haha...of course it's not that lousy..maybe i should say not very properly equipped? most of the labs except some do not have a separate office...students just use their computer on the lab bench...and since there is no pantry as well, students just drink and eat in the lab...

another example is nanodrop spectrophotometer...most of the labs are still using conventional spectrophotometer...which sometimes is not that accurate and needs more sample compared to nanodrop..

Of course. Talking about conventional spectrophotometer, I rarely use it, most of the time i rely on agarose gel image and deduce from that. After two years doing lab works, I learn the accuracy and precision sometimes not really that important. I use my laptop on the bench all the time, because the postgrad room didn't have wireless connection. Never heard of nanodrop spectrophotometer before...

*Google 'nanodrop spectrophotometer' and go "oh~~~~"*

This post has been edited by Sargeant Pepper: Jul 14 2010, 09:06 AM

supervisor will prefer the students only get master and then finish only go for phd. that way they can get the students to do 2 projects instead of converting n they only get 1 project done. supervisors are cunning fox. dun think they so good... becareful la u all haih.. think they r jesus

hahaha...where you got that from?

not where but its just a common thing. DO u think your supervisor will upgrade your small master project for phd and lose the chance to get u do another phd project? You do masters and phd they get to publish 2 papers instead of 1 paper if u just convert to phd.

The only thing that matters to superviosrs are results and publshing papers. They dont give a shit about the students.

LOL...here master students need to publish at least two papers to graduate you see (not sure other uni). Conversion to PhD actually helps them (supervisor and students) in a way. It saves time and cost. The continuity helps the research too. If supervisor can get a PhD student in 5 years after undergrad study, compared to master (2.5years)+ phd (5years) then only get a phd graduate, surely the supervisor supports the conversion. The only problem is whether the administration approve it or not. Supervisors are human, I know some supervisor can be mean, but a lot of them also caring, they even help with getting accommodation in uni. They do give a shit about the students.

I never know can do conversion like that...

After phd, are you all going to continue for postdoc?
According to my information, postdoc takes 2 years and counted as working experience, too. And they got salary?

yes..they will...lecturers want as much PhD students as possible...but of course not with the small masters project...
they will persuade students who fulfill the requirement to convert to convert their masters to phd...with additional work..
this is simply because PhD will have to publish more papers than masters students in order to grad (talking about the same field of course)
another point is supervising more PhD students will boost a lecturer's cv, have more publications to their name and finally their chances of promotion...

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Added on July 14, 2010, 12:40 pmyeah..i agree with you....i stayed in my supervisor's house FOC for 1 week when I 1st arrived at australia..headache looking for accommodation here...
and the school is trying their best to support students...we have laptops and stationary provided...

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Added on July 14, 2010, 12:42 pmpost-docs is an occupation..and the pay is decent...PhD students get paid $22.5K per annum (tax-free) and post-docs get paid around $60k per annum (pre-tax)...
length depending on the contract...some 1 year, some 2 years..some get extension after contract finishes...

This post has been edited by highwind85: Jul 14 2010, 12:42 PM

Post doc is minimum 6months right? i would like to do post doc as well, somewhere in UK perhaps. Since all my study years in Nottingham Malaysia only. =(

btw any of u going for MIT Accenture Lecture series this 24th July? Im going =)

Post-doc is recommended for a research career...
however, the system in malaysia is a bit stupid...as post-docs are almost non-existent except some labs...
So if you join the academia (university) after you finished 1 or 2 post-docs positions, those who join the university earlier without post-docs are considered your senior, have more experience and have a higher chance to get promoted 1st...most lecturers join the university without post-doc experience...

Aww~ your supervisor so kind. One week in your supervisor's house, was it awkward?

Yes it was...><..although he kind enough to offer me a place to sleep, i still felt awkward...felt that i was restricted (maybe psychologically)...
but Canberra was having accommodation crisis at that time...the university even rented 2 motels nearby to accommodate students..but i was unlucky to missed that 1 out...

Hahah, ok guys, so back to the main purpose of this thread, may u guys introduce yourself, what research u guys doing and all that? perhaps i can modify d first post, so we will have a list of research done by our fellow lyn

Quoting myself from the 1st page...

Final year PhD student from Miskatonic University. My research area is in anthropology.

I'm currently conducting studies on prehistoric culture and and social dynamics.

Yeah, you should hear about all these weird stories I keep hearing around campus.

never hear of that university before. I think you're just trolling in this thread and not a real phd. Just my opinion

You have no idea how many universities in this world, even fiction one. If you actually google it, you'll find the uni http://www.miskatonic.net/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miskatonic_University

It's in Massachusetts. LOLOLOL...anyway, nice one VMSmith
that's the reason highwind85 amused by VMSmith post

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Added on July 15, 2010, 11:59 amWhich one your supervisor? Professor Seneca Lapham or Professor Joshua N. Marsh?

This post has been edited by Sargeant Pepper: Jul 15 2010, 12:02 PM

you'll know the truth if you read the 1st two pages of this thread...

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Added on July 15, 2010, 12:00 pmcoz that's not the 1st time he does that...

This post has been edited by highwind85: Jul 15 2010, 12:00 PM