Update bibliography and citations will work with everything inside the brackets. But when I have 'exclued authors' and therefore in the text written ET AL (or not) that will not be updated, unless I go through all the references where i have 'excluded authors' and make sure they are correct in the text too. :-(

Sorry - I mean the same reference, but using it in 2 documents, which will eventually be combined. Its more about when I have called it et al. in the text (i.e. not inside the brackets - which endnote controls).

sorry was a bit confusing. I basically, for example have 2 documents.

document 1) I have used the reference Smith Jones and Tim (2009) and then have used et al after the first time

Document 2) I have used the reference Smith Jones and Tim (2009) and then have used et al after the first time


I want to combine documents 1 and 2. BUT there will be instances where I used the original (Smith jones and Tim, 2009) rather than et al (because it was at the first time I used it, in document 2). So when I combine the docs, i am guessing I will have to manually search through to make sure they are correctly cited as et al, not the full reference!

This sounds minor but I have hundreds of the same references across about 10 documents (so far!).

Actually, in terms of funding that gets granted, a lot of it was about actually just applying and being cheeky. The unievrsities that applied and knew about all the up to date schemes they RCs were offereing usually got the most - other unis just were not clued up on how/where/what funding was available, or whether they could even apply

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In a research assistant post a few years back I studied how research councils give their funding, and we found that 3 univeristies - manchester, newcastle and erm I forgot the last, had aboout 80% of all PhD funding. Bascially it was cos they knew how to play the system and write effective proposals. Although it may be different for different research councils.

.......wrapped up in a blanket of stupidity

Hmm - I actually had a dip in A levels, I went from GCSE all As and A*s to an AB and C in a level, which carried on and I only passed my 1st year at uni i.e. 40%. I never went to any lectures during my 1st and 2nd year, and then only went to about 10 in my final year, but luckily, I know how to pass an exam and got a 1st. I have pulled my socks up since!

I think - although have no idea whether this is actually true - that boys tend to be late bloomers, and then suddenly whoosh off and do really well! - maybe its cos they prefer a non-school environment. My brother was rubbish at a levels and all through school really, and then got a first at degree level.

Have a quick endnote query. I have been using it throughout my writing and have just realised I may encounter a problem later on. I have been writing in different documents (which is ok, as I know when I put it all together and click 'update bibliography' endnote will work its magic and the references will be good).

However, What I am struggling on is when I have referred to the same sets of authors across different documents, so Smith, Jones and Tim (2009), obviously need to be referred to as Smith et al after the first time. What I am struggling with is that I will have references out of the brackets e.g. Smith et al (2009) as opposed to (Smith et al 2009). How will I know if they have been cited before when I combine the documents??? Is there a way of changing all the references back to not excluding the author's name so I can check?? rather than doing each manually?

my sister in law is expecting hers today - I always feel sorry for them as all the papers etc say that they are getting easier. Put it this way, my parents wouldn't have a hope in hell passing my a levels! They said today that over 50% of those taking further maths will get an A - but what they didn't mention is that maths tends to be right or wrong! So you would expect anyone who got it right to get an A! They also forget to mention that as school leavers have been put through a barrage of tests since age 4, we all know how to take them. It is exam technique we are taught, not the subject, so of course results will be better.

I am hoping she chooses to go to uni - although she is saying she may defer - I wish someone would push her to take the chance to go as otherwise I fear she may still be working in shop jobs in 10 years. To get an admin job you are expected to have degree nowadays!

surely by mentioning google you have broken your own rules - shame on you! ;-)

As early as possible - as it can take months to sort out funding, especially from a research body, as they often only have bi-annual deadlines for proposals. However, as a lot of universities essentially shut down over summer, your email may become lost in the many that the potential supervisor comes back to after his/her leave/time off from teaching. So it may be good to wait until 2nd week of september or something, so they will actually read it.

I think it is important to weigh up all these options.However, my PhD is in a subject that I am not particularly interested in, I am doing it cos I couldn't think of what else to do and there were no jobs out there. I think its all about how you perceive it. I am trying to think of it as a 3 year project, which I am being paid for, not some huge 'journey' I have to take. The latter mindset seems to put a lot of people in trouble, especially when it comes to submitting anywhere near on time. Despite not being very interested in my topic, I think you can learn to like it, and like the fact you know more than most others about it!

Just thought I would offer an alternative opinion! Although I do agree, introverted tendancies are much better for PhD work - I thrive when I am left along in a room with some writing to do! and I hate working with others urgh!