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Taking the easy path to a new start

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Thanks to postgraduate conversion courses it is increasingly possible to fast-track a change of career

Biologist found that a good job is in the genes

Steve Coomber traces one mans path to a biotech career developing a third-generation DNA sequencing system

Managers of the future learn to measure up

Emily Ford reports on the rise of a higher degree for the public sector

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Learning to budget

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Unpaid but not unappreciated

Steve Coomber finds that MBA students are keen to add volunteer work to their hectic academic schedule

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Who’s going to pay for it all?

Postgraduate study is an expensive business, so how can students shoulder the cost of a higher degree

Funding fears for postgrads facing slump

Masters degrees are seen as the way ahead but is the downturn a good time to aim higher

Free degrees while they last

Free tuition and masters degrees taught in English has lured international students to Germany and the Nordic countries

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Lessons in capitalism

The Russians are now taking the business of schooling seriously

Course and effect

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Speak the same language

Graduates wanting to gain the edge in a competitive jobs market can do so by studying in Europe

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You need some letters after your name

Business is a numbers game but which ones will get you to the top of a FTSE company?

A work of art and a sound investment

From design to writing, arts courses are flourishing despite the current climate, says Daniel Allen

The choice is beer, floods, Utopia or walnut dashboards

Postgraduate courses come in all shapes and sizes these days and even the more unusual ones can open up new career paths

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Biotechnology

Solve the mysteries of life itself

A biotechnology course is a first step on the way to the frontiers of science says Steve Coomber

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Lawyers go green

With traditional specialities looking decidedly wobbly, environmental law offers a promising career path

The gardeners of Eden

Simon Midgley looks at the growth of pioneering courses in sustainable horticulture

Keep your distance

As more universities make courses available online, people with jobs are increasingly taking up the challenge

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A degree of insight on the beat

PC Stork Banks began investigating MBAs after reading an article about Henley School's approach to management education

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Credit crunch refugees fuel record demand

The MBA is being seen as a key to change, says Nunzio Quacquarelli

News in brief

Judge the newest 20-month executive course for yourself, opening the MBA up to military personel and other business education news

A question of quality

All MBAs are not equal, says Paul Danos, Dean and professor of business administration at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

Find the silver lining

Career plans may be in flux in investment banking but business schools are still booming

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Words of Wisdom

Find out what it takes to be a great leader with our podcasts by management gurus including CK Prahalad and Gary Hamel

Admissions Strategy

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How to get into a top business school

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Fuel your performance

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Tomorrow's world

Robert Winston and Gary Hamel discuss the future

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