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        •  Conference Guide 2005 (PDF, 1.89MB)
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        •  Conference Guide 2006
          •  Guide to Conference (PDF, 825.3K)
          •  Consultations 05/06 (PDF, 130.0K)
          •  AGM Papers (PDF, 421.3K)
          •  Constitution, Bye-laws and Policy (PDF, 304.9K)
      •  Annual Reports
        •  Annual Report 2003/2004 (PDF, 1.26MB)
        •  Annual Report 2004/2005 (PDF, 311.7K)
        •  Annual Report 2005/2006 (PDF, 292.4K)
      •  OGM
        •  OGM Minutes 28 Feb 04
        •  OGM 13 November 2005
        •  Jan 07 OGM Guide (PDF, 257.6K)
        •  ULUogmjan07b (PDF, 99.2K)
        •  June07OGMpapers (PDF, 233.7K)
        •  OGM Minutes 24 November 2007
      •  MSC Minutes
        •  MSC Birmingham University Guild of Students - 21st January 2006
        •  MSC Stafford Tower of Aston University, Birmingham - 3rd/4th September 2005
        •  MSC Keele University - 2nd September 2007.
      •  Constitutional Sub Committee
        •  CSC - Birmingham University Guild of Students - Jan 22 2006
      •  Financial Reports
        •  Financial Accounts 04/05 (PDF, 3.23MB)
        •  Financial Report for September 11th 2006 (PDF, 32.8K)
        •  Financial Report November 10th 2006 (PDF, 33.0K)
        •  Financial Report for November 23rd 2007 (PDF, 36.3K)
        •  Financial Report June 10th 2006 (PDF, 39.1K)
        •  Financial Report for February 15th 2008 (PDF, 45.6K)
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  •  NPC in the UK
    •  NPC Scotland
      •  First pn Scotland in pdf (PDF, 195.3K)
      •  First pn Scotland in html
        •  The effect of top up fees on Scottish students
        •  NPC Scotland receives letter from Scotland's First Minister
        •  Student complaints review hits Scotland too
        •  The next NPC Scotland meeting
        •  NPC Scotland's new website
        •  NPC Scotland email list
      •  Pn Scotland Election 2007 (PDF, 177.6K)
      •  Pn Scotland Election 2007 in html
        •  Scottish Higher Education- Addressing the Gaps
        •  What's the General Secretary been doing?
        •  Armineh Soorenian on her research into Disability and International Students' Experiences
        •  Holyrood 2007 - Where is Higher Education?
        •  Council Tax - Who Pays?
      •  CIN Alba
    •  NPC Wales
      •  pn Wales 1 (PDF, 306.8K)
      •  NPC Wales' Briefing for Student Officers (PDF, 109.1K)
      •  pn Wales Issue 2, English (pdf) (PDF, 429.6K)
      •  NPC Wales meeting minutes 160302
      •  NPC Wales Meeting Minutes 180502
      •  NPC Wales Meeting Minutes, 011102
      •  pn Wales 2, English (text)
    •  PCÔ-R Cymru
      •  pn Cymru 1 (PDF, 314.6K)
      •  pn Cymru 2 (pdf) (PDF, 428.8K)
      •  Cyfarfod PÔ-RC Cymru 011102
      •  pn Cymru 2, (text)
      •  Pwyllgor Cenedlaethol yr Ôl-Raddedigion
      •  Canllawiau ar Gyfleusterau Unigryw i Ôl-Raddedigion
      •  Canllawiau ar Gylch Gwaith Swyddog Ôl-Radd Sabathol
      •  Siarter Gyflogaeth AUT/UCM/PCÔR ar gyfer Ôl-Raddedigion sy'n Addysgu
      •  Siarter Ôl-Raddedigion Cyflogedig NATFHE/UCM/PCÔR
      •  Rhaglen ar gyfer Cynhadledd PCÔR 2004
    •  NPC in Northern Ireland
  •  Postgraduate Facts and Issues
    •  About Postgraduates
      •  Who are Postgraduate Students?
      •  Funding a Postgraduate Degree
      •  Types of Postgraduate Courses
      •  Why do People do Postgraduate Degrees?
      •  What is it Like to Be a Postgraduate Student? Two case studies.
      •  Postgraduate Students as Teachers
      •  10 Tips for Postgraduates Wishing to Teach
      •  The Dictionary of Postgraduate Study
      •  Policy Developments and Issues
      •  Research Student Isolation
      •  Complaints and Appeals for Postgraduates
      •  Failing a Research Degree Viva Examination - Tackling the Frequently Asked Questions
      •  Breakdown with Supervisor
      •  Useful tips for International Postgraduates
      •  Being a Taught Postgraduate - What's it like?
    •  Supporting Postgraduates
      •  20 Ways to Ensure Better Postgraduate Provision in Your Institution and Students' Union
      •  Setting Up a Postgraduate Society
      •  What Questions Should I Ask?
      •  Some Guidance for the Prospective Taught Postgraduate Student
      •  Some Guidance for the Prospective Research Student
      •  Common Postgraduate Problems and Possible Solutions
      •  Communicating to Postgraduates
      •  How should a student body allocate finances for its postgraduates?
