Hi guys,
I've been searching for some info to sort out my problem and came across this forum. I have have been working with a really horrible supervisor over the past 3 years and i'm now in my CRS year. To be honest not only is he horrible but I lost a lot of time because he wasn't a very good manager and made me do useless experiments that I cant use in my thesis now, so I don't have much results. I've also lost my passion completely for research, for the field because of this awful experience and I no longer want to even complete, I know most people would think that's crazy after doing 3 years but its affected my health considerably and I've had to draw a line. What i'm confused about is what my legal position is if i don't write up, will I be personally be fined and be chased up about this for the rest of my life? I feel the department has purposely made this a very "grey area" and I've searched through a lot of documents in the university but there's nothing or no one to answer my question. I would really appreciate your advice and thank you in advance for your help

It's doubtful you'll have to pay anything back but check all the ducuments you signed on beginning just to make sure. You could also try asking your Universities Research Office and the funders themselves.

I hope my response has been of some help.