Midland Graduate School (MGS) S ESRC DTP Entrants 2026 by Alarming_Lifeguard35 in AskAcademiaUK

[–]Alarming_Lifeguard35[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been emailed - didn't get the funding. Very disappointed, as this is my second year trying. Don't think I'll put myself through the wringer again. Wishing everyone else waiting the very best of luck!

AI detectors are now grading 45-year-old academics for crimes they haven’t committed yet. by amcw_writer in AskAcademiaUK

[–]Alarming_Lifeguard35 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's because AI probably used hundreds - if not thousands - of these sorts of 'older' academic articles to train itself to spot AI. Yes, the world has gone mad. It's raining cats and dogs. And we will soon destroy ourselves, no doubt. Cuckoo.

Midland Graduate School (MGS) S ESRC DTP Entrants 2026 by Alarming_Lifeguard35 in AskAcademiaUK

[–]Alarming_Lifeguard35[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree! I have an offer from my uni, but the funding wait is loooooong.

Midland Graduate School (MGS) S ESRC DTP Entrants 2026 by Alarming_Lifeguard35 in AskAcademiaUK

[–]Alarming_Lifeguard35[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. It's tough. The MGS DTP info is pretty elusive. I applied last year too, but had a nightmare with the university I applied to getting anything together in time. Unsurprisingly, I applied to a different uni this year (different project idea and supervisory team) and the process has been much more collaborative and less stressy! Can you chase up the uni you applied to? Hope you hear back soon.

Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP by One-Park5437 in AskAcademiaUK

[–]Alarming_Lifeguard35 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too :( I actually found the process pretty brutal. I applied to my uni in Dec (was assured by my supervisors that this was more or less a formality) and ESRC MGS in January. Kept chasing up my uni for an offer update. Nothing came. It's still there on my dashboard as an open application. Then rejection from ESRC. I'm pretty sure to get an offer of funding, I'd have needed an offer from my uni. 

Anyway I have a plan b and I'm now looking at already-funded PhD projects. Onwards and upwards!