      •  Models of Postgraduate Representation
      •  Representing postgraduates in small institutions
      •  Tips for postgraduate based institutions
      •  How do we involve postgraduates? - The answers
      •  Ideas on Postgraduate Social Activities
      •  Representing Part Time Postgraduates
    •  Postgraduate Publications
      •  NPC Guidelines on Codes of Practice for Postgraduate Research (1992)
      •  NPC Guidelines on Codes of Practice for Instructional Postgraduate Courses (1993)
      •  NPC Guidelines for the Employment of Postgraduate Students as Teachers (1993)
      •  NPC Guidelines on Accommodation and Facilities for Postgraduate Research (1995)
      •  NPC Guidelines for the Conduct of Research Degree Appeals (1995)
      •  AUT/NPC/NUS Employment Charter (2000)
      •  National Survey of Postgraduate Funding and Priorities (2002) (PDF, 766.0K)
      •  NATFHE/NUS/NPC Employed Postgraduates' Charter (2003)
      •  Providing for the Postgradute Market (2003) (PDF, 933.1K)
      •  NPC Scotland/NUS Scotland/EIS Employed Postgraduates Charter (2003)
      •  NPC Guidelines on the Provision of Exclusive Postgraduate Facilities (2003)
      •  Complaints in Practise: Complaints in Crisis (2003) (PDF, 1.67MB)
      •  NPC Guildelines on the remit of a Postgraduate Sabbatical Officer (2004)
      •  A national review of emerging practice on the use of Personal Development Planning for postgraudate researchers (2004) (PDF, 541.7K)
      •  National Survey on User Perceptions of Personal Development Planning for Postgraduate Research Students (2005) (PDF, 541.2K)
      •  NPC Guidelines on including postgraduates in the institutional audit process (2005)
      •  Left Behind! - Student Activities for Postgraduates (2006) (PDF, 223.7K)
      •  Market Failure of Postgraduate Education Survey Report (2006) (PDF, 179.4K)
      •  PG Employment Charter 2006 (PDF, 105.4K)
      •  PG Employment Good Practice Guide 2006 (PDF, 85.9K)
      •  NPC Submission to the House of Commons Future of HE Inquiry 2006 (PDF, 70.0K)
      •  NPC Submission to the House of Commons Bologna Process Inquiry 2006 (PDF, 76.3K)
    •  Resources
      •  Support Leaflet on Why Represent
      •  Ideas on a Postgraduate Website Area
      •  Generic Flyers Template
      •  NPC Affiliates
    •  Postgraduate Policy Responses
      •  Consultations 1996
        •  NPC/96/10/A: The Harris Review
      •  Consultations 1997
        •  NPC/97/10/A: The Dearing Review
      •  Consultations 1998
        •  NPC/98/10/A: Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
        •  NPC/98/10/B: Widening Participation in Higher Education
      •  Consultations 1999
        •  NPC/99/02/A: Scottish Office Review of Postgraduate Education
        •  NPC/99/03/A; The Research Assessment Exercise 2001
        •  NPC/99/03/B: Strategic Issues for Scottish Higher Education
        •  NPC/99/03/C: Institute for Learning and Teaching
        •  NPC/99/04/A: National Qualifications Frameworks (1)
        •  NPC/99/11/A: ESRC Training Board Consultation Exercise
        •  NPC/99/12/A: Higher Education Progress Files
        •  NPC/99/12/B: National Qualifications Frameworks (2)
      •  Consultations 2000
        •  NPC/00/02/A: EPSRC Flexible Doctoral Training Accounts
        •  NPC/00/07/A: CVCP Consultation on Independent Review Panels
      •  Consultations 2001
        •  NPC/01/04/A: Welsh Assembly Investigation into Student Hardship and Funding
        •  NPC/01/05/A: The British Academy Graduate Studies Review
        •  NPC/01/08/A: Review of the Supply of Scientists and Engineers
        •  NPC/01/10/A: UUK/SCOP Consultation on Independent Review of Student Complaints
        •  NPC/01/10/B: HEFCE/QAA/UUK/SCOP Consultation on Quality Assurance
        •  NPC/01/11/A: NUS Commission on Democracy
        •  NPC/01/11/B: Joint Funding Councils' Review of Research Training
        •  NPC/01/12/A: Scottish Executive Review of Higher Education - First Consultation Paper
        •  NPC/01/12/B: HEFCE - Information on Quality and Standards of Learning and Teaching
      •  Consultations 2002
        •  NPC/02/04/A: The AHRB Postgraduate Review
        •  NPC/02/05/A: SHEFC Consultation on Quality Assurance
        •  NPC/02/06/A: HEFCE Review of the Overseas Research Students' Awards Scheme
        •  NPC/02/08/A: Scottish Executive Review of Higher Education - Second Consultation Paper
        •  NPC/02/11/A: Joint Funding Bodies Review of Research Asessment
        •  NPC/02/11/B: Joint Funding Councils Report on Improving Standards in Research Degree Programmes
      •  Consultations 2003
        •  NPC/03/01/A: World Trade Organisation General Agreement on Trade and Services
        •  NPC/03/02/A : NPC's response to Eurodoc Questionnaire
        •  NPC/03/03/A: Response to Institute for Learning and Teaching consulation on Continuing Professional Development
        •  NPC/03/04/A: National Union of Students In Europe, Response to the Bologna Declaration
        •  NPC/03/04/B: Department for Education and Skills, Response to the Higher Education Strategy White Paper
        •  NPC/03/05/A: Higher Education Funding Council for England, Response to the Strategic Plan 2003-2008 Consultation
        •  NPC/03/05/B: Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, Response to the Joint Corporate Plan 2003-2006 Consultation
        •  NPC/03/05/C: Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, Response to the Joint Corporate Plan 2003-2006 Consultation on Targets for Inclusion
