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Applying for another PhD...
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That's quite understandable. However, you should have at least one other supervisor and/or other support such as a postgrad tutor/advisor. For his sake and yours, he shouldn't be the only source of support in this process.

Being new, your current supervisor may have more to prove and go out of his way. Do not under-estimate the value of having a 'helpful' and 'friendly' supervisor as you describe him


I agree but it does feel like im being supervised by a post-doc at times.. Although I do have a secondary supervisor who is quite experienced, but I will have little or no contact with him as he doesn't even work on the same topic, so i'm not exactly sure what hes there for really.

Applying for another PhD...
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Quote From HazyJane:
Just to introduce a note of caution...

It can be hard to predict how a PhD will turn out. Your current supervisor may improve as he adjusts to his role. Your old MSc supervisor might not turn out to be so great for a PhD (or may leave the uni, or acquire more responsibilities, which reduce the time he is available to help you).


Thanks, I do agree with the risk involved. Its just the fact my current supervisor has never supervised before really does worry me and doesn't give me much confidence

Applying for another PhD...
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Thanks everyone. I think the best bet is to contact my old MSc supervisor and get his opinion on it all and my chances of getting the studentship. I do feel bad because my current PhD is also funded and im not sure how easy it is to quit? But contacting my old supervisor is good advice.

Applying for another PhD...
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Hi everyone. First post.

Ill try to keep this brief.

Basically I have recently started a PhD (2 weeks ago) after finishing an MSc. I have always wanted to do a PhD. I wanted to do a PhD with my MSc project supervisor but he didn't have anything at the time so I looked elsewhere and accepted a PhD at the uni I am at now. However,my current supervisor is quite inexperienced (Im his first ever PhD student) and a bit disorganised which worries me, even though he is helpful and really friendly, its not a very social environment either - basically I really miss where I was working for my MSc.

Recently an opportunity has come up with my old MSc supervisor who I got on really well with, and I was thinking of applying for it whilst sticking with my current PhD until I find out if I get this new one, although it is for a highly competitive studentship. I really enjoyed where I was for my MSc and I would love to go back and wouldn't consider doing this unless it was my old supervisor, but at the same time feel conflicted about applying for a PhD position whilst just starting another PhD.

Any advice would be great as this is stressing me out.

Thanks