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MSc or Phd?
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Knowing your area would help a great deal. It may be possible to fund a masters with a career development loan which you don't have to start paying back until 1 month after the course ends.

Without funding: loans, part time study or deferral?
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I'm hoping to pay back my CDL (if I get it) by doing a PhD as the majority of biology ones are funded. It's nice to read that someone was successful in getting a CDL because I'm worried my application will be rejected.

No supervisor :(
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Contact the institute, only they can tell you.

some emergency about Biochemistry research!
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Google will tell you....

So will catalogues
where you work (like for Sigma).

making a conference poster in powerpoint - help!
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Look at posters stuck up around your uni.

Full time but attending Part time?
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It's full time but you do some of it at home. I done some of a project for a Xmas lab job at home and had to fill in the hours I did. you must have a conformation otherwise for all you know he may have forgotten about you. Also the uni needs it on their database. So you need to nag him but you can do it politely. Stress how important it is for you to know now (like for financial commitments etc).

Free Reference Software
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End note is supposed to be good. Your uni might sell a cheap version of it.

Without funding: loans, part time study or deferral?
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Oh misunderstood that bit. I suppose it depends on how much you earn while doing a PhD, if you earn anything. I'm only doing a PhD if it's funded and has a salary.

Without funding: loans, part time study or deferral?
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I'm going to take out a career development loan for my masters. You don't have to repay it until after 1 month after the course ends, even then if you're receiving benefit you may be able to divert payments up to 17 months. You can take up to £8000. I'm going with bank of Scotland which offers an interest rate of 10% (the cheapest available). Barclays claim to offer 6.3% but they actually put it to 12.9% when you have to start paying. I discovered that just before I was going to send off the application! :S The cheek!

At the risk of sounding insane
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Maybe you need to do something completely different? Like take an unusual holiday. I would love to go on one where I would explore the Amazon rain forest. I also want to take photos of whales around Britain but I can't afford neither.

Quitting master by research, terrified of financial penalty cause of receiving scholarship
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Yeah if you ask someone who deals with it at your uni they should be able to answer your question.

Quitting master by research, terrified of financial penalty cause of receiving scholarship
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Sorry I misunderstood. If it's like a salary I don't think so. The uni will know for sure. :)

Quitting master by research, terrified of financial penalty cause of receiving scholarship
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There's no reason for you to still have the scholarship if you quit.

Conversion of grades
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That is whatever grade you mark corresponds according to the Portuguese system.

Conversion of grades
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Different countries have different grade boundaries.

A first (70%) = A, 2:1 = B (60%) and 2:2 (50%) = C in the UK. So whatever grade your mark corresponds to can be compared to the UK system.