Hi everyone,
so i have confession. After turning down the phd (see above posts) I found I couldnt get it out of my head and the more I thought about it the more ridiculous I realised I had been. I know, I know I should have listened to everyone's wise words previously but I had to make the decision under such a time pressure I just panicked and thought Id see what my chances were getting one as good in London. Unfortunately I havnt seen one advertised with funding that's on a topic as interesting as the one I turned down :$ Do you think I should contact the supervisor again, explain that Ive been ridiculous and see if we can submit the proposal for funding to start in October or do you think I've burned my bridges with him now and he wouldnt be keen...?
any advice appreciated!

Thank you everyone for taking the time to post and helping me out. especially thanks to Mackem_Beefy for putting my thoughts onto paper (thread) so articulately. Its not that I'm concerned about making new friends, rather that I strongly feel I've moved on from Nottingham (as great as my time was there) and the thought of returning makes me feel sad and lonely. I also had a bit of an issue with some of the aspects of the project - programming was a large part of it which really doesn't appeal.
I've explained to the supervisor that I hadn't made a decision yet and we both agreed that because I wasn't definite I shouldn't take this project. I feel much better opening it up to someone else who would be completely happy with it. Being given the chance has made me realise that its never too early to think about PhDs for next year and the interview was good experience so I feel ok overall.
Cheers everyone, I know some of you are thinking I'm crazy lol!

Hi
Thanks for the advice. I did make lots of great friends during my undergad in Notts, trouble is they've all moved on to other places, mostly London. I l enjoyed Nottingham but after living thee 4 years ( I did my Masters there too) I definitely felt like it was time to move on when I left. Are funded phds difficult to obtain in all areas? Do you know if psychology ones are especially hard to get?

Thanks

Hi
I need some help to make a decision and any advice would be hugely appreciated.
I did my undergrad in psychology at Nottingham uni and was undecided about doing a Phd so I went off and did something completely different before realised it was what I wanted to do. I contacted my tutors about Phds and they said they'd keep me in mind and then I got a job at UCL as a research assistant. I really really want to stay in London but I've just been offered a funded PhD back in Notts in an area Im very interested in. So I have to decide: should I take the PhD but risk feeling lonely as I no longer know anyone in Notts and all my friends are in London OR turn it down and hope that a good one comes along next year in London....
can anyone help? How hard is it to get a funded Phd in an area you're interest in? Would I be stupid to turn this one down? Or is a PhD lonely enough as it is without being somewhere where you don't know anyone?

Thank you!!