ah.. means to study phd in our monash will have less supervisor choice?? then supervisor ma burden wif students cuz not enuff...
then if dont have the equipments how do u guys cary on wif the research?

Erm... I'm not certain about this one. There are *some* students that have different supervisors from different campus branches, but as far as I know, anyone doing research locally has to do it locally. I could be wrong though.

sometime during blur or stuck at research things, i read comic from this:
http://xkcd.com/

mathematical and sarcasm, perfectly blend lol

another place to waste my time...and I have progress report to submit this friday...lol

so far how's the results? interested to know

Sorry, quite bz lately, only now realize so many topics discussed here.
Well, i think for my uni, u must finish ur phd in 4 years time for full time. 2-3 years is minimum, if im not mistaken. Still blur about the concept thou.
about study, yeah, read alot of journals, Google scholar quite helpful, i cant imagine how ppl before the birth of internet do their phd, must be quite hard to find books and journals. Need to use university library and inter-loan or something.
Im 24 this year, hopefully can get my phd in 2-3 years time =)
I think if you manage money properly, u can buy a property, lets say u are NSF scholar with 2.3k monthly allowance, buying a small apartment around 100k, i think will cost u around RM700 per month? so u still have 1.6k for cars and food. Well, for me..im looking for one property as well, so lurking around property talk in lowyat.net to learn more. I think u can buy a house and a car with allowance, but perhaps no gf? lolz no money to pay for another half of u =P

yup, my senior in nottingham, just finish his phd and become a lecturer here, he mentioned gaji is around 5-6k. quite good i think.
If u guys have a kids in the future, enroll them in o-levels and a-levels after that. skip spm. haha, one of my fren, much younger than me, i think he is around 22 now? doing PhD at Cambridge.. damn jealous man. haha

not biorelated only la.. most science field cant phd so young.. Arts field can la.. management master 1 yr can kau tim

yeah, perhaps you are right, in bio-related, we can see even the degree is minimum 5 years right?

btw, i think, NSF (MOSTI) will sponsor phd students maximum 3 years only?

Tempoh Pembiayaan Biasiswa NSF
a.  Ijazah Sarjana - maksimum 24 bulan
b.  Ijazah Kedoktoran - maksimum 36 bulan

taken from here http://ehcd.mosti.gov.my/ehrd/nsf.php

The thing about public uni in malaysia, they like to rush the student. Grad A.S.A.P, I feel rushed when i'm doing my undergrad study, one sem, I have too many classes to attend, sometimes i don't have time to eat until almost midnight.

About time, student should take their time (not too long of course). The thing with research study, the subject have mind of their own....results like chipsmore, sekejap ada, sekejap takda. I think two years is adequate for research (MSc) however, this does not include writing. IMO, 3 years for PhD is too short.

Which of you are doing Masters and Phd overseas?

Like my lab colleague, she supposed to finish her MSc research around this time. Somehow, my supervisor still want her to do more work, they working on upgrading her MSc to PhD.

One of my senior, he takes such a long time for MSc writing. He finish his research more than a year ago. But, I think my supervisor is okay with it.

Thats the downside eh? they should be flexible with these stuff. If the students meet the criteria and requirements, why not?

Well, actually Unimas not that flexible. They have the same kind of rules that UKM have. But for biotech, research mode MSc only available. I think because of that, eligibility for conversion can be a bit subjective. My lab colleague a bit skeptic about the conversion. She said the process might take too long that she convo first before they approve it.

Yeah, our lab didn't have postdocs too, so the new MSc will learn from the more senior MSc, usually only 1 years difference. Our lab not so lousy i can say, but I think most of us (in that lab) are child of the 80's when it comes molecular biology technique. I still use the old school ways to do stuff, that really helps with understanding the fundamental of the particular protocol. I still use 1st generation PCR machine. Furthermore, it's cheaper compared to depending on kits all the time. Try to teach the undergrads under my supervision/care that it's not all about the results, but acquiring the skills and techniques, apparently, they don't get it, they are too pampered.

If it were up to me, i also don't want to upgrade, because i like to do my PhD overseas, after all, i'm still not ready for PhD level of responsibilities.

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?

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 =)

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

I am a 1st year PhD student at Australian National University..My research area is protein engineering and crystallography..
My main methods for protein engineering are directed evolution which mimics the process of protein evolution and rational design..
These methods are used to improve enzyme properties

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.

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

Don't be so harsh. 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 am
Which one your supervisor? Professor Seneca Lapham  or Professor Joshua N. Marsh?