DWELL

Yucky

SWELT

I agree with previous comments.. London appeals to some and not to others and it is definitely the sort of thing you have to experience for yourself.

I lived in london for 5 years when doing my undergrad and it took me a good 6-8 months to get used to the place.  I come from up north aswell and I found it a hard transition from country life to life in the big city. Coming from the north I did find people there rude and generally unfriendly.. it took me a while to get used to that but after a while it just becomes part of life.  After about a year I really started to love the place and I enjoyed my time there and like what was said before you do develop a love hate relationship. I used to take regular trips back home to give me a break from the hustle and bustle of the place as it can get a bit much.  There is always something to do there and you will never be at a loss of things to do and places to see, and if you do get fed up of the city there are good transport links to surrounding areas.

It is an expensive place to live and there is no denying that. Off the top of my head I think the london allowance is about £3k more on top of the stipend, its been a while since I have lived there now so I am nor sure if that would compensate for 'london life' 

All in all I did enjoy my time there but now I have left, the appeal of the place has now gone and I doubt I would ever live in London again. I like to go back every now and again to visit but that's enough for me!  If I was to move to a city now it would def be a northern one.

If nothing else.. it's hard to get a decent pint of decent beer in London!

SMALT

HARE

Ben Affleck

Haha brilliant! Would be interesting to see what these guys make of the modern age!

Just goes to show that listening to the opinions of peers isn't always a good idea!!

I have no knowledge of this field of study so I can't really give specific advice. There could be research council grants available or scholarships and you might find some help on this site http://www.prospects.ac.uk or http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/ or http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk/

Otherwise the best thing to do would be to go onto google and type in 'postgraduate funding' which will give you lots of avenues to explore.

Plague

DIRTY

DRAIN

First

HORSE

Another good piece of advice.. Back up any reference libaries that you have.. I have a copy on a USB stick, on my uni computer and on my laptop. I have a friend who lost her reference library and had to start from scratch.. I would hate to have that happen to me!!