Should my research grant pay for my stationary like pens and files? or should it be me.

I always bought my own pens and folders etc. I suppose if you have a nice fat consumables grant and your project is producing reams of paper requiring lots of expensive box files then you have a case for asking your supervisor to get you some using the grant.

I get my stationary and nail polish from the secretary, it gets paid out of the petty cash box.

i understand how u feel cos on ur first couple days u dont really understand alot about etequet and what the dept provides and what u provide...e.g.its the same with coffee rotas etc etc idunno ... wierd.

It never hurts to ask to be honest. I usually just buy my own paper and pens and then use my grant to ask for books.

Steal mine from work by raiding the supplies cupboard. Today I'm smuggling three years worth of biros.

Mia, I did that at work. I acquired enough reams of paper a few years ago to still now have plenty to see me through...

The paper is kept right by the secretary - think I'm going to need James Bond to get that out for me! Going to try and get some notebooks in a bit!!!