Conferences
The Council holds an annual Winter and Summer Conference. The Winter Conference is a one-day event and usually includes two plenary speakers and a series of workshop sessions. The Council's Annual General Meeting is held during this Conference, which is also the occasion for the announcement of election results to the Executive and a report to members that includes a review of Council business and accounting procedures.
The Summer Conference takes place over two days, usually in July, and includes plenaries, workshop sessions as well as the Business Meeting, a Conference Dinner and opportunities for networking.
The Council held its first European conference in 2003. The aims of the conference were to learn about Trans European postgraduate activity and to establish a network for the development of policy and practice. The Council held its second European conference in Florence, Italy in 2006. This event was titled 'New Dimensions for Doctoral Programmes in Europe: Training, Employability and the European Knowledge Agenda', and addressed the European policy agenda as well as communicating best practice in the arena. The Council held its third European conference in Edinburgh in 2008. This event was titled 'Impact of Bologna on Doctoral Education in Europe' and examined current trends affecting the postgraduate sector across Europe and beyond.
Workshops and Working Groups
The Council runs a full programme of workshops on a wide variety of postgraduate issues.
Working groups investigate and report on a range of current postgraduate issues. A list of these and other published reports can be found on the publications section of our web site.
Publications
UKCGE produces regular publications which are available to both members and non members. The newsletter is produced three times a year to keep members up to date on UKCGE activities, and also to inform of relevant developments in the postgraduate arena and provide topical book reviews. In addition to this, UKCGE produces conference and workshop summaries for the majority of its events and these can be accessed through the website.
UKCGE also establishes Working Groups to investigate and report on a range of current postgraduate issues and a full list of published reports can be found on our website. UKCGE also publishes detailed reports on a range of topics which will be of interest to those working in the field of graduate education.
Copies of publications are available to download, to view a list of publications please click here
