its not plagerised if name is on it.
I think that you should ask if you can present the paper if it gets published - that way you can get soemthign out of it. Then simply say - that they were your findings and you were not informed - but now that you know you want to learn more abuot the process of publishing and networking etc.

Yeh as much as we (i) moan - there is a reason why we do what we do. Like any job it has its downsides - but on the whole, its a rollercoaster of an experience, i dont think i would do anything else.

this happens alot at my institution. I had a meeting with supervisor a couple weeks ago about an idea. I told her i needed funding for it and asked if there was a way we could get it etc. She said it was a bad idea. Next thing i know - teh thing that i suggested is being run by a commitee she is on. What can you do???
Its outrageous. But we are powerless.

dont worry. At the end of the day - this is your PhD and you have to identify what is making you feel this way - they want to help you, you have to tell them how. What hurts the most? is it the digs at your research or is it digs at you? Separate the two and make sure whatever they say they tell you how to improve.

Maybe you should tell them if they are making you feel like this. I did and its sorted out now. Its the hardest thing ever but they probbaly arent aware of it.

due to sooo many supervision problems - ive stopped meeting my supervisors for just random chats etc. I only meet the problem supervisor for specific reasons - e.g. to help go through some written work. It maybe better if you sent them an e-mail telling them what you wanted to discuss before the meeting. I've found since i have taken the control - they are alot better. I meet both of the supervisors for generic meetings once every 2 months to have general chat - i like these usually...

I have a whole laod of paper deadlines etc- some are for posters/papers/doctoral consortiums etc but i have to write them all with my findigns from my one project (the phd so far). I dont think this is possible. Like i could possibly do a doctoral consotium and a poster with teh same data and change the arguemetn or hte title or soemthing. I dont know how to tackle this as she wants me to use different titles and use the same data to prove a concept. is this possible? Do you get what I am trying ot ask? I am confused myself.

alot of people have this problem. You should write down what you think he says to you in the meeting. THEN send a copy of this to him by email and asks if this is what you agreed and discussed. Then take it with you in the next meeting and say how you have completed each bit on the list. Do this - then if hes still beign silly then go to your grad school with proof.

opens some doors and closes others.
Do a phd if you enjoy research - the rest will happen.

agrh i give up - i cant get anything done. I am going home - theres no point in being in the lab if i cant concentrate. Ive had dinner and all i can think of is food. I dont know what is wrong with me.

I have forgotten how to write and think in sentances! AGRH I just cannot concentrate.

*Ask how often they would want to see you - as in would you get weekly meetings etc.
*If they haven't seen a PhD student through yet make sure you have a second supservisor who has.
*Again speak to other students - they are usually quite honest.

I do not think you are having a nervous breakdown! Don't try and beat yourself up over the way you are dealing with the stress of writing up. My supervisor says its one of the most traumatic times shes been through and nothing could compare to how bad she was feeling. BUT it will pass - i have had fits of tears, tantrums and panic attacks. Do what you can do and don't get angry at yourself - as you are your own best resource. You will get there.

I think on reflection, what they have done is annoying but if they are now starting to pay attention to me then I guess I am pleased. If I really hate what they want me to do then I will actually say so, at the moment I am tryign to find some sort of link between the concepts i am trying hard to work with them, as that is the onyl way out of here!

for a year and a half my supervisors havent paid much attention to my phd or dont really know the detail of what I am doing or anythign like that. I met them once every 2 months - we have had our problems but i am now going insane. i AM shocked by how little the knoiw and udnerstand of what I am doing. Today i had to present waht I did for my mini thesis and then i had to tell them how i wanted to take my work further. Now all of a sudden tehy want to change my focus. They said that the stuff i have doen for the transfer is enough but they want to take me into a totally differnt direction to meet with some agenda or policy they have in mind. I am annoyed that they have let me go on and on and on and on - i have been telling them what ive been doing etc etc etc and NOW they say that they want em to change my focus. i dotn get it. I feel what i have done so far isnt worth it and its made me feel awful.