Well done for getting as far as you have!!! I have been through a very similar process myself. It is really promising but at least from my experience it does not guarantee you a place as funding seems to be very short at the moment. It does mean that you have a very good chance though so now you just need to be very well prepared for the interview. Good luck!

Having been through the PhD interview process very recently I have seen that it varies a lot between universities. In some cases the interviewers will include your potential supervisor but in other cases there could just be a board of people. If the potential supervisor is there then you will be expected to answer more specific questions about the project. If they are not then the questions are much more general such as why you want to do a phd. In the last interview I did no one was in the same research field as the project I was applying for and as such I had to make my presentation much more general. Five minutes is very difficult. I would suggest making it as simple as possible and just try to get across the main points across. I guess the presentation depends on what subject area the PhD is in. Mine was in neuroscience and I just did a basic talk on some research I had done and the results. Either way try to use the presentation to show the skills you have gained which will be of benefit to the phd. I would also talk to the potential supervisor as some will be very helpful and may even tell you questions that they think will come up. If your very lucky they may even meet with you before hand and run through some questions with you. Hope this was of some help. good luck!!

Hi, so I have recently been offered an MRC studentship to do a PhD at glasgow university (in neuroscience). I was just wondering if anyone has some experience of studying/living in glasgow. More generally does anyone have experience of living on an MRC studentship and if so do you find that it is enough to cover your living expenses?