UK postgraduate social science programs

boomting
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:40:29 +0000

True, that is an issue with Aber! I see your point about wanting to work PT in IT, and also (having done it myself) your desire to avoid waiting tables.

However, I will just note that RHUL is out in the arse end of London’s commuter belt (Egham), 28 miles away from London ‘proper’. It’s a very different experiece to KCL or Glasgow. Middlesex is also on the edge of London, though only 12 miles away from central London.

Hull has (for undergrads) a parliamentary internship programme, which will get you more contacts than merely living in London. I don’t know if they have something comparable for postgrads.

Don’t forget that there are devolved govs in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. Scotland could potentially become an independent country in 2014, following a referendum. You could make some very useful contacts in any of those cities (though Belfast politics is very sectarian and probably not what you’re looking for).