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Overview of thecoastman

Signup date: 10 May 2006 at 2:16pm

Last login: 12 Mar 2010 at 5:13pm

Post count: 2932

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The nocturnal workers' thread

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

Whatever happened to Sylvester?

What's in a name?

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

Why do we call it a pen drive, when it has no ink?

Touching the untouchables - the issue of Uni rankings!

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

Some of the smaller places might be lower down overall, but they can really shine in some areas, e.g. Roehampton is quite good for environmental stuff? And somebody told me that Anglia Ruskin is the best place in Europe for Animal Behavior...

In terms of snobby interview panels, I have found that you can get just as much grief being from a prestigious University as from a rubbish one.

Can you do a PhD at a different university to your MPhil?

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

Hey Mambo Number 5, not always - some Universities only offer MPhils and not MSc's etc...

Writing up in phases?

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

You'll probably have to change the focus of your early chapters to provide a coherent argument for your results and conclusions, which don't tend to form until quite late in the day...

Last on to post on this thread wins

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

Branston should stick to what they're good at - (chunky, and not out of a squeezy bottle) pickle, not baked beans and brown sauce and everything else they've diversified into.

Last on to post on this thread wins

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

Pot.

I still have a cyber crush on thecoastman!

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

Ooops, sorry I must have missed that one. Alas I no longer live near the coast, though I am the Protector of all the shore.

I still have a cyber crush on thecoastman!

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

this is a big achievement for me, can I put it on my CV?

How are things in Piggyland? Hope you're well.

Last on to post on this thread wins

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

Definately agree.

Last to post on this thread wins - where has it gone?

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

Also, unless you can prove any evidence e.g. a screen shot that you were winning, then we'll have to call it a tie

Last to post on this thread wins - where has it gone?

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

You're joking? It was the only reason I logged on to this. PGF Team, any news?

Last on to post on this thread wins

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

Loser (in a nice way).

When is too early to start writing?

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

Definately a good idea to write as you go along - when I came to start writing up, I realised I'd already done half of it (albeit half that changed a lot). I think the introduction is best to do last, as you can spin it to support your arguments!

Are there any science sectors which have low competition and burgeoning job openings?

thecoastman 2932 posts
16 years ago

I wish. My impression is if its not a fashionable area (e.g. low competition) then the funding is not as great (e.g. low job openings).