Hello enzyme

Yes, yes! Definitely yes. Please do post what happened after you joined.

Hi Zeniar

I think if either of your previous supervisors can accept you at the new universities, this could be a good option. Else, you should stay at the same university and try getting a better deal with the supervisor you are left with.

Again, before you read the following, I must say this is only a viewpoint and I am not expert in the area:

About your point 4: To exactly answer the question to your situation, ask yourself about the input of your ex-supervisor in identifying the topic of your PhD. IF he/she did provide you input in helping you identify the topic of your research and then again added something along your research, well then, he may have moral right to use your research material. Your supervisor is not like anybody else on a PhD theses committee and he may be right in his claim of you showing lack of respect. Previously you did not specify that the member of the committee is actually your supervisor. You should also consider the fact, the supervisor accepted you to be his student and might have provided all kind of support to see you through to your PhD.

About your point 3: Just cite the research material / thesis / paper, from where you are including the figure. You need a written permission from the first author of the publication usually. If in this is you yourself, well, just grant permission to yourself :)

Just my point of view and I am not expert on this topic:

1. No, he cannot. Not ethical either. The person whose original idea is being experimented with should be included in the publication.

2- No, not by default. The thesis should explicitly mention this.

3- Could not completely understand your question. If the laboratory supervisor, is also your PhD supervisor, you cannot and must not leave him out. The supervisors are there not only for supervision and advice but also to get a blessing. Inclusion of name of a senior person will add value to your paper.

4- No, they normally should not and I think normally people don't do that.

5- Yes, but do cite the source of data.

Hope this helps.

Search for professors in the area you are interested in. Read their articles and references in those articles. You can then begin to find the people in this area of research. You can start from the link below:


http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&q=western+digital+calligraphy&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C5&as_sdtp=

I would suggest to search and go through a few articles on "research methods in sociology". Also search for research proposals in your area and read them. The following link might also be helpful:

http://www.findaphd.com/advice/finding/writing-phd-research-proposal.aspx

Though this is not my area of research, I think I can manage to get the article. PM your email.

Yeah, that is good advice. Vent out. Back home, I know a few councillors who charge money to just listen to you whatever you have to say. They offer NO advice. Just talk, state your problems, vent out for about half an hour and then leave. It really helps. So, you can PM as well BUT I need my turn to venting too. Any others?

Hello Awais

Universities around the world, may not have a PhD program in the exact same title of Public Administration. Depending upon country, you need to check research profiles of academic staff in the Humanities or Management Departments whose work is closer to your area.

As far as funding is concerned, try to do a good thesis and produce a couple of research papers in some good journals. Build your profile, discuss with research staff in your university, look up the Internet and you may well find some suitable resource.

Good Luck.

Can you define 3rd world country? May be depends upon perspective!



Now these are bold decisions.



That's a bad decision!



BS, MSc, MS, MPhil. What next? M.Sc. Psychology? Don't take me wrong, just trying to emphasize that what you are planning may not be good for you.



Don't ruin your previous record.



Heed your supervisor. Carry on. If you need further exposure outside of yur country, you may opt for postdoc once you are done. Or even you can try to present in a conference somewhere around the world. YOu are just 26 now and even after one more year into your PhD, it should be fine to get a good postdoc somewhere around the world. Remember, if you quit your PhD in the hope of funding somewhere else, that may never materialize.

One year gone and other two or three will be over too. Seemingly, you need a bit of counselling and a short course on interpersonal communication skills to improve working relationship with your supervisors. Stress, disappointment and depression are known to give rise to illness of every kine. So, even for your illness, I would suggest to seek some counselling from a mental health professional.

Hope this helps.

You wrote you passed with minor changes. So why worry? Examiners sometimes become critical for various reasons e.g. to test the candidate's confidence, or even to display their own knowledge on the subject, etc. You told that she left before the viva was over. Had she been serious and thinking about failing you, she would have stayed till the end. I think, if at all, they might ask for a further revision, which is quite normal. Just keep your confidence and everything should be fine. Failing a PhD candidate is quite rare and only possible if you have done absolutely nothing. Have you talked to your supervisor? If she is with you and has acknowledged your work, no need to worry.

Well, as far as I think, reviewers job is only to provide some sort of feedback to the editor. It is finally the editor who may agree or disagree to the reviewers comments and decide to what extent these comments are applicable or useful. IF the editor has assured you of the publication, then that should be it and just keep your cool and don't be impatient. Six months is a normal period for many journals and I have heard that it may be upto an year for some good quality journal. The time span also depends upon your subject area.

Hope this helps.

The links you have provided are pointed to the articles through your university login. Therefore, they gave an error when I tried to follow them. Obviously you tried to accessed them through your login to your university library account.

Provide the links outside of your account or give titles and author names and I would see if I have access to them.

I am a Pakistani student in the first year of PhD at a UK university. My PhD is funded by a scholarship from Pakistan which covers tuition fee and living expense of around 800 pounds per month. Are there any funding opportunities to top up my existing scholarship - top up for living expenses and top-up for mobility to provide opportunity to register and attend conferences.

Thanks in advance for any pointers, help and advice.