Yeah... go on then Stu.. and maybe a photo?

Manchester has a post-grad society it's called the Burlington Society, based near the library.

With pubmed, you don't need to type "review" you can just put the search term in then click on the "review" tab.

I do not know anyone specifically but it is not uncommon. With the graduate entry medicine now in the UK it makes it much easier for graduate students to obtain a place in medicine courses. It is also not a waste of time even if you never preactice medicine as it would really help if you want to pursue medical research. Many universities in the U.S. offer joint MD/Ph.D programmes. With the new graduate entry system you could be an MD/Ph.D at 28/29. Not very old!

Good point, and I do agree. I apologise findaphd team.

Hahaha.

I don't mean to be hostile, although I realise it may look like that. But these people will not get anywhere without a push, maybe you sometimes need to be cruel to be kind.

well done stu - have a PhD on me ;)

I take it I'm not to give you my email address then?

I think that the findaphd team answered that question anon german. there was no need to butt in

And whilst buying that car buy some beer

That is a valid point 'anon german'. But as it is in any country/culture/language (however you dress it), you still need to work hard for qualifications, if you are not capable of studying or researching for those qualifications then that is a fact. If you are struggling with the language and the british way, then a PhD would be an immense challenge. I do not mean to say that all people that show little initiative are not capable of taking up a postgraduate degree.

However, these people that I implied in my initial message simply think that a PhD will just be given to them. This is not the case in whatever country they come from, and in some cases some of the people are even british, so the culture is not an excuse. It is not the case in their home country, and it is certainly not the case in Britain, where education at university level is up there with the best in the world.

To obtain a PhD you need to fight off a huge amount of top competition, that is the point I tried to make, and that places aren't handed out like sweets.

how do they pay your first instalment? by cheque?

No Alex I'm not supported by my parents, they are both dead (and that is no joke)

heres an idea- apply?

youre wearing a skirt? perhaps you need a different website? but I must say you have very womanly thighs