Hi,
I have been a PhD student at Heriot Watt university (one of the biggest mistakes of my life). I had an EPSRC council funding which will end next month. Due to the industrial nature of my research it took slightly longer than the EPSRC funding. My supervisor agreed to fund me for a few more months to allow me to do a little bit more work as well as write 3 more papers.
However My school is preventing this, even though the international students are getting this already in my department.
I'm tired of arguing with them.
My question is, is it possible to find another university to submit my thesis to for a PhD award, in protest, or is this un-feasible and a crazy idea?
Many Thanks
It is very very unlikely that you can switch universities just before submission in this way -- you can sometimes take your PhD project, in its very early stages, from one university to another (even this is rare) but you can't make a last minute switch like that at any place I'm aware of. The only option is to drop out and start again, applying for separate funding and for a whole new project, but I'm sure you can see how self-defeating that would be. Even proposing this idea to anyone in authority at your university is a terrible idea, which has the potential to wreck your relationship with your supervisor, your reputation in your field and your references for future jobs. Just finish and shake the dust of the place off your feet.
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