        •  NPC/03/06/A: Response to the Economic and Social Research Council Review of Allocation of Studentship Awards
        •  NPC/03/09/A: Response to the Joint Funding Bodies Research and Assessment Review
        •  NPC/03/09/B: Joint Funding Councils Improving Standards in Research Degree Programmes, Response to the Formal Consultation
        •  NPC/03/10/A: Enterprise Committee, Inquiry into the Impact of England´s University Fees on Scottish Higher Education
        •  NPC/03/10/B: Higher Education Funding Council for England, Formal Consultation on Centres of Excellence in Teaching and Learning
        •  NPC/03/10/C: Higher Education Funding Council for England, Higher Education Innovation Fund, Response to Second Round Funding Proposals
        •  NPC/03/11/A: Higher Education Funding Council for England, Review of Research Funding Methods Consultation
        •  NPC/03/11/B: Department for Constitutional Affairs, Respose to the Consultation on Reforms of the Lord Chancellor
        •  NPC/03/11/C: Department of Trade and Industry, Academic Fellowship Review
        •  NPC/03/12/A: Department for Education and Skills Consultation on Degree Awarding Powers and University Title
      •  Consultations 2004
        •  NPC/04/02/A: Response to Eurodoc 2004 Questionnaire
        •  NPC/04/04/A: Scottish Executive, A New Complaints Landscape for Further and Higher Education in Scotland
        •  NPC/04/04/B: HM Treasury, Department of Trade and Industry, Department for Education and Skills, Science and Innovation: Working towards a ten-year investment framework
        •  NPC/04/05/A: Joint Funding Bodies Research Assessment Exercise 2008, Panel Configuration
        •  NPC/04/05/B: Department for Education and Skills, Renewable Degree Awarding Powers, Discussion Paper
        •  NPC/04/06/B: Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland, Higher Education in Northern Ireland: A consultation on proposals to introduce variable deferred fees, access arrangements and a review of the student complaints system
        •  NPC/04/07/A: Scottish Executive, A Changing Landscape for Tertiary Education and Research in Scotland
        •  NPC/04/07/B: Universities UK, Standing Conference of Principals, Towards a Professional Framework of Teaching Standards
        •  NPC/04/07/C: Department for Trade and Industry, 7th EU Research and Development Framework Programme Consultation
        •  NPC/04/10/A: Office of the Independent Adjudicator, Rules and Procedures Consultation
        •  NPC/04/11/A: Response to the Home Office Consultation on the Review of Charges for Immigration Applications
        •  NPC/04/12/A: Independent Study into the Devolution of Student Support and Tuition Fees Regime in Wales
      •  Consultations 2005
        •  NPC/05/01/A: Response to a Call for Evidence from the Select Committee on the European Union
        •  NPC/05/01/B: Draft Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005
        •  NPC/05/01/C: Higher Education Academy Stragegic Planning Consultation Document
        •  NPC/05/02/A: Institute of Education and Arts and Humanities Research Borad Online Survey Concerning the UK Doctorate in the Arts and Humanities
        •  NPC/05/04/A: Eurodoc 2005 Questionnaire
      •  Consultations 2006
        •  NPC/06/01/A Part-time HE provision in Wales
        •  NPC/06/01/B HEFCE Strategic Plan 2006 - 11 Consultation
        •  NPC/06/01/C EPSRC Postgraduate Training Strategy Consultation
        •  NPC/06/03/A Eurodoc 2006 Questionnaire
        •  NPC/06/10/A - Reform of higher education research assessment and funding
        •  NPC/06/12/A - A consultation on a new charging regime for immigration and nationality fees
        •  NPC/06/12/B - Submission by the National Postgraduate Committee of the United Kingdom to the House of Commons Education and Skills Committee Inquiry into The Future Sustainability of the Higher Education Sector: purpose, funding and structures
        •  NPC/06/12/C - Submission by the National Postgraduate Committee of the United Kingdom to the House of Commons Education and Skills Committee Inquiry into The Bologna Process
      •  Consultations 2007
        •  NPC/07/01/A - Submission by the NPC and NUS to DCLG, DFES, and Sir Michael Lyons Council Tax Inquiry
        •  NPC/07/07/A - National Postgraduate Committee response to the QAA Code of Practice Section 5 Consultation
    •  Old Policy Responses Archive
      •  Comments by the National Postgraduate Committee on the 1992 Research Assessment Exercise (1992)
      •  Response to the Funding of Research by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (1993)
      •  Response to Recurrent Funding for Research in Higher Education Institutions in Scotland (1993)
      •  Contributions to the consultation on the science and technology white paper for the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by the National Postgraduate Committee (1993)
      •  Response by the National Postgraduate Committee to A charter for student unions (1993)
      •  ABRC Nature of the PhD, Comments by the National Postgraduate Committee (1993)
      •  Student Union Reform Consultation, Response by the National Postgraduate Committee (1993)
      •  Reply to ESRC Consultation on Industrial Relevance of Higher Degrees (1994)
      •  Response by the National Postgraduate Committee to the Office of Science and Technology Consultation Paper: A New Structure for Postgraduate Research Training Supported by the Research Councils. (1994)
