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Find out more about new PG Loans

Your guide to Postgraduate study

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Welcome to the latest edition of Perspective, the newsletter that gives you the latest information on postgraduate study at Salford. In this edition, we tell you all you need to know about new Postgraduate Loans, throw a spotlight on an exciting new Master’s course, and bring you up to speed on the latest news from around the University. But this is just for starters – if you want to find out what it’s really like to study here at postgraduate level, come and meet us at one of our Open Days. We’d love to meet you!

Welcome

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Realise your potentialDid you know that graduates with a Masters earn 30% more on average over the course of their career?

At our Open Days, you can:❙ Speak to academic tutors in your subject area

❙ Discuss how we can meet your individual needs

❙ Get info on application, fees, funding and research support

❙ Find out about accommodation and student life

❙ Speak to the experts about employability

❙ Discuss international visas

Come and meet usOur next Open Day will take place on the 23rd November. A programme for the day will be made available online before the event to give you the specific details of the different talks and tours on offer.

Over 220 people attended our Open Day in May, interested in over 100 different postgraduate courses. Specific subject talks gave students the lowdown on their chosen area, and sessions on student finance meant that all visitors got the inside track on the incoming Postgraduate Loan System.

For any issues or queries about our Open Days, please contact Tom Pinder: t.w.pinder@salford.ac.uk

Postgraduate Study SessionsOur Postgraduate Study Sessions have been a major hit this year, with several taking place since September.

But don't worry if you've missed these, as we will be running them again from September.

We also held our Postgraduate Coffee Mornings, where attendees spoke face-to-face with our Postgraduate Recruitment Officer, Tom Pinder, about what it takes to become a postgraduate student at Salford. Whether you're interested in a Master's, a PhD, or something else, these sessions are designed to help you get to grips with fees, finances, application and more.

We'll be running these sessions again in future, so if you'd like the chance to explore your Postgraduate options for the forthcoming year (and grab a free coffee and croissant!), get in touch with Tom to find out when the next sessions will take place.

Our dedicated Study Sessions will be back in September.

Cover image: ‘On the Edge’, Northern Gannets, Noss Shetland Isles, Scotland by MA Wildlife Documentary Production graduate Barrie Williams. Barrie Williams won the British Wildlife Photography Award 2015 for ‘On the Edge’.Image courtesy of the photographer www.BarrieWilliams.com

OPEN DAYS23rd Nov 2016

1st March 2017

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Courses and subjects

❙ All subjects and modes of study that result in a Master’s degree are eligible

❙ Loans are available for full-time Masters lasting up to two years and part-time Masters lasting up to four years

❙ Longer courses will still receive a maximum loan of £10,000, but this will be spread across your course

❙ PhDs, Postgraduate Certificates and, Postgraduate Diplomas aren’t covered

❙ PGCE is not covered under this scheme but still attracts full undergraduate funding

Amounts and costs

❙ You can borrow up to £10,000. You can borrow less, but you can’t borrow more

❙ It is not means tested and you can borrow up to £10,000 regardless of the specific cost of your Masters

❙ The money is paid directly to you in three instalments per year

❙ Repayments start once you start earning over £21,000 a year, beginning in April 2019, including for those starting a Masters in 2016

❙ The rate of repayment is 6% of your earnings OVER £21,000 - not your total salary

❙ If you ever dip below £21,000, your payments will stop, and then restart once you’re earning over £21,000 again

❙ Interest rates are expected to be RPI+3%

❙ Repayments of undergraduate and postgraduate loans will be separate but will be taken at the same time

Who qualifies?

❙ You must be age 60 or under on the first day of the first academic year of the course

❙ You need to be a UK national, resident in England or EU national, resident in the EU

❙ If you defer entry after the application has been approved, you will need to submit a new application for the next academic year

❙ Funding is not available for repeating a year of study unless you did not complete the year due to a compelling personal reason

❙ Only students who start a postgraduate course after August 2016 are eligible

❙ Receipt of other sources of postgraduate funding such as an NHS bursary will not affect eligibility for 2016/17 post graduate loans

Find out more

Visit the student finance website:www.gov.uk/browse/education/student-finance

Follow Student Finance England on social media for the latest information

Twitter @SF_England

Facebook/SFEngland

YouTube/SFEFILM

Postgraduate LoansAll taught or research

Masters are eligibleBorrow up to £10,000 for

fees and living costsRepay once you’re earning

over £21,000

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THE School of Environment and Life Sciences is launching its

new MSc in Wildlife Conservation in 2016, which will train students to solve and mitigate the problems that wildlife is facing across the globe. Threats to Biodiversity and ecosystems are at a record high and it is now widely recognised that our planet can no longer support the current pressure imposed by our society’s unsustainable ways. The new course aims to train the future generation of conservation leaders that will work towards a sustainable future for humans and wildlife, in line with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity 2011-2020 Vision: “Living in Harmony with Nature”.

