looking for a distraction, this seems as good as any

i think they say that to everyone. along with the 'sorry due to the number of applications, correspondance can not be entered into' - fat lot of help that is!

All of my rejections state that the competition was particularly intense this year. Do they say that every year to make us feel better or is it genuinely a competitive year?

Because it was there ....

can you pl informa me about phd in bioinformatics at germany

I am doing masters in telecommunications in sweden.am i eligible for UK Phd?which universities are offering Phd's in telecommunications..help me in this regard..hemchand

I don't know what the situation is through out the country, but at my University PhD completion rate at three years is ONLY 20%. Also, withdrawal is around 30% and the majority of students tend to complete at 5 YEARS!!! I couldn't believe these figures. Is this problem experienced at other institutions also? Could there be something wrong with the PhD system? After all, it is a research training programme and not a means of recruiting cheap labour for supervisors to get their work done.

Keep trying. 40 is not old at all. You have valuable work experience in addition to maturity that many younger people may lack.
I will start my PhD at 35. I know several people who started their PhDs at 40 or more. Dont be discouraged by some idiots.

I should read more and reply

I am just confused. The PhD oppurtunities which are advertised as "non-EU/UK students eligible", Am I eligible to apply for them. BTW, I never visited UK and have been in Europe since last one year only.

i'm starting a masters in edinburgh in september and was wondering can anyone point me in the right direction on where to find information on government funding? or any other relevent information?

i was wondering if any one could guide me in the direction of finding the most up to date uk universities performance league? thanks.

Clarity at last! Many unis have scoring systems for choosing PhD students but this is the only published one that I have found ....
www.sos.bangor.ac.uk/research/docs/phd_studentship_nominations.htm

Does age matter if one wishes to apply for a PhD studentship? I've always wished to have further studies after my masters, but looks like at 40 years of age, most research groups see me as too old to be enrolled. I do still feel I have still my brains properly functioning, and ambitious to pursue advanced work. How could I convince my prospective supervisors that, chronogical age has nothing to do with obtaining knowledge. I've tried though, but mostly younger scientist are selected for all the openings. Its very frustrating.

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