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• Amit Kumar Singh

  29 June 2007 | 19:23

  Failures.. ohh yeah.. its PhD in Science.. perfect combination..

  Failures.. ohh yeah.. its PhD in Science.. perfect combination..We have a small bar in institute.. most of the students come and talk about their work.. Then you realise that you are not the only one.. who failed an experiment today..

  Failures.. ohh yeah.. its PhD in Science.. perfect combination..We have a small bar in institute.. most of the students come and talk about their work.. Then you realise that you are not the only one.. who failed an experiment today..So we just take it easy.. play some pool … have some beer.. n Enjoy the PhD..

  Failures.. ohh yeah.. its PhD in Science.. perfect combination..We have a small bar in institute.. most of the students come and talk about their work.. Then you realise that you are not the only one.. who failed an experiment today..So we just take it easy.. play some pool … have some beer.. n Enjoy the PhD..n it really works..

  Failures.. ohh yeah.. its PhD in Science.. perfect combination..We have a small bar in institute.. most of the students come and talk about their work.. Then you realise that you are not the only one.. who failed an experiment today..So we just take it easy.. play some pool … have some beer.. n Enjoy the PhD..n it really works..

• Benny Pacheco

  29 June 2007 | 19:52

  Definitely agree with you. Sharing and talking with others is a great way to deal with these kind of problems. You suddenly realize that you are not alone.

• Maz Hardey

  03 July 2007 | 09:43

  sharing and talking about projects is such a great idea, its a shame in york that the postgrads do not really get together to do this, so a lot of the time you are rather left on your own to get on with things! great that there is a resource like this though to vent some thoughts on! :D

• Meagan Walsh

  24 July 2007 | 04:52

  Red wine and lots of it! Preferably drunk in the company of other PhD students or people sympathetic to your cause. I am not sure about other scientists but when I am slightly intoxicated, I can solve all of the worlds problems!

  One thing I regret doing is not keeping up my social life with my friends and family. I think you get so bogged down with working, trouble shooting and writing that these important aspects of your life get lost.

  So, I think relax, take the months of holidays you are probably owed then come back to the problems.

  If all else fails, stick on your dancing shoes and boogie!

• smita singh

  25 November 2007 | 17:24

  hi all,
  last yr d project i was alloted was not a success, my other collegues hav atained publications with der work ..sometimes i m too depressed with this,
  any suggestions to come out of this..
  i ’ll appreciate

• Joao Goncalves

  27 November 2007 | 17:00

  Rent your friends ears. Really, a good talk makes wonders…particularly if you talk someone that is also a scientist and understands your language and what you’re going through.

• Amit Kumar Singh

  30 November 2007 | 10:11

  Smita,

  Don’t worry.. it always happens in science.. take a break and keep thinking where u are doing wrong.

  And most importantly.. keep producing good data..

  Doesn’t matter results are your favs.. quality experiments are important.. so that you can still defend your thesis.

  I think setbacks always teach you.. how to do good science..

  lods of crap results publish every year.. but producing and publishing quality stuff is not easy..

  So keep doing good science.. publications will come soon..

• smita singh

  10 December 2007 | 14:33

  thanks..everyone …

• Rebecca Perrett

  11 December 2007 | 20:35

  I would say……..never expect anything to work!! That way you are never disappointed and occasionally pleasantly surprised. And I also endorse those who turn to alcohol and a sympathetic ear, and chocolate!!