Hope this isn't too late! I agree with everything Lingua has said... I've interviewed on PhD panels before and general advice is to display an understanding of the research topic (but we aren't expecting you to be an expert), display a passion for research and the topic and have a clear understandin...

Hi Lingua,

Did you manage to resolve this?
Hope the fieldwork is going ok

Hello all,

Is anybody able to access this paper from The Lancet (Child and Adolescent Health):

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar ... 4217300111
Title: Cyberbullying and adolescent well-being in England: a population-based cross sectional study

Thanks!

I really wasn't a fan of this programme, especially considering how hyped up it was. Positives are increased awareness of mental health, an awareness of rape and potential consequences, an awareness of bullying and potential consequenc etc. But I disliked how people were blamed for Hannah taking her...

If you're not interested in identifying themes you could do content analyses?

Even though people above have good points I would have concerns about this project for the following reasons: Also I don't think you can get away with doing simple correlation studies, because the tag "musician" is potentially very broad to the point of meaninglessness in the context of s...

I think you really need to decide whether you are interested in a) whether playing a musical instrument predicts mental well-being or b) whether there is a difference in mental well-being scores in different groups (i.e. plays musical instrument vs not). I'd be inclined to go for a, for several reas...

If you want to control for the confounds, just collect the data on them and stick them in a regression to control for their impact

My top tip would be do NOT do a PhD if you are using it as a stepping-stone for DClinPsy.

Yes, people do have PhD's when they apply for DClinPsy, but this a long and tough way to approach getting onto the DClinPsy. PhDs are not easy and require a lot of self-motivation.

Good Lucky everybody

p.s. Didn't there used to be a rule about not posting your course selections until you had an update (I guess it's a bit too late now!)?

In addition to advice above I would also add in what you hope to achieve post-PhD. Remember a PhD is like an investment for a university. They want to see that their investment will be worthwhile, so somewhere in your application you need to highlight your plans to publish (you could also mention th...

Hi,

I'm a little confused by your post, but I would pull your submission from that journal and resubmit elsewhere.
Just email saying your withdrawing the submission.


Edit: Don't submit to two journals. It's not a wise idea for a number of reasons.

1 - 5.) I passed my viva with minor corrections. It wasn't the ordeal I was imagining - they were actually pretty easy questions, with one tough one that made me wobble a bit. It was like getting fed a succession of marshmallows followed by an unexpected gobstopper. Now exhaustion has come crashing...

[quote="lingua_franca"] 3.) I've taken the decision to leave my course, as my adviser wants a formal meeting to discuss my "readiness to fulfil the course attendance requirements"...because my PhD viva is booked for a teaching day. Some students have missed lectures for hangovers...

I have never heard anybody say 'Oh I really wish I hadn't gone travelling for X months/years', I always hear 'Oh I really wish I had gone travelling before X, Y, Z....'. Just do it, and enjoy!