Students aren’t prepared for UK master’s level, study finds

Staff say they are having to put in extra hours to bring master’s students’ skills up to scratch

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August 13, 2018

Last updated

August 14, 2018

Source: Alamy

Storm ahead: UK programme directors find many students, regardless of native language, ‘lack preparedness for master’s level study’

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