Hi there - i am a mature graduate who has been looking for a PhD since 2000! am looking to do marine mammal conservation, have published work on Bioacoustics on false killer whales when working as a research Assistant in Chile am currently in the Uk and cannot seem to get the opportunity to do a PhD or get funding. I do lots of voluntary work doing whale and dolphin and seabird surveys and am getting frustrated that I cannot find a funded PhD - have been trying to get a place for years and am starting to lose hope - help