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Confessions: Things that you cannot believe you started doing...
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I play way too much table football now.

pros and cons of a large supervisory team
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I have two University and two industrial supervisors, and I suppose I'm quite lucky that they all have different areas of expertise, and sometimes suggest angles that the other supervisors don't. And even if I only see the industrial supervisors every few months at least I know they're there if I ened them. So it works for me because they're not treading on each other's toes too much.

What Are You Researching???
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Check out the Royal Veterinary College too perhaps (though I think that's only Masters and PhD...)

I'm doing coastal stuff now, as the name implies. Did some animal epidemiology stuff before though (got to mess around with bubonic plague in the US wooooo....!)

The Cricket World Cup thread
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PhD (Distance or Online)
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Yep the Open University does a lot of distance courses, but the PhDs tend not to be.

Milton Keynes is lovely by the way

Fancy Dress ideas
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And Wonder Woman is definately a more flattering choice than a big squishy green blob.

Fancy Dress ideas
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Originality has always been one of my strong points

Fancy Dress ideas
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Or just as one big single pea

Fancy Dress ideas
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What about a plate of peas

Maximizing value of PhD and savings
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In fact with a PhD from anywhere you still shouldn't take the attitude that you can walk into any position - you should still try and work for it (I know I'm saying 'you' but it's not personal, just a general thing)

Maximizing value of PhD and savings
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Don't presume a PhD from Oxbridge is a guaranteed meal ticket for life - at postgraduate level employers (you'd hope) are looking more about the skills you have acquired, not the piece of paper.

What should I expect in the first few months?
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Expect a lot of grief!

But some good times too

The Cricket World Cup thread
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Anyone watch the Ireland game? Exciting finish...

Are you going to work in your PhD during the summer?
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I'm going on holiday for a week from Monday

Last on to post on this thread wins
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I knew a man called Betty once.

He had some issues...