I would second above, make dinner and do the cleaning! Also, occasionally, take me out for dinner and don't hassle me or distract me from writing!

This is a common problem for PhD students. In your situation, I would look at socializing away from your PhD, something else all together. Do you have any other interests?

The easiest way to make friends is to get a job. Could you get a job or volunteer for half a day week? That may help build your social life and ease the isolation.

If I had a child with a medical condition during my PhD, I would have quit too. So it is completely understanble that you quite, prospective employers will understand that.

You really do need to be kinder to yourself. Have you thought of getting some counselling via your GP? I think it will help you come to terms with your loss (of the PhD) and boost your self confidence.

Zutterfly, I'm sure it'll go fantastically well! :) Enjoy your trip, I hope you get a few days to enjoy the trip too!

Sarah, sorry to hear about your rejection, but hopefully the feedback means you are in a better place to make the next submission!

Best of luck with your application Zutterfly! Looks like you are still progressing well. Are you off on holiday soon?

My supervisor is not strict on deadlines at all, in fact all my deadlines are self-imposed and I am much stricter to myself. But I worry sometimes that in an effort to meet my own set deadlines I may rush through the work which is dangerous. Chickpea, I think its better to take a bit longer and get it done properly in the first stage rather than having to do multiple revisions which takes an absolute age!

Like at the moment, I've spent two weeks making corrections and amendments to a chapter. It only took me 4 weeks to write it up initially but amendments in comparison are taking so long. I did not take this into account when setting deadlines for other chapters!

Hi, how did everyone's bank holiday weekend go? I decided to take time off and did not get much done, but I'm hoping tomorrow I can get back into it! How are you all doing?

It depends - have you got the info about your study on your official uni website? I would put something up.

Which sampling method are you using? Convenience? Snowball?

If you already know these people over Twitter, I would probably informally contact to see if they want to take part, and maybe link to the said web page for more info? I would be more likely to respond if someone informally asked me first, feels more personal than receiving a mass email.

Or you could get a gatekeeper to recruit for you. So ask your professor/supervisor to email on your behalf. It really depends on who you are trying to recruit.

Thanks Sarah :)

I have 5 questions that have possible responses Yes, No, Don't know.

There's a large % of people who have responded with Don't know for all 5 questions and the % is similar across all questions. I want to work out whether it is the same people (and to what extent) across all 5 who have responded with Don't know. Is there a way to work this out?

I think its do-able. However, I would probably err on the safe side, switch to part-time but finish it in 3 months.

Hi, is anyone a bit of an expert/experienced with stats? I've just had a chapter back and I need to do an additional calculation (final one hopefully!) and I'm trying to figure out which method to use ... Thanks! :)