what a stupid question.

to answer this question: everything under the rainbow is being researched.

You cant go wrong with St Johns. It's Rich, famous, has beautiful buildings and supposidly has one of the best Balls in June ( although tickets are expensive). They also have their own punts which can be taken out onto the river.

St Clair is quite a pretty college. It is right in the centre of town as well. I dont know if they offer accommodation to all grads for three years though. The bar is quite nice as well. It is kind of like an old wine cellar.

I have been to darwin. not a bad little college. built around Darwins house I believe ( My advsior was Darwins great grandaughter )

As smilodon said, get yourself a bike and a very good lock. I had two bikes stolen in Cambridge.

I have been accepted to Oxford for a masters and I applied to two big colleges: Magdelen and Trinity which means there is a good chance I will not get into either as most people apply for the well known and famous colleges.

choosing a college in Cambs is very difficult especially if you dont know anyone already there. it all depends on whether you like colleges which have nice old buildings, famous alumni or new and contemporary. also consider that the services the colleges offer to students can differ quite a bit from college to college...

Trinity is the most famous and richist college of them all. if you think you might have a chance of winning the nobel prize or an olympic gold medal you shouldnt have any probs getting in there

I went to wolfson, one of the graduate colleges and although its a fairly ugly college with no nice buildings or famous alumni. the college tutorial system is excellent, they can offer grad accommodation for three years and the bar is one of the best out of the college bars.

the best thing for you to do is take a trip to cambridge have a look around the colleges, the porters should be able to tell you everything you need to know.

Having been to cambridge myself; I can only say the place is fantastic. However, I would argue that having a project you love and a supervisor you get on well with is more important.

I ended up accepting an offer from Cambridge, when I had offers of projects elsewhere that I found a lot more interesting, with supervisors who would have a lot more time for their students.

I hadnt met my supervisor beforehand which was a big mistake. Things went so badly that I left my PhD after my first year review

So my advice is shop around, dont accept cambridge purely on the basis that it is cambridge. if you do really like the project and have a good feeling about the sup then there is no reason not to accept it but just consider other options first.

contratulations on your offer and best of luck

i deactivated my facebook account a few weeks before my first year review. it didnt save me but then again i think my project was doomed from the start.

best of luck, im sure you will be fine

the classification of grades in the uk is typically like this:

first class honours is awarded for average grades 70%
an upper second class honours also called 2.1 is 60-70%
a lower second class honours also called a 2.2 is 50-60%
a third is 40-50%

ucl have a phd progrmam in mathematical modelling of biological complexity. its a four year programme. sounds like it might be down your ally. you should be able to find it through this site. hope thats some use to you

good look

people transfering PhD projects and/or supervisor is more common than you might think and this was suggested to me when i was doing my PhD.

mokey,
I sympathise. To answer some of your questions:

It is not the end of the world if you drop out, even if that may appear to be the case. Someone on this site put it well by saying that worse things happen at sea....

I dropped out of my PhD after getting mauled by my supervisor in my first year review. I took my case to my department and they took my side.

I did eventually dropped out but I have since then been offered another PhD position and places on two masters courses at different univerisities. So its all good

Ask yourself: do you enjoy your topic and will obtaining a PhD in this area help you in achieving your career goals. if so then transfering to an Mphil may not be the answer.

if it is just a case that you are recieving inadueqate guidance from your supervisor and/or your working relationship just isnt going to work it may be possible to change supervisor.

Jouri,
That's a little bit harsh. I take it you get out of the wrong side of bed that morning. I think its a fair question. I understand an MD is the medical equivilent of a PhD ( in the UK ) but what exactly is the difference I wonder. I am assuming its research carried out during clinical practice whereas a doctor would need to take time out to do a PhD.

wikipedia had an informative article on the subject matter.

Hey guys and Girls,

Sorry for the spam im just wondering if anyone can offer advice on this. im considering a career in either clinical engineering or medical physics. the NHS seems to have very good career prospects. A prerequisite of working in either feild is minimum to have an msc in a relevant topic and ive been told that to progress to the very top levels in these disciplines it is most necessary to aquire a PhD and have an excellent publication record... so the NHS say anyway

I have offers on the table for an Msc course in Engineering and Physical science in Medicine at Imperial College and an Msc in Biomedical Engineering at Oxford.

Has anyone undertaken either of these courses, if so whats your general feeling on these courses as either preparation for research or a job in healthcare. How do they measure up against each other?

any info would be much appreciated

cheers

if your not sure about doing a PhD then my advice is not to do one. it may seem like an attractive option because you are finding it hard to get a job but stop and think. is a PhD going to get you where you want to be? i.e will it enhance your careers prospects?

if you are not sure steer clear. three-four years working on a specific topic which you might not enjoy is a long time and many people find them selves no more employable with a PhD than without

Hey guys and Girls,
I have offers on the table for an Msc course in Engineering and Physical science in Medicine at Imperial College and an Msc in Biomedical Engineering at Oxford.


Both are top rate univerisites in these areas.

Has anyone undertaken either of these courses, if so whats your general feeling on these courses as either preparation for research or a job in healthcare. How do they measure up against each other?

any info would be much appreciated

cheers

i did the exact same thing coming up to my first year review. fat lot of good it did me!!!

hey lynn. your question is just a little bit vague. potentially every decision one makes can have career consequences by either closing or opening career doors....