Good news for ethically-minded students - a UK university has launched an MBA business degree in carbon management.The University of East Anglia, which claims the course is the first in the world, aim read more...

Graduate nurses unemployed
On 09-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Nursing students are finding it hard to get jobs when they graduate, new figures have suggested.A recent government census found that almost a third of new graduate nurses were still unemployed some s read more...

Blind in Business event
On 09-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Next month, Blind in Business will be holding an employment event specifically aimed at visually impaired undergraduates and graduates.On August 23rd and 24th, the annual Education to Employment diver read more...

More grants for poorer students
On 06-Jul-2007 under Graduate
A rare piece of good financial news for those at university: it has been announced that more students are to receive full grants for university living costs.The change means that students from familie read more...

Online hacks earn more
On 05-Jul-2007 under Graduate
News that might be of interest to journalism students: according to new research, online journalists often earn far more than their print counterparts.The survey, by media recruitment specialists PFJ, read more...

HSBC defends controversial grad overdraft
On 05-Jul-2007 under Graduate
An HSBC spokesperson has defended controversial changes to the graduate overdraft the bank offers, insisting they will help graduates realise there "is a cost to borrowing".HSBC caused consternation a read more...

Anyone for tennis?
On 04-Jul-2007 under Graduate
Drag those old tennis racquets out of the cupboard - a UK university is launching a degree course all about the game.The University of Central Lancashire has said its sports technology degree in tenni read more...

Student journalists crack case
On 03-Jul-2007 under Graduate
A journalism course has been launched that encourages students to crack real cases.The Masters course in Investigative Journalism, at the University of Strathclyde, is thought to be the first of its k read more...

"Underprivileged" doctors qualify
On 02-Jul-2007 under Graduate
A specialised degree course aimed at bright students from underprivileged backgrounds has seen its first students qualify as doctors.The extended medical degree programme (EMDP), run by King's College read more...

The dos and don'ts of CV white lies
On 29-Jun-2007 under Graduate
Those little white lies on your first graduate CV really aren't worth it, according to employment experts.Recent research by Times Online has confirmed what we all suspected - although you might get a read more...

New media salaries exceed traditional roles
On 28-Jun-2007 under Graduate
A comprehensive survey of jobseekers has revealed that sales people working at digital and new media companies are demanding higher salaries than their counterparts at other media agencies.Conducted b read more...