      •  National Postgraduate Committee Response to the HEFCE Consultation Further Development of the Method for the Assessment of the Quality of Education (1994)
      •  Response to the Reprot of the Working Group on Postgraduate Support (1994)
      •  Response to "The Education Service in Northern Ireland: A Strategic Analysis" (1994)
      •  Response to Department for Education: Review of Higher Education (1994)
      •  Response to the ESRC Consultation Exercise Summer 1995 Postgraduate Training Policy (1995)
      •  HEFCE/CVCP/SCOP Review of Postgraduate Education (1995)
      •  Impact of the Research Assessment Exercise Response by the National Postgraduate Committee (1996)
        •  The Scottish Charity Law Review Commission (2001)
        •  Higher Education Funding Council for England Review of research (2001)
        •  Scottish Higher Education Funding Council Review of Research Policy and Funding: Second stage Consultation (2001)
        •  The Office of Science and Technology Quinquennial review of the grant awarding Research Councils (2001)
        •  The Scottish Executive Review of funding for the voluntary sector: Direct funding from the Scottish Executive (2001)
  •  What is, Where can I find, How do I.......
    •  Money
      •  Postgraduate Funding Guide
      •  Postgraduate Student Support
      •  Making Masters Ends Meet - Prospects Advice
    •  Housing
      •  Postgraduate Accommodation Guide
      •  Housing Contract
      •  Paying for your accomodation
    •  Postgraduate Courses and Careers
      •  Postgraduate Courses/Careers
      •  Why do a postgraduate degree?
    •  Complaints and Appeals
      •  Complaining to The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education
        •  Example `Completion of Procedures´ letter (PDF, 79.9K)
        •  Participating Higher Education Institutions
      •  QAA Code of Practice Section 5: Academic Appeals and Student Complaints on Academic Matters
      •  Complaining in Scotland
      •  Bullying and Postgrads
    •  International Students
      •  Relationships with Staff
    •  UK Postgraduate Education
      •  Research Together
      •  The Bologna Process
      •  The British Library
    •  Useful Documents
      •  Redefining the Doctorate (PDF, 200.5K)
      •  Review of literature on the doctoral experience (PDF, 351.6K)
  •  Features
    •  Features Archive
      •  Concern over new private loans scheme
        •  NPC Policy Against New Private Loans
        •  Postgraduate Private Loans Scheme Falters
      •  The NPC Supports the Continuation of ORSAS
      •  Let's Talk Research: The Stirling Way!
      •  Getting the Most Out of Your Tutor
      •  NPC Endorses HEQC Research Guidelines
      •  The London Consortium: A Virtual Institution
      •  Don't be Afraid of the ESRC
      •  An Obituary to Baroness Seear
      •  New Tax Relief on Vocational Courses
      •  Postgraduate Typology and Awards
      •  Seeing it Through
      •  Save Our Wardens!
      •  Equity and Postgraduate Funding
      •  Postgraduate Starting Dates and Induction
      •  Don't Forget Your Passport: Reflections on an International Conference
      •  The Big Brother Cashcard?
      •  A Small Question of Pay
      •  Complaints and Codes of Practice
      •  Postgrads and the DSS
      •  The Teaching and Higher Education Bill
      •  "Goodwill" Hunting
      •  Beyond Assumptions
      •  Mission: Impossible
      •  PiNet Gathers Momentum
      •  The Future Wellbeing of Postgraduate Communities
      •  Why postgraduates can't get tube and bus discounts in the Capital
      •  Equal Opportunities - An Issue or Not?
      •  New Academic Sub-Committee for the NPC
      •  The NPC's New Web Site
      •  NUS Commission on Democracy
      •  NPC builds links with Northern Irish student bodies
      •  Martin Harris appointed Honorary President of the NPC
      •  NPC relaunches newletter
      •  Postgraduate Online Survey
      •  Initial results of research into postgraduate facilities
        •  Intital results of the postgraduate online survey (PDF, 62.2K)
        •  Links to institution facilities (PDF, 15.2K)
        •  Significant change in postgraduates from 1995-2000 (PDF, 6.7K)
        •  Significant change in FT postgraduates from 1995-2000 (PDF, 6.5K)
      •  Report on NPC Wales' first meeting
      •  Institution Survey on Postgraduate Facilities
        •  Institution Survey (PDF, 30.7K)
      •  NPC Wales plans to petition on Assembly Learning Grants
        •  Petition in English (PDF, 6.2K)
        •  Petition in Welsh (PDF, 6.4K)
      •  NPC Funding Charter
        •  PDF for printing (PDF, 127.1K)
        •  Introduction to funding charter
        •  Financial Support
        •  Stealth Fees
        •  Undergraduate Funding
        •  What you can do
      •  NPC Wales writes to the Assembly Minister about Rees
      •  pn 1.2 is out
      •  Report on NPC Wales´s Second Meeting
      •  NPC Wales petitions the National Assembly for Wales
      •  Key findings of the NPC National Survey of Postgraduate Funding and Priorities
      •  NPC achieves charitable status
      •  The Thirteenth NPC Conference
      •  PN Wales Issue 2 Released
      •  UK pn v2.1 now available
      •  Report on NPC Wales Meeting, 1 November 2002
      •  NUS Wales Lobby National Assembly for Wales
      •  Exclusive Postgraduate Facilities: Is this an emerging trend?
