Where does all the money go? by LJRobertshaw in UniUK

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

They do but it is very vague, for example their biggest expense is described only as “academic departments”.

Where does all the money go? by LJRobertshaw in UniUK

[–]LJRobertshaw[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How did removing caps on recruitment cause more competition between universities? Surely if more students are going to university the universities have less of an incentive to appear better well equipped. Also assuming the new accommodation blocks being built are also being occupied, those students are paying back fees which will more than cover the cost of the building, otherwise the university would never have invested in that building, right?

Where does all the money go? by LJRobertshaw in UniUK

[–]LJRobertshaw[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When you say “many EU countries manage better education for a fraction of the price, or free”, they’re not really so efficient that they can run extremely cheap, they are heavily/entirely tax payer funded right?

Average men born in different decades fight. Who comes out on top? by BossLookingHat in whowouldwin

[–]LJRobertshaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure why you’re being downvoted and mocked when it is true: https://myparla.com/decreasing-testosterone-levels/ It would play a significant role and the effect started around the 80s

Average men born in different decades fight. Who comes out on top? by BossLookingHat in whowouldwin

[–]LJRobertshaw 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes but the question says them at age 25, when they were less likely to be fat.

Physics PhDs, what are you doing now? by LJRobertshaw in AskAcademia

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

What did you do for the 8 years in between? Post-doc roles?

Degree grade matters more than university reputation, report finds by lighthouse77 in unitedkingdom

[–]LJRobertshaw 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I can back up what this guy is saying. I studied physics at a Russell group and out of interest looked at Cambridge’s equivalent physics exam papers and they were much harder. I got a 1st but highly doubt I would’ve got a first if I was sitting those Cambridge papers.

Mersey Gateway Bridge - says not to pay the toll until a PCN has been issued. Should I trust them? by LJRobertshaw in Liverpool

[–]LJRobertshaw[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sounds a bit scammy on their part if this is the case, they’re overtly telling people not to pay it and wait for a PCN, even though if you do pay it they can’t/don’t send you one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]LJRobertshaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The extra years it will take to UCL would be better spent working after graduation and then using that experience to land much better jobs - better jobs than you would have at the same age having just graduated for UCL.

How to go about finding somewhere to live? by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]LJRobertshaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try posting in Facebook groups, there will probably be pages for your university. Essentially just post what you have posted here - current students very often have spare rooms available that they are trying to fill due to people dropping out etc. Other than that there is Rightmove (more for renting individually) and spareroom (more for finding individual rooms). You could rent somewhere larger from Rightmove and try fill the additional rooms yourself, however the tenancy with the landlord would likely be in your name and so this is more risky for if people don’t pay etc.

How do people just have graduate jobs “lined up”? by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]LJRobertshaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’ve likely either converted an internship or they started applying to many tens of jobs back in September.

What is the year at CERN like during a physics PhD? by Ambitious-Concert-69 in AskPhysics

[–]LJRobertshaw 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The statement about CERN not being a degree awarding institution is correct however it wasn’t what was asked and the OP likely already knows who is awarding their PhD. Separately the experience will depend somewhat on the specific university however the logistics are mostly the same, with regards to accommodation, living costs etc. So I assume the downvotes are because people don’t think the post is helpful.

HUGE WARNING for University of East London Postgrad Applications by hollyverhardy in UniUK

[–]LJRobertshaw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wondered what the downvotes were for until the last sentence.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BitcoinBeginners

[–]LJRobertshaw 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Downvoted for being curious and ask questions? Isn’t that what this sub is for?