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Hi, I'm just applying to PhDs at the moment and some projects have two or even three supervisors! What do you guys think about this? I thought it was normal to have only one! Thanks

I have narrowed my choices down to 2 schools to continue my path to a B.S. in Physics. I am 43 years old and will complete my AS at the local community college. I am very passionate about Physics and Math , however since I haven't used math in 20 years I had to retrain my brain in math. I will...

An adult -- become a mathematician in the UK What would be the best and most effective route for an adult to become a mathematician in the UK as it is evident that you need to be one to become a physicist or be a good one at least. Well that appears to be the case from all my wikipedia reading...

If completing a Physics MSci, the fourth year contains 120 credits. Therefore being equivalent, in terms of credits, to a BSc plus a post-grad diploma. How do employers, or academics if going into research, view an MSci? Do they generally consider the MSci to be equal to a BSc plus an MSc...

Hi, I'm Adrian, a British student at college (US = senior high school year I think) studying Advanced Levels in maths, further maths, physics, chemistry and economics. I plan to go on to do Physics BSc at university hoping for either Oxford or Durham universities (depending on my grades this...

Do you have a favorite place to eat out? i have found an idyllic place were one has lovely vistas, the food is fantastic although a bit pricey, anyone who comes to the UK in my neck of the wood i will take there :approve:

Hi I wanted to ask something about whether there is any kind of salary or funding available if you are studying towards your PhD/ DPhil at one of both universities, just out of curiosity. In Germany, we do not need to pay tuition fees and most students that are undertaking research towards a...

I was reading a BBC News article about living on the cheap. It mentioned the cost of a television license. Tried to google and it looks like it's literal. To watch TV (own a TV)in the UK you need a license. Does that include the "cable package" or something? I must not understand...

Hello, I currently have a bachelor in IT (evenig classes). I live in Belgium and the only grades I know are Bachelor/Master/PhD. Maybe I would like to find evening classes in physics, even if it's in another country (very hypothetical for now). I'm currently looking for infos about the...

So I'm thinking that after I get my B.Sc in physics from an American university, I will do my Master's degree in the UK (or maybe Australia), I heard they don't require GRE? Is it easier to get admitted there?

I'm in the 3rd year of my BSc Physics degree in the UK and have decided that I think I'd like to do a Masters too. For background info, I should graduate with a solid First (+70%) and I probably won't go on to do a PhD. My options at the moment are either switch to the 4 year course at the...

Hi, Homework Statement Given a vector space V and its basis B = {v1, v2, ..., vn}, I was asked to prove that: a group of vectors {u1,...,uk} in V is linearly dependent if and only if {[u1]B,...[uk]B} is linearly dependent. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I proved...

Hi, There have been very few discussions on this topic in the internet. Is it better to get a PhD degree from the UK or from other European countries such as Belgium , Spain ,Germany, Netherlands,Sweden etc ? I have shortlisted for my PhD, University of Strathclyde and Heriot Watt in UK...

I'm not sure how familiar people on here are with this topic. I really love the UK (studied in London for a few months) and was considering going there for my graduate studies. However, the university I was really interested in (Imperial) stated that they do not offer graduate students...

Hello there I'm in the UK, wanting to study physics, I'm applying late through clearing in August next year for 2013 entry. Could someone direct me to a UK specific guide to undergraduate physics degrees? The sticky seems to be on the US system. I'm not sure whether to do a 3 year bachelors...

Hi I have recenlty been graduated as a Nuclear Engineer and I am looking for jobs abroad. As the only foreign language I can speak fluently is English, I am thinking about applying in the UK, where there are more job vacancies in the nuclear field besides France. I see a lot of positions...

Recently, i had conversation with a professor who completed his Msc and Phd in a UK university about 7 years ago ( i think it was Central Lancashire,i'm 95% sure, if my memory is right) and i am surprised by his words.All below are about engineering field. According to him, it does not matter...

Hi I'm not new to the forums and a long time lurker. I've currently been teaching College level Physics since graduating from my BSc in Physics 5 years ago. When an Uni, I was unsure of myself and what I wanted to do in the future, and with very little work and effort (with was all due to my...

There are about 650 MPs in the UK. A survey asked 97 of them "what is the probability of getting heads both times when flipping a coin twice". Incredibly (or not), 60% got the answer wrong. Worst of all about 70% of MPs from both parties said they felt confident with numbers which would seem to...

I was wondering where the best place to study logic at postgraduate level in the UK. As far as I know it's Manchester but I could be wrong? Thanks for any help

All right, so I've been trying to find something about this subject for a while now, but I came up with nothing. I am starting my second year of engineering and I wish to drop in 3 A levels into the mix, but since I can't fit A levels into my timetable, I wanted to just sit these A levels as an...

Hi, My uni uses the Halliday and Resnick textbook. The uni website says to get either the Principles of Physics Extended 9th Edition or Fundamentals of Physics Extended Edition 8th and that it will cost ~£38. Whilst searching for the text I found some are sold in separate volumes whereas some...

I am confused about the system of studying for a PhD in the US. I have just finished an undergraduate masters physics degree (4yrs), want to do research, but want to do it in the Earth sciences (specifically, ocean and atmospheric science). If I were to apply in the US would I have to take...

If you're interested in science education you're going to want to sign this http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/1617

Hi, I am entering my last year of the BS in Physics program. I am looking at graduate schools around the US for PhD opportunities in optics and applied optics. I have never had the time to travel and I would love to go to the UK for a PhD. I am having a tough time understanding the...