      •  York: The Future of Postgraduate Provision in the UK?
      •  Journal of Graduate Education, volume 3 issue 2 now released
      •  Responses sent by NPC for November 2002
        •  RAE Review Response (PDF, 83.9K)
        •  Resesarch Degree Programmes Response (PDF, 75.4K)
      •  NPC's Response to GATS
        •  NPC's response to GATS (PDF, 57.5K)
      •  Postgraduate Funding Survey Available
      •  NPC OGM at the University of Bristol
      •  Worcester - A scenic conference location in the heart of the UK
      •  pn 2.2 Now Available
      •  NPC´s Response to the Higher Education White Paper
      •  NPC's response to the ILTHE consultation on continuing professional development
      •  Summary of training session, 15/3/03, University of Bristol Union
      •  NPC Responds to the Bologna Declaration
      •  NATFHE/NUS/NPC Releases Employment Charter for Postgraduates who Teach
      •  NPC's Final Response to the White Paper
      •  NPC Meets Margaret Hodge
      •  New NPC Publication "Providing for the Postgraduate Market"
      •  NPC Responds to Strategy Plan Consultations
      •  pn 2.3 now available
      •  NPC Responds to the ESRC's Review of Allocating Funds
      •  pn 2.4 now available - Special conference edition
      •  NPC/NUS/AUT Students´ Union Survey - Summary of Results
      •  Report of NPC's 2003 Annual Conference, University College Worcester
      •  NPC Responds to the funding councils resesarch consultations
      •  NPC Scotland releases Employed Postgraduates Charter
      •  NPC Scotland responds to the Scottish enquiry on the impact tuition fees in Scotland
      •  NPC Says NO to visa extension charges
      •  NPC Releases Guidelines on Postgraduate Provisions
      •  NPC Responds to Consultation on Knowledge Exchanges and Research Funding Methods
      •  NPC Re-iterates its opposition to the Visitor
      •  pn 3.1 Now Available
      •  NPC Re-iterates its opposition to teaching only Universities
      •  General Secretary Visits Sweden
      •  NPC Releases new Publication on Student Complaints
      •  NPC´s Response to the Higher Education Bill
      •  pn 3.2 now available
      •  NPC Releases Publication on the remit of a Postgraduate Sabbatical
      •  NPC says no to the higher education bill unless amended - A difficult compromise for postgraduates
      •  Intellectual Property Rights
      •  NPC extends its work on student complaints to Scotland
      •  The Student Within - Experiences of a conference on research and teaching
      •  A comparison of research concentration and postgraduates in England's Universities
      •  NPC is Infuriated at Institutions keeping the Visitor
      •  Online Survey for Postgraduate Research Students Released
      •  NPC Responds to Gordon Brown's 10 Year Science and Innovation Plan
      •  More news for postgraduates comes from the House of Lords
      •  Postgraduates and Mature Students - A Correlation?
      •  New EU postgraduates should be treated as EU citizens says NPC
      •  The Future Repayment of Career Development Loans in Parallel with Student Loans
      •  NPC Responds to the RAE Panels Consultation
      •  NPC and UKGRAD Survey - Preliminary Results
      •  Meeting with NPC and Alan Johnson MP, Minister for Lifelong Learning, Further an Higher Education
      •  New Wales and Cymru Websites
      •  pn 3.3 now available
      •  All is revealed - the new draft code of practice for research degrees
      •  NPC Responds to Northern Ireland's Higher Education Strategy
      •  Late PhD submissions - why discipline the student?
      •  Are you or likely to be a writing up student? We need your input!
      •  NPC Scotland says no to the SHEFC and SFEFC Merger
      •  NPC says its piece on teaching standards
      •  Three years ago...
      •  New General Secretary elected for 2004/05
      •  Conference 2004 Report - PG: Suitable for All?
      •  Conference 2004 Training Session
      •  General Secretary handover near completion
      •  New Publication Released on PDP for Research Students
      •  New Code of Practice for Research Degrees Released
      •  Times Higher has the first overview of postgraduate education
      •  Second Edition Resource Folder Released
      •  PhD Students or Employees, which way should the UK go?