The course will be led by Dr Jean Boubli, who recently took her undergraduate Wildlife Conservation and Zoology students on the trip of a lifetime to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

New course:

MSc in Wildlife Conservation

Our partnership with Manchester

United’s class of ’92 continues to go

from strength to strength, with our

postgraduate Journalism students given

the chance to work for 2 days a week at

Old Trafford, writing news stories and

match previews for ManUtd.com. Around the UniversityIf you’d like more information on any of our showcase projects

please visit our www.salford.ac.uk

Sports Science undergraduate and medal-winning

swimmer, Hannah Russell, will be taking part in the

Rio 2016 Paralympics, and Dr Lee Herrington,

senior lecturer in Sports Rehabilitation, will be joining

Team GB’s physiotherapy team.

Students from Salford Law have stepped up to help

those who can’t afford legal representation as result

of government cuts, with the Community Legal

Outreach Collaboration (CLOCK) project.

The University will start work this summer on the transformation

of the Newton building after gaining full planning permission

for the ‘Engineering Showcase’ extension. With a full internal

refurbishment of the existing building, the project has a total

value of around £16 million.

Spotlight on...Each issue we throw the spotlight on a major new

development at the University of Salford; it might be a new

course, a student success, or an exciting event. This edition

we take a look at the new MSc in Wildlife Conservation.

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The future

If you decide to study your Postgraduate degree with us, we

know you’ll have a fantastic experience. But don’t just take

our word for it - take a look at what some of our current PG

students have to say…

There’s a lot of research going on at Salford, they are very much into the biomedical science field here. They have the right tutors and professors

who encourage you to do more as well, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to come here and

study. I also feel the lab has made me competitive when it comes to the job market.

starts with you

Stephen Austin, MSc Biotechnology

Chukwuemeka Omakamee Nnuji,

MSc Advanced Physiotherapy

I found the Master’s program in Advancing

Physiotherapy very helpful as it assisted in

developing my research skills and evidence based

approach in the assessment and treatment of

patients. I have now successfully been offered a

role as a physiotherapist at one of the NHS trusts

in London. I will always be grateful to the staff

at the University for their continued support and

encouragement."

Katriona Naomi-Louise Winstanley,

MSc Marketing

The careers and employability service at the

University of Salford is seamless and makes job

hunting, and even starting your career, a thoroughly

enjoyable and exciting process. Having now

completed the internship in my chosen field, and

secured a full time position, I could not be more

grateful to the University of Salford for being so

supportive at such a crucial time in my learning

experience."

Alan Marden, PhD student

I was really keen to carry out this research at

Salford, but without the scholarship and my

lecturer, who believed in my ability, it would have

been very difficult, if not impossible, for me to

progress to this level."

Natalie Heaney,

PhD student and graduate of MSc Environment

Assessment and Management

I really enjoyed my experience at Salford during

my Geography degree so I wanted to carry on to

postgraduate study here. The 25% loyalty discount

and the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Award for

achieving a grade of 2:1 or above made the Masters

qualification affordable to me."

Victoria Aidoo, Ghana,

MSc Databases and Web-Based Systems

I loved the practicality of my course. There are lot

of hands on practice i get to do in the form of

coursework, class assignments with tutorials and

lab sessions. The University has many exceptional

links with industry. I would therefore like to take

advantage of that by applying into some graduate

schemes to gain industrial experience. If that does

not go through, I intend to go back home and apply

the knowledge acquired. I’ll miss the people here

the most when I leave. Salford is indeed home away

from home for me as an international student. The

support system is great and you are really never

alone. I would advise anyone thinking of studying

here to be open minded and ready to have fun

while learning at the same time."

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