Its crazy.. I got accused of being a paedophile at work a few months back.. my sister sent me a photo of my neice and i was looking at it.. the next thing I was being asked explain why I had a photo of a little girl on my pc.. I was furious.. If I had been female no one would have battered an eyelid.

Well for the equal opportunities monitoring we ask if they have a disability etc.. there is the option to not declare it.. But there have been a load of people claming disability living allowance or incapacity benefit who tick the 'No disability' box.

Thats another thing that gets me.. Equal opportunities.. The idea is to reduce racism and discrimination and treat everyone as equals.. So how is grouping people by race, colour, creed and health status.. Surely that is just prolonging the segregation of groups? Its PC gone mad I tell you!!

Oh yeah there is no incentive at all.. all you need to do is apply for jobs that you have no hope in hells chance of getting and you are laughing.. Apparently someone told me that if you are unsuccessful getting a job in this country after a while you are allowed to live abroad to find work and the government will pay you your JSA and help with your accommodation costs.. Not sure if that is true or not anymore.. But it wouldnt surprise me

Sorry.. I wasnt mocking you.. Just feeling a little bit whimsical today.. I do agree with what you are saying.

Having spent the summer working in a college I have become even more cynical as to the state of our country's benefit system.. Everyone seems to want something for nothing and seeing themselves as being entitled to it; for example someone being on jobseekers allowance since 2003 (I don't see how you can't find a job within 3 years), People claiming disability allowance yet when asked what is wrong saying that they are fine.. I understand that people struggle from time to time but living on benefits shouldn't be a career.. In my eyes if you don't put in you shouldn't get out.

And if things could get any worse.. I just lost my biscuit in my cup of tea!

I agree once again DanB.. As a prospective PhD student I am trying to look to the future and weigh up industry and academia therefore having academics within the forum group would be extremely helpful.

Well its free and impartial advice to all masters students (current and prospective), phd students (current and prospective) and post docs.. Thus encompassing all levels of students.

I am inclinded to agree with you there DanB. I think it is all too easy to ignore the masters students but this forum, as far as i am led to believe, is open for all postgrad students and therefore advice must be offered to all without discrimination.

Good Luck chrisrolinski

I can't wait to get started either

Hehe ok

Yup I am jsut up the road.. takes me about an hour to get to Sheffield

Some of us have to get up at 6:30 in the morning to come to the dump that is Bradford lol

Have a look here...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,15929-1199781,00.html

Its basically a system for students who have not been accepted at a university to get places that havent been filled up.

bet he has teeth like rotten stumps

If you don't know and you want to do a PhD in it then I think there is a problem..

May be it is where you take e-learning and a dash of constructivism then apply it?