What does an American undergraduate student have to do to get into a physics PhD program in the UK at a school like Cambridge, Oxford, etc.? I've checked their admissions sites, but they are very vague about what constitutes a competitive application. It seems that taking graduate level...

Hi guys, I have a question regarding postgraduate degrees in the UK and Europe, particularly Master's. If you do a master's, do you take any coursework or classes related to your specialty? I can't take any relativity classes or fluid mechanics classes as part of my undergrad. I don't...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18773690 So apparently Samsung hasn't violated Apple's iPad patents. I beg to differ with the judge's ruling however in that the Samsung is much better value (cooler) than the iPad...as with all Apple products IIRC. If, however, "coolness" is often...

I've lived in the UK all my life and I'm sick of it, sick of the weather, sick of the people, sick of the culture, sick of the long hours and stressing over irrelevant bull. I'm 24, male if it matters, I have nothing really holding me back apart from having family & friend here, and I want to...

I was curious to know the PF communities opinion on the recent press the UK has been generating in its choice on retrying a MOx plant or dabbling with a Fast Reactor Tech How would you all vote if you were in charge? I am for fast reactors since the industry needs the push but I am...

My home workshop has three woodworking machines, all fitted with dual voltage 3 Phase motors, currently configured for 415V 50Hz. My workshop power supply is 230V single phase 50A. I have been using a static converter to provide the three phase but I would now like to upgrade to a digital phase...

Things have gotten so bad that the good Prince had to take a job! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVKx4mV3Bwo

Cambridge has one of the best physics/mathematics departments in the world. Studying there would probably be a desire for anyone considering a PhD after a MSc or something equivalent. But once you are admitted, you need to find funding, which is even much harder than being accepted, (read on...

For a variety of reasons I did not do very much work in my degree and will probably get a 2.1 Physics MSci. I feel sure that I could have got a 1st if any of these things - combination of illness, personal problems and initial lack of motivation - had not happened. I was not initially sure I...

I was conferred my Doctor of Engineering (EngD) in Nov. 2011. I am now planning to apply for Chartership in the UK; however I live in the U.S. and do not know any other CEng's in the UK to be my Proposer! Any advice?

Hi, I am looking for PhD positions at some universities in the UK still opened? I missed the application deadline at the Kings College and Imperial, and I am quite disappointed with that. That's why I am asking here, I would hate to miss other opportunities. My subject predilections are CFT...

I'm currently getting the paperwork done to request admission into an Erasmus exchange program. I've narrowed my options down to University College and Imperial College in London and Copenhaguen University in Denmark, as afaik they have the most reputable physics faculties with courses taught in...

Hi, i know that in the USA many people enroll into graduate school for a career change. For example majored in industrial engineering and then did a masters in mechanical engineering. Because the backgrounds are different, you are able to take undergraduate courses to "catch up". Is this a...

Hi, I'm from the UK, and I've almost completed my PhD in Chemical Engineering. I'll soon be 25 years old and I've got my sights set on moving to the USA before I get too old. I could use some American advice on the following: 1) How easy will it be to find an employer in the USA willing to...

I am in the fourth year of an MPhys and feel a PhD is the best way to further myself. I want to apply to groups that specialize in the theory and implementation of computational modelling. I would prefer this to be a group with a wide range across several branches of Physics as opposed to a...

Hi there, the title pretty much says it all. I'm still at least 6 months away from being able to go on exchange, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions, advice, or experiences that they'd like to share. Are there any universities/countries that you'd recommend? Do you think...

Hello, This is a bit of a random question, but I thought I would ask it here. I am interested in doing a PhD in engineering in the UK. However, of course, funding is extremely difficult to come by. I was having a conversation with a friend who said that her cousin paid for his by working...

I've been searching for msc/msc+phd funding in the UK for quite a while but it seems the most I can obtain is a tuition waiver as I don't meet the residency requirements for a living stipend of any sort (3 years in the UK). Consequently I am reconsidering my career options upon graduating and...

Is there any point in doing a theoretical/astrophysics degree from home, even if you are able to achieve exceptionally good grades, what about people who are agoraphobic and can't get to a uni?

right guys I am 13 years old,live in uk and I am in year 9, my maths level is 7b and science is 7b so what do i need to get in a gcse's and a level's to be on my way to becoming an astro/particle phycisist? oh and please tell me what subjects to choose in gcse's (i am going to pick triple science).

Hey guys, I'm newly registered on the forums but have been reading for ages and all the stuff is hugely useful but alas I am finally stuck and can't find any answers to my question! Now for a lab report I have calculated the acceleration due to gravity using the equation: g=(2π/m)^2...

So i have pretty much terrible GCSEs compared to most people (Bs/Cs), i messed around a lot after my GCSE's and finally fixed up around 18, now I'm in my second year of a levels (A2) studying A level maths, chemistry, economics, AS Further maths. I achieved AAAA in Maths chem and economics and...

I am currently looking at what research groups to apply to for starting a PhD next year, is there anywhere particularly good that I am missing out? I did my Masters in Theoretical Physics but I am actually leaning more towards a mixture of both experimental and theory at this stage, I did do...

So I am wanting to start applying for PhDs for entry in Sept/Oct 2012, I graduated from Uni last year so I don't really have any guidance on this! I do have a good idea of what I want to apply to do, and have a list of places I would like to apply (saving this for another thread haha :) )...

Taken from the BBC website - good news though :)