well said bioreactor, although slightly worried as to what happened to the person that p*ssed you off!

Yeah it is a shame.

I honestly never believed that people would be sad enough to read comments left by their "friends" on someone else's myspace written months ago (I barely looked at my own comments, who cares about anyone else's). I also can't believe how much people stir and how vindictive they are.

I also can't believe how people can be offended/hurt by a poem about wee and then say they aren't, yet keep bringing it up.

thanks!

Sorry Matt, I didn't mean for it to sound mean!

I think you give good advice but I reckon if you paid me a quid for each post I read refering your PhD that you didnt start, I would be able to buy quite a few bits and pieces.

It reminds me of "one time, in band camp..."

Yes, you would definately be richer if you were working

I would have loved it if I could have done my PhD in London so I could commute directly from home (parents place). I would have ended up saving most of my studentship because my parents are so generous, I only pay for things like my phone bill and clothes.

PGFT, please can we have a sticky thread that has Matthew82's entire life story, mainly the bit about him not starting his PhD. At least this way, we will know it is not going to keep cropping up in every other thread. Many thanks.

You should stay in Italy near your parents. It will be much cheaper.

Why do you want to do a PhD?

Why in biochem/chem?

Ok, so is this a PhD that has been advertised as a collaboration between two departments or is this something you are proposing?

For me it was the first, my two supervisors have other students in the same situation and they had enough money together to have one full studentship using funding money.

That still gives you one whole studentship......
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..... anyone else know what dee2005 is getting at?

Well in case I'm mistaken, 1/2 + 1/2 = 1 whole full studentship.

both of them together equal one studentship, I'm not getting double or anything.

Not entirely sure what you are asking here.

Mine is comes from the funding (from the funding council) given to each supervisor from the different departments but this is not always going to be the case.

Mine is between two departments and its not an equal split but still adds up to the EPSRC total

I don't understand the importance of NSBM, surely that is a personal choice only.