I didn't know about the star bar thing.. you can still get star bars

Wispas made a brief return earlier this year but didn't stay long.. but you can get wispa mcflurries at mcdonnalds at the moment

What ever happened to Spiras? They came out around the same time as Twirls but I havent seen them for ages

marriage

I don't hate computers.. but I do hate my laptop.. its crap and I want a new one!

I think alot of problems are because they renamed marathon bars to snickers!

LATE

SMELT

CUBE

TONE

Well when you first start you will probably feel out of your depth and in most cases feel a bit stupid.. Don't panic this is totally normal!

If you are unsure of how to do something then just say.. You are there to learn so you don't have to pretend to be an expert! Better to potentially look a bit daft in the first few weeks than to muck something up down the line!

Start reading papers straight away and use a reference manager, it makes things so much easier.

Setting yourself targets is a good idea along the lines of 'By the end of the week I will have done X,Y and Z' but then don't feel too disheartened if you only get one of those done, things often end up taking longer than expected

Going to conferences are the best way to network, so I would say try to go to a few over the 3 years.

Make friends with other PhD students, it's so easy to become a bit of a loner when doing a PhD so try to have a social life and talk to fellow PhDers.. its also a great opportunity to air any worries or concerns that you might have, generally if you have a worry about the PhD process someone else will have it or have been through it!

The last piece of advice I'll put is don't let it take over your life, especially not in your first year. Treat it like a job and aim to work set hours say 8:30-5:30, that way it easier to maintain a good work/play balance.

SMALL

NOPE

CAPE

I stand corrected!

SHALE

I think we might have hit a brick wall with this one now?

ROPE

Mmm can't think of any other word games off the top of my head.. will have a think :-)