Glad Im not the only one indulging in obsessive postman stalking behaviour!Am waiting for news from panel 4, 1 declined in my department so far,no more news apart from that. Looked on some other forums very quite there too,no doubt the storm will begin to hit next week as is the usual pattern. Although part of the torture of this process is that there is NO PATTERN! Feel sorry for everyone having to do MA dissertations while waiting for news, don't know how you do it - well done to you all for managing to keep focused. I done my MA last year after a 7 break (I was a banker)and self-funded to avoid any distractions like AHRC!This year is a different matter, its finally hitting home this year, being in the 1st year of my PhD that I've embarked on something that I can't afford to finish if I don't get funded. AAAAHHH think I got carried away by my idealism upon leaving a sterile, cynical, corporate environment. Never mind eh,I'm sure there's a way. Keep the support going!