Leeds is fantastic as a city, my sister is studying there and is in love with the place. Here is an excerpt from a property developing magazine (!) that sums it up pretty well: actually I have to do it in another post because of maximum word counts... to follow shortly...

...never mind...sorry false alarm. I cant even access it. It clearly states free access.

Alison I got really stressed at the prospect of my driving test too. Just make sure you practice a lot and have you thought of trying some herbal remedys to calm your nerves? Like rescue remedy you can buy it from boots

hahha, I GOT! It is freely available on a Canadian website:
http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/rp/
rp2_abst_e?cjp_p05-049_83_ns_nf_cjp

Hey guys. I am a foreigner (Italian) by the way, I feel no one has been rude here and I agree that those people are the ones that don't contribute to the forum...They don't care, I rarely see them reply and give advice, so just relax a little...

I just started my PhD and it's going well..I'm loving every moment of it, it's really what I want to do. However - I need to learn to drive before February for my PhD so's I can go out sampling in the field. I've sat my test twice now and failed it both times - not by much, but I'm always so nervous - the stress of knowing I have to pass in order to keep my PhD is too much. I feel like walking in front of a train sometimes the stress is too much.

they cost a good few thousand to buy, so I'm going to solder one (maybe two) myself - parts will probably be about ~£150. Of course, it won't be as good as a commercial one but it's fine for what I need.

I cant seem to get access to it, however, I can look into it further. I am visiting the campus today. In the meantime, I know you are in desperate need of it, contact the author. (I have done that in my case and got an article that way).

Yeah you'll soon find you have loads and loads of background knowledge and what you read will make more and more sense. This is what it's all about ! Of course you could just sit and post endlessly on here, eat chocolate and drink coffee...

Home built ?! Wow, sounds kinda cool !

I do agree if you have a major grievance and can show beyond all reasonable doubt that it's really your work, then you should say something. If you don't feel comfortable going to the head of the department, go to someone impartial such as any of the student support services.

It's volume 83, issue 9, pages 907-918 (September 2005, "A home built lock-in amplifier for laser frequency stabilization" Sowka, Weel, Cauchi et al)

I say report them. I have had that happen to a fellow student with an evil prof. They did not report him and he continues to reep havoc in the department stealing ideas and having no original thought of his own. You must stop them, stop them now for the benefit of all studentkind.

My supervisor has highlighted only about 10 papers to read intially - take it bit by bit.

It's only because I'm always right!