Didn't we used to have one? Oh and there was a present! And bring the turkey back!

There are loads of threads on this - examiners mark your thesis, not your long string of publications! Also, the journal process can take a few years in some cases, but a minimum of 12 months maybe? So thats a long wait before submission.

First facebook, next we'll be resurrecting that national forum meet up that was floated about 2 years ago!

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I wouldn't recommend Fujitsu-Siemens; I know of two people who needed multiple repairs within 12 months, and very poor customer service.

I never said it was bad. I think that particular rhyming couplet is brilliant :p

Awwww, if its getting repetitive then stand aside and let the real winners do this properly ;-)

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Hmmm, actually I've changed my mind as it was a bit tenuous...

Civil Rights

Is there any relevant work experience you could do? That might help with future jobs or PhD applications. I'm guessing by the MA that you're in the Arts, so it might not be as obvious as science-based work experience, but as the last poster said we don't know your field...

Despite my haircut and dress sense being twenty years behind the trend, I kinda kept up with facebook...I'll wait til it gets a bit busier too I think!

I'm afraid I don't look anything like that Superman photo-shopped pic that went round a while ago (was that you 404? Or piglet...). Sorry to disappoint.

Snow

Rhyming 'sense' with 'balance'? Hmmmm...

There are loads of threads on this, if you use the search function on the front page? I'm afraid I can't remember any websites off the top of my head, but you should be able to find the last RAE results somewhere, which are by Department. Also think about your potential supervisor, and facilities...

Dale

Socks

My supervisors advised chapters first. Its easier to reduce a paper from a chapter (or multiple chapters if they're linked), than the other way around. Also, you'd need to complete all the data analysis for the chapter anyway. And finally, what if you write a paper, then its only when you write up the chapter, you realise that what you originally did was wrong or had some errors? Plus the amount of time it takes to write a paper...

How much does it matter if you've published before? I can imagine there are some examiners that might tear into a methodology etc, whether its been peer-reviewed or not. But I'm sure it does make some difference. Also, to have stuff published/in press, or even accepted for some journals by the time of your viva, that means you'd have to submit it maybe the end of your second year or start of your third? Wow, if I think how much my thesis and all my ideas have changed since then...