      •  Research and teaching, government changes direction NPC is pleased to hear
      •  pn 4.1 now available
      •  Frauds Online - How to Spot Bogus University Websites
      •  2004/05 Annual Report now available
      •  Two recent publications on postgraduates
        •  Research Proposal: Market Failure of Postgraudate Education (PDF, 122.3K)
      •  ESRC Launches New Website For Social Sciences
      •  NPC says keep PhD students as students for now
      •  NPC Says: Don't take Academia Hostage
      •  Keep Wednesday Afternoons Free Campaign Launched
      •  Election: Postgraduate Issues
      •  New Publication Released on Personal Development Planning for Postgraduate Research Students
      •  Press Release: NPC Conference 11-14th August, Strathclyde University Union, Glasgow
      •  Press Release: Israeli Academic will address NPC conference to speak on academic freedom
      •  Questionnaire on Research Postgraduate Expectations and Perceptions
      •  New Page on Postgraduate Careers and Courses
      •  New Publication Released: Guidelines on including postgraduates in the institutional audit process
      •  National Postgraduate Committee OGM, 31st May, University of London Union
      •  pn 5.1 now available
      •  Database of Practice Launched
      •  NPC February OGM Agenda
      •  National Postgraduate Survey
      •  10 June 2006 OGM Papers
        •  Project Officer Report - David Bean
        •  AUT Motion
        •  RAE Motion
        •  Equality for LGBT Academic Staff Motion
        •  Pro-Test Motion
        •  NPC Project Officer report: International conference in Morocco: "Rethinking Educational Change"
        •  Report of the Journal of Graduate Education
        •  Communications Officer - Duncan Connors
      •  Notice of AGM
      •  17th Annual Conference Directions and Location
        •  Location of Campus and Nelson Building (Aston Business School)
      •  Debt Deters Postgraduates - NPC Market Failure Report Available
      •  NPC meets Minister for HE
      •  NPC OGM Guide
      •  Postgraduate Employment Charter Launched
      •  NPC Annual Conference 2008, Open University Milton Keynes, 14th - 16th August 2008
      •  Campaigns Section Launched
      •  Coalition 2010 - Unanimous NPC support
      •  AUT-NATFHE Strike Letter
      •  AGM Motions
        •  Master's degree awards
        •  NPC Constitution and Democracy
        •  Promoting access for postgraduates with disabilities
        •  Responding to the RAE
      •  Affiliation Forms available online
      •  OGM Agenda 11/12 November 2006
      •  NPC Online Petition for student loans for postgraduates.
      •  Glasgow OGM 16th - 17th February 2008 - Schedule
      •  We're glad to be postgrads - THES/NPC Survey Results
      •  Student Activities for Postgraduates Survey
      •  Conference Guide 2006
      •  Affiliation forms available online
      •  OGM Officer Reports
      •  Have You Ever Been Bullied as a Student?
      •  Postgraduate Council Tax
      •  PRESS RELEASE: Department Closure is Short Sighted, says NPC
      •  New forum forum.npc.org.uk
      •  January 2007 OGM Guide
      •  NPC response to UCU boycott Vote
      •  NPC and the academic boycott
      •  PRESS RELEASE - Lancaster to excel in Postgraduate Representation, says NPC
      •  BUGS OGM Guide
      •  NPC Annual Conference 2007 PRESS RELEASE
      •  NPC-Prospects Survey
      •  NPC Annual Conference 2007
        •  Conference 2007 booking form (PDF, 51.5K)
      •  Academicfreedom - A Critique
      •  Could you enhance the postgraduate experience
      •  New pn
      •  Conference 2007 Bookings
      •  Israel: Time to boycott?
      •  What Works to Involve Postgrads?
  •  Campaigns
    •  Keep Wednesday Afternoons Free Campaign
    •  PGCE Fees Campaign Launch
    •  PGCE Fees Letter
    •  NPC Visa Appeal Letter
    •  NUS EDM PGCE Fee Letter Template
    •  Coalition 2010
      •  Model letter to MP - Coalition 2010
    •  Extending student loans to postgraduate students
    •  Postgraduate Council Tax Briefing (PDF, 105.9K)
  •  Database of Practice
    •  Practice - (Publicly Available)
      •  Student Unions and Associations
        •  Keele Postgraduate Association
        •  The Graduate Centre - Cardiff University
        •  The University of Warwick Students´ Union and the Postgraduate Community
      •  Supervision
        •  RMIT Supervision
          •  RMIT Supervison Workbook (PDF, 1.48MB)
        •  City University - Learning Agreement
    •  Practice (Affiliates Only)
      •  Student Unions and Associations
        •  Birmingham University Guild of Students Postgraduate Student Reps Handbook 05/06 (PDF, 154.3K)
        •  Imperial Graduate Students Association
        •  Keele Postgraduate Association Sabbatical Chair (PDF, 49.0K)
      •  Institution Support
        •  Loughborough Postgraduate Research Student Discussion Forum
        •  Postgraduate Research Conference
  •  Media
    •  pn
      •  pn 1.1 in pdf (PDF, 570.3K)
      •  pn 1.1 in html
        •  Welcome to the New NPC Newsletter
        •  Cranfield venue for next NPC meeting on 23/24 February
        •  Launch of the resource folder
        •  Research, demanding your information
        •  So you´ve heard studentships are taxable?
        •  NPC Conference 2002
        •  Notices
      •  pn 1.2 in pdf (PDF, 529.5K)
      •  pn 1.2 in html
        •  Editorial - So you think you could do this?
        •  Hot Statistics and more....
        •  NPC Launches Postgraduate Funding Charter
        •  Fancy being the next NPC General Secretary?
