Hi all. Just started a PhD in ecology and am being sent off in a direction by my supervisor that I could never have envisaged from the PhD title. It is not a direction I want to go in and the thought of spending 4 years doing it fills me with dread. Is it possible for me to change the direction of the study even to the extent that it is quite different from the original title?
Wouldn't mind doing something totally different to be honest but don't think that will be possible!!

As far as I know this is doable, especially as you've just started. You should really talk to your supervisor about it. The main difficulty I can think of with changing the title is funding: if you have a scholarship you'll probably have to get permission from the awarding body to change, so you'll need a well-thought out alternative title/area of research.