sorry, I tried really hard, but I just can't take your request seriously. First of all, it contains many grammatical and spelling mistakes and weird abbreviations. If you are serious about finding a PhD position, you should try to proofread it. I know this is just a forum, but you expect a serious response, therefore I do believe that my criticism is justified in this case. I'm not a native English speaker myself, but at least I am trying to avoid mistakes most of the time (not always successfully, though). If a professor receives your request, it went straight away to the bin, that't the harsh reality.

Second, what do you expect us to do, most of us are students ourselves and can't find you a PhD position. Just do a search for suitable positions and apply, incorporating my advise above. Good luck.

I really liked the Mel Gibson film "Apocalypto".

Then Bourne Ultimatum and Die Hard 4.0.

or is it too dangerous? Any views?

I know. That was just a joke.

You can check the website of the British Library for titles of submitted PhDs, don't know if there is anything about taxation, though.

http://www.bl.uk/services/document/theses.html

http://www.cnn.com

or http://www.timesonline.co.uk

There should be plenty of topics to browse online.

It may not be what you expect in terms of advise, but I suggest the following: be happy about it. Being pushed is a very good thing in a PhD, it will make it more likely that you complete the thing.

If, however, your physical health starts suffering from the psychological stress, make sure you take enough breaks and be assertive about them in front of your supervisor. you are entitled to a number of breaks per year, make sure you take them.

And by the way, your supervisor can not throw you out of the programme, unless you miss the milestones specified by your university or the overall registration period.

I've sent you a message to Facebook

My advise is similar: socialise, but remember one important rule. NEVER bitch or gossip about other people, not even about the cleaners in the department. If other's around you gossip when you are in the same room, don't say anything. Don't show them them that you dislike the fact they are gossiping but at the same time don't gossip yourself. You got to pretend to be a sheep around sheeps, whereas in reality you are the wolf, if that makes sense. Once you adhered to this rule, your life will become much easier, because you will see all the politics going on around you, all the gossiping, all the crap, but at the same time you will be slightly detached. Plus, people will begin to develop respect for you because you NEVER gossip, but still appear to be one of them.

Dear Anumita,

please stop using so many abbreviations. I find it highly disturbing for my eyes, I get a headache and it's irritating.

It's possibly also the reason nobody else has replied to your post. Please provide more details and less abbreviations, then people can help you.

Merry Christmas

Naturally, it is ALWAYS better to choose the better project rather than the reputation of the university. If you think about it, at the end of the day, you are likely to increase your chances of completion if the project fits your interest. And completion is what it's all about with these high quitting rates.

Dear Webmasters of the Postgrad forum,

how about a statement/update on this particular issue.

Thanks

We've been waiting for years but the webmasters chose to ignore their original promises of designing a chatroom for the PhD students.

Yes, but there won't be any publication record if they put the ex student on the black list.

Just drop it for now.

And fight back once you've established yourself.

Well, your problem appears to be specific to your institution, so I can't help you.

The only advice I can give is: don't submit without the approval of your supervisors.

Well, if you filled out and submission the form, then you simply won't need a reply or confirmation. oN the other hand, I don't see the problem in doing a 5-day training course, in the worst case you could take annual leave at your workplace to do it.

Also, every university has Postgrad regulations and forms and a PhD handbook. Yours as well, unless it's Belford University.

You mentioned that your supervisors want you to change your approach. Do you mean your approach to the studies in general or the approach in your thesis? If the latter, better listen to them.