Hi DanB, thanks a lot for the link. I am in energy economics. I would appreciate if anyone can paste a link to lists of conferences in the UK in energy/oil/gas economics.

mrrox

Hi,

I am looking for a comprehensive list of ((UK) Research/PhD) conferences for 2010 and beyond. any one want to share the links?

thanks
mrrox

if you have time you can do what you described above to improve your language skills, funface. my time is spent reading, reading and reading only and of course writing. I agree with what Emmaki posted and as a full time research student, i am unable to find time to sleep. if anyone has great tips on improving language skills please share it with us.

I think you will see more cases like these in the near future as university funding is being cut...

Just wondering how the supervisors should monitor the students' progress. My supervisor sometimes asks me how many articles I read a day or how many chapters of a certain book I read. I want to hear from you guys...

your best friend is your "self-confidence", good luck!

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Thanks a ton for taking your time and replying to my posts. The truth is, I have a few student job offers, however, I would rather work in academia, may be at the uni this is not possible at the moment. The problem is my time spent on reading and doing research. I have had financial support from my parents until today, now this support will fade out. My supervisor is demanding speedy progress. With my jobs, It is impossible. I feel I can finish the phd within 3 years but with some distractions (jobs) in the first year, at least. I was thinking about extra (uni or other) funding for my living. I have a family, my wife does not work as my daughter is only 8 months old.

I do not have problem with my cv, it is neat and out circulating almost everyday. The job offers are also from firms in the city but with "student" rates of pay. With these rates, I will have to work longer hours and end up researching less for my PhD. I would not mind working longer hours if the offer were from an academia or a research organisation as it is more relevant to what I am doing.

anyway, thank you very much to you all and good luck with your research!
mrrox

If I had teaching and research jobs I would not mind working 3 days and doing the PhD.

I have a full tuition fee waiver on my PhD. I really need a living expenses cover stipend. I am an international student and my uni doesn't provide stipend at the moment.

what are my options?
thanks!