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Queen Mary English PhD

Hey everyone,

I applied for an English PhD and a studentship at Queen Mary's back in January, but have yet to hear back. It just keeps saying 'decision pending'. I emailed and they said that my application is still being considered by the school. Just wondered if anyone else has heard back or is still waiting to hear?

Reply 1

Hi, I did hear back from them in Feb. I applied in Jan as well, not sure why they are taking so long. Have you been in touch with any professor before applying?

Reply 2

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by Kpk1
Hi, I did hear back from them in Feb. I applied in Jan as well, not sure why they are taking so long. Have you been in touch with any professor before applying?

Hey, yeah I was in contact with two people, one agreed to be my supervisor and the other one asked if she could be involved as well because she liked the sound of the project so seems a little strange I haven’t heard back :frown: did you apply for funding as well?

Reply 3

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by annabanana513
Hey, yeah I was in contact with two people, one agreed to be my supervisor and the other one asked if she could be involved as well because she liked the sound of the project so seems a little strange I haven’t heard back :frown: did you apply for funding as well?

I have applied for HSS studentship and LAHP. I applied before the 24th Jan deadline. What about you? And they should have reached out to you with an offer letter by now. It is quite weird that they haven’t. Did you ask your supervisor about it?

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by Kpk1
I have applied for HSS studentship and LAHP. I applied before the 24th Jan deadline. What about you? And they should have reached out to you with an offer letter by now. It is quite weird that they haven’t. Did you ask your supervisor about it?

I applied for both those too, and before the 24th Jan deadline 😕 I emailed her a couple days ago but so far no reply, guess I just have to keep my fingers crossed! I'm thinking that my application might not be an immediate yes but also isn't an immediate no, maybe they're just keeping me on standby to see if they get any better applications. Anyway, thank you for replying and congrats on your place!

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by Anonymous
Hey everyone,
I applied for an English PhD and a studentship at Queen Mary's back in January, but have yet to hear back. It just keeps saying 'decision pending'. I emailed and they said that my application is still being considered by the school. Just wondered if anyone else has heard back or is still waiting to hear?

I think the PhD studentship decision at the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) have been made, and successful candidates have been reached out to. Perhaps you could check with your supervisor when you are likely to hear about the decision?

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by Anonymous
I think the PhD studentship decision at the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) have been made, and successful candidates have been reached out to. Perhaps you could check with your supervisor when you are likely to hear about the decision?

I heard from an acquaintance that they had received the results on Friday evening. They are from the School of Business and Management. I haven't heard anything as of now, and my supervisor told me two weeks back that I was likely to know about it before him. I am waiting for now. I will mail the school coordinator to learn more if I don't receive any updates by today. Can you tell me if you know students from other schools that have heard back?

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by Kpk1
I heard from an acquaintance that they had received the results on Friday evening. They are from the School of Business and Management. I haven't heard anything as of now, and my supervisor told me two weeks back that I was likely to know about it before him. I am waiting for now. I will mail the school coordinator to learn more if I don't receive any updates by today. Can you tell me if you know students from other schools that have heard back?
Successful candidate from HSS were also informed about their studentship on Friday. All the very best to you. I do hope one of the studentships works out for you.

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by Anonymous
Successful candidate from HSS were also informed about their studentship on Friday. All the very best to you. I do hope one of the studentships works out for you.
What subject is this for specifically?

Reply 9

Does anyone get the latest update about the result?
My last update was in late February that my school (SPIR) nominated me to faculty round's review. Yesterday night, I just received the email about the rejection of ESRC funding. But I don't know how HSS result goes next. Maybe likely fails to get a spot as I haven't received any news yet.

Reply 10

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by pwklam
Does anyone get the latest update about the result?
My last update was in late February that my school (SPIR) nominated me to faculty round's review. Yesterday night, I just received the email about the rejection of ESRC funding. But I don't know how HSS result goes next. Maybe likely fails to get a spot as I haven't received any news yet.

From what my department told me, all successful offers have been made. It is a shame they didn't send rejection letters. Would recommend mailing your SPIR.

Reply 11

Original post
by Anonymous
Hey everyone,
I applied for an English PhD and a studentship at Queen Mary's back in January, but have yet to hear back. It just keeps saying 'decision pending'. I emailed and they said that my application is still being considered by the school. Just wondered if anyone else has heard back or is still waiting to hear?

Apparently such lack of transparency is frequent. It keeps happening every year. Communication there is terrible as well. It is not that uncommon to hear one thing from the Admissions Office and another from this particular department. Such a shame (and waste of time).

Reply 12

Did anyone apply for the studentship this year?

Reply 13

QM HSS Studentship are automatically considered for all PhD applicants. I have not heard back in terms of studentship, have you?

Reply 14

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by Homoeconomic
QM HSS Studentship are automatically considered for all PhD applicants. I have not heard back in terms of studentship, have you?

No

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