        •  Cheltenham venue for next NPC meeting on 25/26 May
        •  NPC Notices
      •  pn 2.1 in pdf (PDF, 772.8K)
      •  pn 2.1 in html
        •  NPC OGM at Cardiff University Graduate Centre 2nd to 3rd November
        •  A Charity at Last
        •  NPC´s New General Secretary
        •  St. Andrews Welcomes the Annual Conference
        •  Postgraduate/Undergraduate a Great Divide?
        •  NPC Survey Exposes the Hows and Whys of Postgraduate Funding Priorities
        •  This Year's NPC Projects
        •  The GATS Affair
        •  NPC Notices
      •  NPC General Article January 2003
      •  pn v2.2 in pdf (PDF, 817.8K)
      •  pn 2.2 in html
        •  White Paper offers Mixed Blessings for Postgraduates
        •  NPC Conference 2003 to be held in Worcester
        •  NPC OGM at the University of Bristol SU, 15-16th February
        •  Increasing Postgrad Representation in your Union
        •  NPC Responses
        •  By-laws Summit Meeting
        •  Notices
      •  pn 2.3 in pdf (PDF, 522.2K)
      •  pn 2.3 in html
        •  Wanted: General Secretary for 2003-04
        •  NPC Talks to the Government
        •  NPC's New Friend
        •  Postgrads with a Mission and Vision
        •  "Access all Areas" in Worcester
        •  New Publication: "Providing for the Postgraduate Market"
        •  New: "Employed Postgrad Charter"
        •  NPC Responds to the Bologna Declaration
        •  NPC Treasurer Speaks with the AHRB
        •  Notices
      •  pn 2.4 in pdf (PDF, 521.5K)
      •  UK GRAD Adviertisement (PDF, 151.4K)
      •  pn 2.4 in html
        •  Writing up on the dole
        •  The General Secretary's review of the year
        •  The Lonely Postgrad
        •  Notices
      •  pn 3.1 in pdf (PDF, 1023.5K)
      •  pn 3.1 in html
        •  A Marathon of Consultations
        •  2004 General Secretary Needed!
        •  Executive Weekend in Birmingham a real Success
        •  NPC Rejects Visa Extension Charges!
        •  The Independent Ajudicator Appointed
        •  Conference 2004 Bigger than ever
        •  Postgrad NI Mailing List
        •  New Student Centre for London Students Unveiled
      •  pn 3.2 in pdf (PDF, 202.5K)
      •  pn 3.2 in html
        •  Ordinary General Meeting, Saturday 28th February
        •  The Higher Education Bill: What Next?
        •  New Publications Released
        •  General Secretary Visits Northern Ireland
        •  Lobbying Regional Development Agencies
        •  Eurodoc 2004 heads to Athens
        •  Coventry: The 2004 Conference Venue
        •  Nominations now open: General Secretary 2004/05
        •  What's Tim been up to?
      •  pn 3.3 in pdf (PDF, 294.7K)
      •  pn 3.3 in html
        •  NPC meets the minister
        •  NPC says fees for EU accession students to be reduced immediately
        •  NPC conducts national survey with UK GRAD
        •  New resource folder on its way
        •  Conference 2004 in Coventry all set
        •  Elections 2004 on their way
        •  General Secretary visits Northern Ireland
        •  NPC at Eurodoc 2004 in Athens
        •  Reforming research degrees - NPC couldn't be more needed
        •  Higher education bill update
      •  pn 4.1 in pdf (PDF, 232.5K)
      •  pn 4.1 in html
        •  Visa Charges
        •  New code of practice for research degrees released
        •  Meet the executive
        •  Launch of the Higher Education Academy
        •  New Publication on Personal Development Planning for Postgraduates
        •  New Resource Folder Released
        •  Confernce 2004 Report - PG: Suitable for All?
      •  Pn 5.1 in pdf (PDF, 778.4K)
      •  pn 5.1 in html
        •  NPC´s New General Secretary
        •  Colchester venue for next NPC meeting on 12/13 November
        •  The NPC Committee
        •  Pushing back Frontiers - the 2005 Conference
        •  In the News
        •  Simon Felton - The Year Ahead
        •  NPC Updates
      •  pn 6.1 in pdf (PDF, 165.3K)
      •  Pn 6.2 in pdf (PDF, 579.7K)
    •  Old Newsletters Archive
      •  March 1997 (PDF, 848.4K)
      •  May 1997 (PDF, 752.3K)
      •  July 1997 (PDF, 713.1K)
      •  Sept 1997 (PDF, 364.8K)
      •  May 1997 (2) (PDF, 623.9K)
      •  Feb 1998 (PDF, 786.5K)
      •  April 1998 (PDF, 608.2K)
      •  July 1998 (PDF, 796.8K)
      •  Oct 1998 (PDF, 706.3K)
      •  Feb 1999 (PDF, 574.1K)
    •  News from Prospects
      •  Meet the postgrad people
      •  Master of the unusual
      •  The price of postgraduate study
      •  Money from the council
      •  The European way
    •  General Secretary Update
      •  General Secretary Report: February OGM
      •  Introduction from the General Secretary
      •  General Secretary OGM Report November 2005
      •  Officer Reports
      •  General Secretary Report: June OGM
      •  November 06 OGM Officer Reports (PDF, 233.3K)
      •  York OGM Guide 06 (PDF, 326.4K)
      •  General Secretary Report November 2007
    •  Press
      •  Don't strike fear into their hearts
      •  Is your message getting through?
