What is the benefit of taking a PhD? Does it give a better job oppertunity, more salary, or what?
Is it worth taking it?

Iniatial costs are quite high ie when you arrive in the UK. The costs given by the uni are the least required. Sharing room with someone can lead to big problems so beware.

I had 3rd honours in Chemistry and later two M.Sc (Engineering) in Oil and Gas Technology and later in Polymer Engineering.
What are the chances of getting Ph.D in the US (with GRE) or in the UK?
I need your advice!

How expensive is living in Britain? If i get fees only award how much do i have to spend each month?? Should I pay for lab equipment also?
I'm good at living cheap so what is the minimum cost?

sorry, I mean either fundings for a Phd or a Msc degree, thanks

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am an oversea student, this is the final year of my first degree(Bsc biochem), I found out our department homepage says the funding for non Euro are extremely competitive. Now, I am expecting a 2:1 degree for my Bsc, do I worth to try the application of this department. In addition, my department is quite good in biochem, it is rated as 5*, thank you very much!

Ask your tutors/lecturers for advice. see who they have heard of. They dont have to be famous but future employers must know who they are or they will be less likely to consider employing you. Your supervisors name is the most important thing on the cv at the end. sad but true.

I have spoke to the others in the group and they like his unavailability as it means they can come in late and finish early and both of them are now struggling with the end of their phds. I am capable of working alone (i have 2 years industrial exp) but I dont know what a phd requires.

Try overseas. The international experience will be like gold. Try to get a job with some newspaper and write on topics in social sciences.

PhD is not worth doing if earning money is your sole motive. A 3 month diploma in Microsoft .Net technology will make more money for you than a PhD.

How do I know if a lab is good in its field? So far I've checked RAEs and if they've published a lot of articles (though I'm not sure how good these articles are). Are there any other good indicators?

One of the basic requirement for a PhD (course) is to carry out work with minimum supervision.Probably your supervisor is sticking to this fact.

Thanks Bob. Still I'm not sure where this leaves me. In Sweden we get grades in each course: G if we get at least 60% on the exam and VG if 80%. Suppose I get half of each so my mean is above 70%. What kind of degree would that be? (Hard to compare, I guess, but any thoughts are appreciated). This would be for an MSc.

I started my phd in september-since then i have had one meeting with my supervisor and occasional bumping into hims where he talks and tlaks and does no listening. this is really frustrating me but am unsure what to do about it. He has already gone back on several promises so i no longer trust him enough to talk to him diractly. please help - ta

Depends on the institution but if in doubt get three.