- Look for advertised PhDs in that subject
- Identify university departments that work on that topic and contact department members whose research topics interest you
- Identify people from author lists of papers that interest you/conference speakers.
PS. I think your poll is broken
Brother actually that was my first post, and i dont know how to use the polls. thats y. by the way thanks for your reply. i did the same thing twice, but in vain. i sent emails with the subject "Interested in PhD". but they didnt reply. what subject should i use?
The subject line isn't probably that important - it's what is in the email that counts.
If you just say, 'I want to do a PhD in computational mathematics - do you have any opportunities', you're less likely to get a response that if you say 'I'm really interested in X topic, which your group works on'. Tailor each correspondence to the person you're writing to rather than using exactly the same text for each mail. Highlight your relevant qualifications and any useful research/work experience.
Good luck!
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