      •  Banking on Postgrads
      •  We're glad to be postgrads
      •  EU plans for 'enforceable' code
      •  Fund mooted to lure top research talent to Britain
      •  Charter launched to halt 'exploitation'
      •  Postdocs cover for teaching shortfall
      •  Masters market hots up
      •  Research boost will bring jobs bonanza
      •  Poor less likely to study for PhD
      •  Fees may dry up the postgrad pool
      •  Supervisors run thesis 'factories'
      •  Push for viva ground rules
      •  Call for postgrad agreements
      •  PhD 'failure' rates revealed
    •  Presentations
      •  4th Annual Postgraduate Conference - Ensuring Student Satisfaction (PDF, 203.3K)
      •  Heist Conference 2006 Presentation (PDF, 158.4K)
      •  OSI Council of Science and Technology - Young Researchers Seminar (PDF, 100.5K)
      •  Aldwych Handover 06 (PDF, 484.8K)
      •  Action Through Advocacy (PDF, 441.3K)
      •  Activities in Action (PDF, 249.0K)
      •  Conference 2006 Presentations
        •  IanHaines (PDF, 104.6K)
        •  Chris Park (PDF, 77.3K)
        •  Beatrice Merrick (PDF, 178.3K)
        •  Ellen Pearce (PDF, 191.8K)
        •  Harpreet Singh (PDF, 954.4K)
        •  Diana Leonard (PDF, 23.9K)
        •  Paul McClure (PDF, 266.4K)
        •  Quad Research (PDF, 748.4K)
        •  Paul Wakeling (PDF, 89.1K)
        •  Will Naylor (PDF, 124.0K)
        •  Gemma Tumelty (PDF, 20.0K)
        •  Andre Oboler (PDF, 467.9K)
    •  The Journal of Graduate Education
    •  News from Prospects Archive
      •  Credit nightmares
      •  Going public
      •  Reach for the stars
      •  Whatever, whenever, wherever
      •  Making Masters ends meet
      •  The choice is yours
      •  Postgrads pack their bags: Prospects Postgrad looks at the planning required to study abroad.
      •  The fantastic four
      •  The right course of action?
    •  NPC Photo Diary
      •  St Andrews NPC Conference 2002
      •  Cardiff OGM November 2002
      •  London 21st Jan 2003
      •  Bristol OGM February 2003
      •  Stand at NUS Conference 2003
      •  MSC Meeting, Birmingham, September 2003
      •  Ordinary General Meeting, November 2003, Southampton
      •  MSC Meeting, January 2004, Manchester
      •  Leeds Ordinary General Meeting 2004
      •  NUS Conference 2004 Stand
      •  MSC Weekend September 2004
      •  Ordinary General Meeting, Glasgow, November 2004
      •  MSC Meeting May 2005, Edinburgh
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      •  Academic boycott
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      •  Access Funds
      •  Access to Higher Education
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      •  British National Party
    •  C
      •  Classification of Students
      •  Complaints
      •  Conservative Party (UK)
    •  D
      •  Demonstrating (academic)
      •  Differential fees
      •  Disabled Students´ Allowance
    •  E
      •  Endowment Funds
      •  Equal Opportunities Policy
      •  European Union Students
      •  Extra Curricular Activities
    •  F
      •  Funding
    •  G
      •  Gats
    •  H
      •  Hidden Course Costs
      •  Higher Education Academy
      •  Higher Education Act (2004)
      •  Higher Education Expansion
      •  Higher Education Funding
      •  Higher Education Staff Development Agency
      •  Higher Education White Paper (2003)
    •  I
      •  Immigration Charges
      •  Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
      •  Intellectual Property Rights
      •  Interest Rates
      •  International Students
      •  International Students´ Officer (National Union of Students)
      •  Israel
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      •  Learning and Teaching Support Network
      •  Living costs
      •  London Transport student discount scheme
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      •  National Student Feedback Survey:
      •  National Union of Students
      •  Northern Ireland
    •  P
      •  Part-time students
      •  PhD student status
      •  Postgraduate Certificate of Secondary Education (PGCE)
      •  Postgraduate funding
      •  Postgraduates who teach
      •  Privy Council
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    •  R
      •  Regional Development Agencies
      •  Research Funding
      •  Research Funding Concentration
      •  Research Funding Method
      •  Research in Institutions
      •  Researcher status
      •  Roberts Training
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      •  Staff status
      •  Statutes
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      •  Student Funding
      •  Student Loans
      •  Student status
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      •  Undergraduate Demonstrating/Teaching
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      •  Visa Charges
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      •  Wednesday Afternoons
      •  West Midlands Area National Union of Students
      •  Widening Participation
      •  Writing-Up
  •  Current Activities
    •  The European Charter for Researchers and The Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers Working Group
    •  Institute for Education and UKGRAD Programme Review of literature on the doctoral experience for the Higher Education Academy.
    •  QAA Code of Practice for Assessment Working Group
    •  The Market Failure of Postgraduate Education
      •  Market Failure Report (PDF, 179.4K)
    •  Redefining the Doctorate
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