A separate question; are students generally expected to be able to produce novel work/ideas by the start of their PhD studies? Or is there time for students to pick these skills up?
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Thanks for replying. Do you have any suggestions as to how I could develop these skills by myself? I'm not hopeful that my supervisor will have a sudden change of heart and give me pointers.
as for this piece of advice
I did think of approaching another professor for guidance. But this...
I do have a research question, which was the point of all the work. In trying to answer this "over-arching" question however, I find that I need to ask (and answer) several smaller ones. It's in this part where I am struggling.
Hi everyone, I am a final-year undergraduate in Physics. I actually created this account purely to ask for some advice.
I have been considering pursuing a physics PhD ever since my first year, but my current experience in my final-year project (FYP) has been difficult and I'm wondering if this...