I agree with ostroll. When I first handed in my literature review to my supervisor and she critisized my American spelling saying if you ever want to graduate, you'd be better start writing "proper" English, this really annoys me some English are snobbish. In the other way, most Americans admire the English accent.

I am leaving for good on the 23rd to Canada! YAY! But before that, I have a viva on the 18th..

Hi, I am waiting for my viva at the moment. Could you share your experience on how to prepare viva or how to survive through the viva? Any advice is welcome! Thank you.

Hi all, I don't know if you have the similar experience. I was contacted by a person from a pharmacuetical induestry who express interests in my research and wish to have cooporation. Without any previous experience, I turned to my supervisor and she suggested we could meet him. When he came to our university, my supervisor completely overtook the conversation. Obviously, she is eager to get funding from his company. At the end of conversation, she even said "PhD student is much cheapter; post-doc is more expensive but experienced..." I felt really betrayed and disrespected throughout the conversation. I know that if the funding goes through, she may hire me as the post-doc but I still don't have a good feeling about it. I'd like ask if
1. Is it ethical to contact the people from industry by myself?
2. Does the work from PhD belong to supervisor, university or PhD student?
3. Can I take the project with me and work in somewhere else?

Thanks!
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hihi! I am also waiting for my viva at the moment! I just submitted my thesis last Thursday. After the inital excitement, I am feeling restless now. Have you found a job yet? I am applying a few and waiting for the answers. =( sigh...life is endless worry!