"A good example of this in many departments is undergraduate as a way of teaching the students how to conduct research, and staff without PhDs typically want to use the projects as a chance to give the students an industrial placement. The PhDs' view is that the students need to learn critical thinki"
"Never hide from your supervisor: 'hiding' is a pathological behavior in which most research students indulge at some point. Communicating with your supervisor is a prerequisite to getting the most out of your supervisor."