Hi folks,

im starting my phd next week, i got the place in feb, so this seems like the slowest countdown ever?

is anyone else working in the area of physical activity/psychology?

regards

f8-)

hi

i was talking to one of my lecturers who discussing with me the fact that external examiners can put marks up as well as down, as an example he told me that his undergraduate classification was altered from a 2:1 to a 1st. I almost fell over! this guy is a walking brain and very well regarded in his field. The idea that we could have got a 2:1 really cheered me up. However obviously his progress has been due to hard work and application. Im sure these qualities are regarded as highly as getting a 1st.

regards

f

hi there

i'm 42 and i start my phd in oct. I did give up a good job to do (another) 1st degree which has led me on to my phd. I dont regret a thing! As long as you can get enough money to cover the basics, you can be happy.

regards

f

HI

thanks for replies to my other posts.

Is anyone doing a phd in a similar field to mine? i start in sept and i'd like to have some email buddies in a similar area.

regards

f

hi

i'm being funded directly by the university.  I didn't want to phone up say, 'what's the pay rate' and 'how many holidays am i getting!' one day after there offer , just curious as to what everyone here takes,

regards

f

hi

Only found out on Friday i had been successful so haven't received any info yet! i was hoping to get a feel for what was normal but it get the feeling the answer will be 'there is no normal!'.

thanks for the reply

f

hi

thanks for the reply to my earlier thread on payment for teaching. Can i now ask is there is a norm for the amount of weeks holiday per year?

regards

f

hi

I’m new here so I appreciate this may have been covered already! As part of my PhD funding I will be paid extra to take seminars and do some marking. Is there a standard pay rate for this?

regards

f