Postgraduate Tips

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The University of Birmingham is currently putting together a new newsletter for postgraduates called Postgraduate Tips.

This is a project headed by the Postgraduate Recruitment department and I have been assigned as the editor for the first edition.

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The newsletter is written by postgraduates, for postgraduates. It will be sent to offer-holding postgraduates to give them insight into life at the University of Birmingham. Meanwhile, current postgraduates will be given a copy so they can gain some insight into the different experiences of their fellow postgraduates.

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As the name suggests, Postgraduate Tips allows postgraduates to offer other postgraduates advice on various areas of University life: teaching, publication, sports, societies, employment and studying as an international student or student parents.

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The content is currently being finalised for the summer 2010 edition and you will be sent a copy in the next few weeks.

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Lastly, Postgraduate Tips is always looking for new writers. Therefore, if you have a unique postgraduate experience with lots of advice for fellow students, then please send your articles to s.fairbanks@guild.bham.ac.uk. We pay £25 for each article.

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Happy reading!

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NUS Postgraduate Conference 2010

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In addition to the Mature conference, I also attended the NUS Postgraduate Students' Conference 2010. Again, this allowed me to represent the views of our Postgraduate Students on a national level.

Similarly, during the two-day conference we:

• discussed the issues that affect postgraduate students across the board.
• learnt how we could represent postgraduates better within out Union.
• elected the National Postgraduate Students' Committee.
• wrote, debated and voted on motions to decide national NUS policy.

Once again, it was a valuable experience and I personally wrote seven motions relating to postgraduate issues.

More details to follow.

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NUS Mature Conference 2010

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I attended the NUS Mature & Part-Time Students' Conference 2010 last week to represent to views of our Mature Students on a national level.

During the two-day conference we:

• discussed the issues that affect these students across the board.
• learnt how we could represent these students better within our Union.
• elected the National Mature & Part-Time Students' Committee.
• wrote, debated and voted on motions to decide national NUS policy.

It was a very insightful and productive conference.

More details to follow.

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