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So many questions in one post. It's important to keep an air of mystery to keep a relationship fresh and exciting. Yes some of us were PhD students, some of us live with PhD students, some of us drink with PhD students, none of us sleep with PhD students and all of us have been immersed in academia for longer than we care to mention.

Our addictions are mostly sausage based, we keep a George Foreman grill in the office to keep us on an even keel. If ever any of you are in Sheffield search out Lilly's Breadcakes for the perfect sausage sandwich.

Headbanging in the office is banned and we mostly resort to throwing FindAPhD coasters at each other.

As you are asking about the cost of living in the UK then I presume you are an international student. Two people (living together) will be able to live in the UK on a tax free £12K pa studentship. However, although some international scholarships exist, most studentships are usually only available to UK students. See our Funding and PhDs Explained sections for links and information.

If you do successfully obtain a scholarship to study in the UK, your wife/husband will usually be granted the right to work in the UK during your stay. See our article on Working in the UK for information.

Jojo - click here to see your threads, if there's one missing let us know what it said.

See our Funding and PhDs Explained sections for links and information.

The PhD Life section of FindAPhD has information on English Language requirements for international students. The article English Language Qualifications outlines the levels of English proficiency required.

See our Funding and PhDs Explained sections for links and information. The best people to advise you will be the people who offered you the place at Cambridge. Failing that, if you are an overseas student contact your own Department of Education or the British Council in your home country.

If you passed your undergraduate degree and it was taught and examined in English (from a recognised university in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the USA) then you will not need to take another English language test.

H - sorry we didn't take your post off when we removed the one asking for information about PhD levels, we didn't realise you were replying to that one - we just thought you wanted more info about Goldfish's situation.

It would be difficult to change your Masters course once you have started.

I'm afraid to the best of our knowledge nobody has ever found a PhD by asking for one on this forum. Use the search part of this site to look for oportunities. See our Funding and PhDs Explained sections for links and information.

Most supervisors will ignore applications from people who do not qualify for funding and have no means of funding themselves. This is because they receive such enquiries every day and do not feel they have time to reply.

When you write for a position where you do not qualify for funding make sure you let them know that you have your own funding or expect to find it. Otherwise restrict your applications to those with funding available to international students.

Sara - Postgrad Life is intended for just such posts - The PhDs section is really for people looking for PhDs.